The Made By New York Women Film Festival is open to any women in a key position who: 1) made her film in New York; 2) lives in New York; or 3) is a native New Yorker. Every year we celebrate International Women's Day by showcasing the work of the top women filmmakers in New York.

Shorts, docs and features are allowed. Women in key positions are encouraged to submit their own work. Films must be made in New York or by New York women elsewhere.

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  • Nick Bella

    A wonderful festival. It was a joy to bring our art to the town of Oneonta, NY & Otsego County. We found excellent opportunities to network and connect with the surrounding community as part of the multi-day event.

    March 2026
  • Fabulous festival on all counts!

    March 2026
  • Honored to be included in this sweet festival in the artsy college town of Oneonta, NY. Communication from the festival director was excellent. The films were thoughtfully curated. There were opportunities to network with fellow filmmakers each night. The connection to the local community was apparent and a highlight of the festival. I will definitely submit in the future!

    March 2026
  • Katherine Quinn

    Easily my favorite film festival I've ever been to. The organizers were incredibly kind and personable; it was clear they picked out each film with such care, and truly championed the filmmakers who submitted. The set up of the festival was amazing, with a great networking hour where I was able to make amazing connections. In the actual venue, the sound system and video quality were great, which is important to me. They truly treated all the filmmakers and guests so well, and I highly recommend this festival to anyone.

    March 2026
  • Ted Nash

    A very young small festival that punches far far above its weight, and has great potential for growth. Organizers are highly ambitious in the best possible way, using festival as part of their effort to bring more movie productions to gorgeous and well-equipped Otsego Valley. A real community feel in a college town: there was an open house with food both nights so the crowd gathered early to meet, greet and network. The wide variety of films was fascinating. It was scheduled to coincide with International Women's Day so we women producers/directors showed up in force to discuss our films and network amongst ourselves. This was so successful that we producers/directors are already planning a reunion this April in NYC. Organizer Greg Klein and his team are to be congratulated!

    March 2026