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The NYC Independent Film Festival provides a showcase for the best independent cinema, from NYC and around the world, to the public and entertainment industry. The weeklong celebration screens the best indie films, offers educational panels and presentations helmed by industry professionals, and holds live performances. The Festival gives filmmakers the opportunity for potential distribution and funding, as well as awarding the top films across numerous categories, all whole giving them the opportunity to mingle and network with press, supporters, and fans. 

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

Whether a submission is comedic, dramatic, or something in between, The NYCIndieFF is eager to embrace fresh ideas and storytelling.

Join us in New York City for our 16th edition June 5 -8, 2024 
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First 2018 Prizes Confirmed!

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International Screenwriters' Association will be awarding the 10 finalists in our short script competition with ISAConnect Memberships. Inktip will be offering the Best Short Script winner a free listing on the InkTip official website.    The Best Actor and Best Actress winners will win an annual subscription to online classes provided by iActing Studios.    Upcoming prizes will be confirmed shortly! Submit your film today! Take advantage of the earlyb...

Submissions NOW open for 2018 NYC Independent Film Festival

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With our latest edition coming to a close, we are excited to announce this has been our greatest year yet! The NYC Independent Film Festival had 4,200 attendees over a week of screenings, events, panels, and parties. The 9th Annual NYC Independent Film Festival will be held May 7 - 13, 2018. The NYC Indie Film Festival provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gatherin...

SOLD OUT Second Short Sketch Comedy Session Added!

  Second Short Sketch Comedy Session! Our first Short Sketch Comedy session sold out, so we're bringing you another on Day 1 of the festival! Visit http://bit.ly/2qjhjxB to check out the sketches and get tickets! ...

NYC Independent Film Festival FREE Virtual Reality Experience

NYC Indie Film Festival VR Experience Session The NYC Independent Film Festival is bringing you an all-day FREE Virtual Reality event on May 6 @ 1 PM! Our first year introducing Virtual Reality to the festival, join us for virtual reality experiences from around the world.  No Necesito Escape Four Walls Someone Else  The Parksville Murders  The event is free but space is limited so reserve your tickets at http://bit.ly/2oJjSt8.     ...

Single Day Passes for the 2017 NYC Independent Film Festival Available Now!

Single Day Passes for the 2017 NYC Independent Film Festival are now available! Get your Single Day Pass for access to all the films and events happening each day at the Festival, including the Awards Ceremony! http://bit.ly/2oy7WgD ...

Free Live Performance: Otis Clapp

Come to the Producers Club Lounge for a free live performance by OTIS CLAPP! Reserve your seat today! Hailing from Queens, New York, Otis buried himself in music from a young age as a means of escaping an unstable and abusive home life. His passion for hip hop drove him from lunchroom cyphers to sharing stages with heavyweights such as Action Bronson, Diplo, J.Cole, Mac Miller, Ab Soul and more. While Otis always scribbled rhymes in the back of the classroom, it wasn't until he heard ...

Free Live Performance: Billy Conahan

Come to the Producers Club Lounge for a free live performance by Billy Conahan! Reserve your seat today! Billy Conahan is an all-around artist from NYC. Singer-songwriter, MC-producer, actor-director, Billy lives his dreams daily. Writing and producing his debut album, "Leaping With Intent To Fly", he is already working on the follow-up album while also preparing the debut EP of his band, "All Types of Kinds". His music video for his single "My O My" wil...

Free Live Performance: L*A*W

Come to the Producers Club Lounge for a free live performance by L*A*W and his band Planet 12! Reserve your seat today for the first musical performance at the 2017 NYC Independent Film Festival! Most fans know L*A*W as the singer/rapper/dancer/producer & multi-instrumentalist In Funk Legend George Clinton's 420 Funk Mob in the legendary P-Funk camp but Millions have seen him on national television at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards & David Letterman in his white kangol hat glory sin...

Seed & Spark on Crowdfunding Presentation

Crowdfunding for filmmakers - Christine Raia gives a step by step walkthrough of how she raised funds for her films and offers her help to the attendees. Christine Raia: The only proven path to independence as an artist is a direct connection to your audience. Crowdfunding has become a fundamental piece of most financing plans for independent film. But most filmmakers miss the opportunity to leverage the power of crowdfunding for one film into an audience-building opportunity that can las...

3D Scanning and Mixed Reality Presentation

Come join us for a presentation on 3D Scanning and Mixed Reality with Pretend Labs. PRESENTER: Brandon Henriquez Get your tickets at http://bit.ly/2nGAVyq!    Sunday, May 7 4 PM - 5:30 PM Clinton Cameo Studios  Studio B  307 West 43 Street  New York, NY 10036 Brandon Henriquez is an IT infrastructure expert with more than 10 years experience across multiple industries and runs a NYC based consulting firm. Back in 2014, he had his first V...

VR Cinema Presentation

Come join us for a VR Presentation followed by a discussion open to the audience.  Presenter: Mark Sternberg, REVRIE Immersive Works Get your tickets at http://bit.ly/2nGMVQo! Sunday, May 7 2 PM - 3:30 PM Clinton Cameo Studios  Studio B  307 West 43 Street New York, NY 10036 Mark is a co-founder of REVRIE Immersive Works, a cinematic virtual reality production company dedicated to telling compelling narratives, and Cinematic VR NYC, a Meetup gro...

Surviving as a Filmmaker Panel

Lights! Camera! Action! Bills.... How do you satisfy your overhead while feeding your passion as a filmmaker? We ask filmmakers just like you how they do it. PANELISTS: Kevin Frech, Logical Chaos/Filmmaker Jimmy Kelly, Writer "THE JOANS KILLERS" Reid Arnstein, Director, ROK Productions, "DEREK IS FUNNY" More panelists to be announced!  Sunday, May 7 12 PM - 1:30 PM Get your tickets at http://bit.ly/2mVmkdL. Clinton Cameo Studios Studio ...

Virtual Reality Storytelling

How do we tell stories in Virtual Reality? What are the unique techniques that will separate VR from film, games, and other media? Jon Clinkenbeard of Clinkenfilms will discuss how "true" VR blends cinematic techniques and interactive design to create entirely new experiences and how we are still on our way to unlocking the full potential of Virtual Reality as an art form. PRESENTER:  Jon Clinkenbeard from Clinkenfilms will discuss blending cinematic techniques with ...

Women in Entertainment Panel

Join our female-driven, NYC Indie Film Festival panel with moderator Megan Boyle as she speaks to top professionals throughout the entertainment industry. Learn how these women use their voice to play a role in tackling various issues facing American society today and how they use their position to further these conversations. We’ll also hear about what they are doing to stand up against and/or change the current political climate. PANELISTS: Jessica Sobhraj, Women in Music/Cosynd...

Distribution Panel

Join us as we investigate the newest alternative distribution strategies for your films and compare them to theses new avenues to the standard distribution models. PANELISTS: John Raisola, Sidewinder Films  Roland Rojas, BidSlate Amy Shapiro, Vivicast Media Get your tickets at http://bit.ly/2mR3FAs!  Friday, May 5 4:30PM - 6PM Producers Club  Theater S  358 West 44th Street  New York, NY 10036 _____________________________ John R...

Animation Panel

Come meet the experts on Animation and hear what they have to say about the future of animation. PANELISTS: Andy London, London Squared/HOSTOS, CUNY/Harvard Signe Baumane, ROCKS IN MY POCKETS and MARRIAGE PROPOSAL Tucker Klein, Character Designer Yvonne Grzenkowicz, EyeSnare Productions Get your tickets at http://bit.ly/1SMXB3V! Thursday, May 4 4:30PM - 6PM Producers Club  Theater S  358 West 44th Street  New York, NY 10036 ___________________...

Film Finance Panel

  Learn straight from the industry professionals on how to finance your next indie film. PANELISTS: Rick Bach, RKA Entertainment Christine Peluso, Tax Credits Ince More panelists to be announced!  Wednesday, May 3 4:30PM-6PM Producers Club  Theater S  358 West 44th Street  New York , NY 10036 Get your tickets at http://bit.ly/2nGKM7q! ...

Music Licensing Panel

You love that song! You want to use that song in your movie. What rights will you need? Come meet the experts that will explain what a Music Supervisor does, what you should work with a Performing Rights Society, and if you can afford the Synch and Master use fees for the song. Panelists to be announced! Tuesday, May 2 4:30 PM-6PM   Producers Club    Theater S  358 West 44th Street  New York, NY 10036 ...

NYC Indie Film Fest March Indie Night: Art Doc Friday Screening Event

Join us for our March Indie Night, Art Doc Friday! This month we're screening short documentaries from past festivals focused on the arts, from music to graphic design. Indulge in a drink while you watch, your first one on us with your admission ticket, and get inspired!    FEATURED FILMS:  Cuba's Violin (18 min) Lucas Blalock’s Digital Toolkit (6 min) S -- The Musical Shuttle (40 min) Unsung Ingenues (34 min)    Friday, Ma...

2017 NYC Independent Film Festival Official Selections Up Now!

Now live on our website is the 2017 NYC Independent Film Festival lineup! Check out all of this year's films, music videos, scripts, and more now at http://bit.ly/2mBBAkg and join us in May for the festival! ...

NYC Independent Film Festival Valentine's Day Hangover Screening Event

Did your relationship end with Valentine's Day? Have you been over Valentine's Day since February started? They say the best way to get over a hangover is to keep drinking so if you're still hungover from Valentine's Day, we've got a cure! Join us for a night of films centering around dysfunctional relationships and have a few drinks while you watch! NYC Independent Film Festival's February Indie Night will be a screening of our best romance films with a twist from past...

NYC Independent Film Festival Virtual Reality Category Open for Submissions Through 2/28!

New this year at the NYC Independent Film Festival is our Virtual Reality category! You can submit your presentations for consideration for our 2017 festival exclusively through our website or Filmfreeway through February 28! Visit http://bit.ly/1Jcd2Q1 for all info. ...

Be Part of an Installation Piece for the NYC Independent Film Festival

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 I am reaching out to people around the country and the world for their input and help. I want to curate an installation piece for the NYC Indie Film Festival, May 2 to 7, 2017. What we are looking for are open and honest talks about how you feel about your place in your community, the country and the world, please keep all videos less between 2 and 8 minutes length. All ideas and thoughts are welcome and will be shown unedited. There are no fees involved in submitting a video and all video...

NYC Independent Film Festival VIP Passes Available Now!

  Buy your VIP Full Festival Pass and don't miss a second of the 8th Annual Festival! The VIP Full Festival Pass guarantees entry into ALL Festival events including film screenings and industry panels.  The VIP Pass is your personal invitation to the exclusive Opening Party, Awards Ceremony, and Closing Party. For the first year, the Festival will be presenting an innovative installation of art/experimental films as well as a day-long Virtual Reality experience - secure your e...

Submit to the NYC Independent Film Festival's Virtual Reality Category!

New this year at the NYC Independent Film Festival is our Virtual Reality category! You can submit your presentations for consideration for our 2017 festival exclusively through our website or Filmfreeway until January 31st! Visit http://bit.ly/1Jcd2Q1 for all info.  ...

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