Colleen Sturtevant Photography

We officially said so long to summer and kicked off fall with a special preview screening of The Wild Robot at Village East Cinema. We were thrilled to have special guests Lupita Nyong'o and director Chris Sanders join us for a brilliant pre-screening Q&A.

In June, we treated audiences to an early screening of The Imaginary at the Paris Theater, followed by an insightful and charming Q&A with writer, producer, Miyazaki protégé, and Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura, moderated by NYICFF juror and friend Ellen Su.

Members got access to these events and they received free tickets to events from our friends at Japan Society, including the premiere of Kadono Eiko’s Colorful Life: Finding the Magic Within (July) and a preview screening of Transformers One (August). Exclusive invitations and early access are just some of the benefits of being a NYICFF member! Learn more

Yoshiaki Nishumura signed autographs for audience members after his Q&A

The final months of this year’s edition of our Kid Flicks Tour were highlighted by wonderful screenings in New Hampshire and Ohio! We were honored to share Celebrating Black Stories in Keene, NH for their Juneteenth Celebration, and were excited to hear that the event was a success:

“Thanks to your contribution, we were able to create a memorable and impactful experience for all attendees [that] not only entertained, but also educated and inspired our community. We sincerely appreciate your commitment to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our community.”

Monadnock International Film Festival

Wexner Center for the Arts

Our friends at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, OH took advantage of our Kid Flicks Field Trip program, and students even participated in an interactive team-building exercise inspired by one of the films in the program!

We recently announced the lineup for our 2024-2025 slate, and are already getting bookings from around the country. 

We snuck in a summer edition of FilmEd, supported by Science on Screen®, where Hsiang-Chin Moe, NYICFF juror and Chair of the School of Visual Arts BFA Animation program, spoke to our young audience about digital animation and technology.

The team behind NYICFF 2024 Grand Prize Feature winner Kensuke's Kingdom released an all-new trailer and announced that the film will open in theaters in North America on October 18.

Programming Director Maria-Christina Villaseñor went full jet-set, serving on the feature film jury for the Zlín Film Festival and participating in a Meet the Festival Programmers symposium at The Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

NYICFF 2023 Jury Award winner Eid Mubarak became a jury award winner once again, taking home a PBS Short Film Festival prize! Stream it here.

2024 Festival favorite Robot Dreams is now available to stream on AppleTV. Watch now.

Submissions are open and already pouring in—from 59 countries and counting! Submit today.

Huge thanks to development intern Danielle Nodelman, a recent graduate from Wesleyan University, who helped with grant writing, fundraising research and membership strategy this summer!

Join us: fall and spring internships are available in programming, nonprofit development, marketing & communications, education departments. Learn More

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