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New York Arts and Entertainment Film Festival (9)

Deadlines

04 Nov 2025
Call for entries

22 Jun 2026
Early deadline

13 Jul 2026
Standard deadline

24 Aug 2026
Late deadline

14 Sep 2026
Extended deadline

3
mths

03 Oct 2026
Notification date

24 Oct 2026
24 Oct 2026

Address

, , New York, NY, United States

Festival description

Short film festival 30'<

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 30'<

AI Tools

Any language

Subtitles
English

Share on Social Networks

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English

Festival description (Edition: 9)

Festival start: 24 October 2026 Festival end: 24 October 2026

New York Arts & Entertainment Film Festival (formerly NYC Popup Film Festival) celebrates quality independent films. Our goal is to bring quality short films to an audience and offer independent filmmakers a place to showcase their work. We also work to create network opportunities for future work to be created.

Short films of all genres are considered for Festival Screening.

Prizes and qualifications

Winners will be awarded for Best Film, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Rules

-Films must have an online screener.

-Non-english films must have english language subtitles.

-New York Arts & Entertainment Film Festival has the right to screen any film submitted to New York Arts & Entertainment Film Festival.

-Entry fees are not refundable.

-All selection decisions and award decisions are final and at the discretion of the festival.

Documentary Short Film

Short Films 10'<

Fee

-8%

Early 25€ 23€ 22 Jun 26

Standard 30€ 27.6€ 13 Jul 26

Late 35€ 32.2€ 24 Aug 26

Extended 40€ 36.8€ 14 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
14 Sep 26

Save up
2€

Submit

Documentary Short Film between 0-10 minutes

Web Series / Webisode

Short Films 10'<

Fee

-8%

Early 25€ 23€ 22 Jun 26

Standard 30€ 27.6€ 13 Jul 26

Late 35€ 32.2€ 24 Aug 26

Extended 40€ 36.8€ 14 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
14 Sep 26

Save up
2€

Submit

Single Episode of a web series or webisode. Up to 10 minutes

Short Film 20-30 minutes

Short Films >20' 30'<

Fee

-8%

Early 35€ 32.2€ 22 Jun 26

Standard 40€ 36.8€ 13 Jul 26

Late 45€ 41.4€ 24 Aug 26

Extended 50€ 46€ 14 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
14 Sep 26

Save up
2.8€

Submit

Narrative Short Film between 20-30 minutes

Narrative Short Film between 10-20 minutes

Short Films >10' 20'<

Fee

-8%

Early 30€ 27.6€ 22 Jun 26

Standard 35€ 32.2€ 13 Jul 26

Late 40€ 36.8€ 24 Aug 26

Extended 45€ 41.4€ 14 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
14 Sep 26

Save up
2.4€

Submit

Narrative Short Film between 10-20 minutes

Short Films 0-10 minutes

Short Films 10'<

Fee

-8%

Early 25€ 23€ 22 Jun 26

Standard 30€ 27.6€ 13 Jul 26

Late 35€ 32.2€ 24 Aug 26

Extended 40€ 36.8€ 14 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
14 Sep 26

Save up
2€

Submit

Narrative Short Film between 0-10 minutes

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