New York International Film Festival (0)

Festival start: 21 September 2017      Festival end: 24 September 2017

About NYIFF

Founded early last year 2016, New York World (International) Film Festival (NYIFF) is a young and vigorous film festival eager to raise the profile of films from all across the globe. NYIFF is rooted in its mission to strengthen the art of cinematic storytelling by celebrating film at an international level and boosting the film industry on a global scale.

NYIFF hopes to discover films that preserve their own angles, speak for those underrepresented or reveal types of philosophies that have not been understood before.

This organization is grounded in the belief that film has the power to incite dialogues between different people, groups and nations, so that multiple perspectives can be understood amongst wide audiences.


About NYIFF 2017

NYIFF 2017 is a 4-day program, September 21st – 24th, which is comprised of:
Opening ceremony and red carpet
In-competition screening
Spotlight (non-competition screening)
Forums
Panel discussions
Closing awards ceremony

NYIFF 2017 is calling for entries, starting October 1, 2016 through December 30, 2016. Selected entries will be competing for these awards:

Feature (fiction)
Best Director
Best Actor in a leading role, Best actress in a leading role
Best Actor in a supporting role, Best actress in a supporting role
Best original screenplay
Best original music score

Feature (documentary)
Best Director
Best story

Documentary Short
Narrative Short

Short Screenplay Competition
Feature Screenplay Competition

Each year, NYIFF will select a spotlight theme to accompany the program to enhance the dialogue. Two jury awards will be given for the selection spotlight films.
Jury award for best narrative
Jury award for best documentary

Best Director
Best Actor in a leading role, Best actress in a leading role
Best Actor in a supporting role, Best actress in a supporting role
Best original screenplay
Best original music score

Feature (documentary)
Best Director
Best story

Documentary Short
Narrative Short

Short Screenplay Competition
Feature Screenplay Competition

Each year, NYIFF will select a spotlight theme to accompany the program to enhance the dialogue. Two jury awards will be given for the selection spotlight films.
Jury award for best narrative
Jury award for best documentary

FIRST ANNUAL NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES


The first edition of the New York International Film Festival (NYIFF) adheres to the following Rules and Regulations for all entries. Please carefully read this document before submitting your work. Please contact info@nyfilm.org with any questions. Upon completion of the registration process, entries are bound by the terms and conditions listed in this document.



General Rules and Regulations


Any film completed after January 1, 2013 is eligible for submission for the 2017 festival.

If the film’s final running time is projected to be less than 50 minutes, it must be submitted as a Narrative or Documentary Short film.

If the film’s final running time is projected to be 50 minutes or more, it must be submitted as a Fiction or Documentary Feature film.

All screenplay entries—short or feature—must have not been produced into any form.

Films do not have any premiere requirements.

All films are still eligible for submission even if they were previously released theatrically or via any home video platform, broadcast on television or the internet, or screened at any number of film festivals.

All foreign language films must have on-screen English subtitles.

By submitting a film, the applicant represents that he or she has secured authorization and permission from the copyright owner(s) of any and all copyrighted content or materials included within the submitted film.

All films must be wholly original and not plagiarized. The applicant must obtain any and all consents, licenses, and other authorizations or waiver of any kind necessary for the inclusion or reproduction of any person, character, location, thing, trade-mark, sound recording, musical composition, or other work in the film.

Applicants are obligated to maintain the legal status of the submitted entries. In the event of a legal dispute (such as copyright infringement), the applicants will assume full responsibility and bear all costs of the dispute, including but not limited to legal fees.

NYIFF expressly disavows any responsibility for, and will not be held responsible for, any unauthorized inclusion of any copyrighted content or materials within or relating to the submitted film. The Festival maintains the right to disqualify any film with any unauthorized inclusion of copyrighted content or materials.
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