Seventh Annual International Film Festival

Winter Film Awards Is New York City.  Like the city itself, we showcase the eclectic diversity and excitement of the independent arts world. Winter Film Awards is proudly one of the Top 10 Best Reviewed Festivals on FilmFreeway.

The rapidly growing Winter Film Awards International Film Festival, now in its seventh year, is a dynamic and exciting event in the heart of the City.  Winter Film Awards showcases films from emerging filmmakers from around the world in all genres with a special emphasis on highlighting the work of women and minority filmmakers.

About the Event

Winter Film Awards 7th annual International Film Festival runs Feb 22-Mar 3 in NYC with a jam-packed schedule of 93 films of All Genres — Free Discussion Panels —$5 Matinees —Daily Screenings of fantastic films and lots of Free Parties! Come see a diverse mixture of 13 Animated films, 13 Documentaries, 10 Feature narratives, 8 Horror films, 9 Music Videos, 33 Narrative shorts and 7 Web series! Filmmakers come from 31 countries; 40% of the films were created by women, 43% were created by people of color.  Visit www.WinterFilmAwards.com for details!

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• Opening night for the 2018 Festival will take place February 22 2018 7-11PM with a filmmaker’s reception and kick-off party.
• The festivities continue February 23-March 2 with jam-packed days of film screenings, discussion panels, networking events and after-parties at local clubs.
• The festival will come to a close on the evening of March 3^rd with a glittering Gala Red Carpet, Awards Ceremony and After-Party

Discussion Panels / Workshops

Discussion Panels and workshops are free and open to the public.

• Feb 26: Sustainable Filmmaking for Indie Filmmakers
• Feb 27: Resources for Women Filmmakers
• Feb 28: All About Distribution for Indie Filmmakers
• Mar 1: Production 101 for Indie Filmmakers
• Mar 2: Understanding Legal Issues for Indie Filmmakers, with entertainment attorney Steven C Beer
• Mar 2: Camera Hacks for the Frugal Filmmaker
• Mar 2: SAG/AFTRA Low Budget Workshop

PLEASE NOTE: Our films are not rated and some content may not be appropriate for children.  Please visit our website for content warnings for specific films.

BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE AND SAVE!  Evening and weekend screenings are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, $5 at the door for students.  Matinees are $5.  Discussion and parties are FREE and open to the public.

Festival Founder George Isaacs says “Emerging filmmakers are so often ignored in favor of big budget generic action films, and filmmakers with limited budgets and lack of connections can be easily overlooked. Diverse, exciting low budget films are created all over the world; it is critical for local film festivals to showcase them. WFA’s location in the center of the action provides our filmmakers with a dazzling chance to begin their careers in the film industry.”