FESTIVALS
ASTORIA FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE DIVERSE FILMMAKING AND ANIMATION COMMUNITY BOTH IN NYC AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD EACH YEAR WITH A FESTIVAL THAT INCLUDES SHORT FILMS & ANIMATED SHORTS (20 mins or less), WITH A SEPARATE FESTIVAL FOR YOUTH FILM AND ANIMATION WORK AS WELL AS A STUDENT SHOWCASE WHERE WE HIGHLIGHT THE WORK DONE BY OUR OWN FILMMAKING STUDENTS.
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WE ESPECIALLY SEEK TO REPRESENT WORK BY UNDER-REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AND CHAMPION AUTHENTIC STORYTELLING.​
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SUBMISSIONS ARE THROUGH FILMFREEWAY.COM/ASTORIAFILMFESTIVAL ONLY
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FESTIVAL 2024
TOOK PLACE MAY/JUNE 2024 AT ARRI RENTAL LIC AND KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS'' ZUKOR THEATER. INCLUDED SHORT FILMS, ANIMATION SESSIONS, A STUDENT SHOWCASE, YOUTH FESTIVAL,
YOUTH ANIMATION FESTIVAL, and a KOREAN ANIMATION SESSION CO-HOSTED WITH KCCNY at their beautiful midtown theater.
AFTER PARTIES WERE HELD AT ARRI RENTAL LIC AND SUNSWICK
FESTIVAL 2023
FESTIVAL 2023 TOOK PLACE IN JUNE 2023 AT KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS' ZUKOR THEATER FEATURING SHORT FILMS, FEATURE FILMS, WEB SERIES, & PODCASTS
YOUTH FESTIVAL AND STUDENT SHOWCASE WERE HELD AT THE ZUKOR AS WELL
AFTER PARTIES TOOK PLACE AT SUNSWICK 35/35 AND TACUBA
FESTIVAL 2022
FESTIVAL 2022 TOOK PLACE IN OCTOBER 2022 AT KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS AND FEATURED SHORT FILMS, FEATURES, COVID FILMS, & PODCASTS.
THE HORROR FESTIVAL WAS HELD IN THE ZUKOR THEATER AS WELL.
AFTER PARTIES TOOK PLACE AT HEART OF GOLD ASTORIA AND TACUBA.
FESTIVAL 2021
FESTIVAL 2021 - INCLUDING THE YOUTH FESTIVAL - TOOK PLACE IN OCTOBER 2021 IN BOTH THE ZUKOR THEATER AND THE BACKLOT AT KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS.
THE HORROR FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE IN HEART OF GOLD ASTORIA'S BACKYARD THEATER
FESTIVAL 2020
DUE TO COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS, THE YOUTH FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE AS A DRIVE-IN FESTIVAL IN BEL AIRE DINER''S PARKING LOT IN MAY 2020 AND THE REGULAR FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE IN THE BACKLOT AT KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS IN OCTOBER 2020, IN MULTIPLE EVENTS OF SMALL GROUPS OF 25 AND UNDER, DUE TO COVID REGULATIONS. IT FEATURED SHORT FILMS, WEB SERIES, PODCASTS, AND COVID FILMS.
OUR FIRST HORROR FESTIVAL WAS HELD AT HEART OF GOLD ASTORIA'S OUTDOOR GARDEN/THEATER SPACE.
FESTIVAL 2019
FESTIVAL 2019 TOOK PLACE AT KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS' ZUKOR THEATER FEATURING SHORT FILMS AND WEB SERIES AND SOME SPECIAL GUESTS! OUR FIRST YOUTH FESTIVAL WAS HELD THIS YEAR AS WELL, AND FEATURED FILMS MADE IN OUR FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS AND WELL AS FILMS SUBMITTED FROM YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD.
AFTER PARTIES WERE HELD AT GEORGE'S RESTAURANT AND ZENON TAVERNA.
FESTIVAL 2018
OUR VERY FIRST FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE IN JUNE 2018 AND FEATURED SHORT FILMS AND WEB SERIES AT KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS. IT WAS A ONE-DAY, 4-HOUR EVENT, FOLLOWED BY AN AFTER PARTY AT GEORGE'S RESTAURANT.