NYICFF is North America's largest festival of film for children and teens and stands at the forefront of a movement to define a new, more provocative and compelling film for kids. Susan Sarandon, Uma Thurman, Christine Vachon, James Schamus, Matthew Modine and Gus van Sant are on the NYICFF Jury. As an Academy^®-qualifying Festival, winners of NYICFF's juried prizes are eligible for Oscar^® consideration in the Animated and Live Action Short Film categories.

What we are looking for:

Each year the festival scours the globe to present a highly selective slate of the best animation, live action, documentary and experimental film from around the world. We are looking for creative, original, non-formulaic works that will help to define a new, more compelling film for kids. We are not shy about showing films with mature themes, subject matter, language or sensibilities, especially for our teen and pre-teen audiences.

Submissions for NYICFF 2012 currently are closed. Submissions for NYICFF 2013 will be open in April of 2012. Please check back for more information.

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• Entry fees are not refundable.
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