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Upcoming
- Sep25to Sep 27
Imagine This Women's International Film Festival 2026
A NYC festival spotlighting women filmmakers — screenings, Q&As, panels, and workshops at Regal Union Square. Open to all.
Regal Union Square · union square
Festivals · Ticketed - Sep25to Oct 12
New York Film Festival (NYFF64)
Film at Lincoln Center's annual fall festival, part of NYC film since 1963.
Film at Lincoln Center (Walter Reade Theater & Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center) · lincoln square
Festivals · Ticketed - Oct7to Oct 11
Bushwick Film Festival 2026
Brooklyn's premier indie film festival — 19th annual — screenings, panels, and networking in Bushwick.
Various Bushwick venues · bushwick
Festivals · Passes & tickets — see festival site - Oct13to Oct 17
Architecture & Design Film Festival 2026 (ADFF:NY)
The NYC flagship of the world's largest festival for films on architecture and design, back at Village East.
Village East by Angelika · east village
Festivals · Ticketed - Oct14to Oct 18
Chelsea Film Festival 2026
A five-day international indie film festival in Manhattan — features, shorts, and filmmaker talks.
Regal Union Square (expected) · union square
Festivals · Passes & tickets — see festival site - Oct15to Oct 22
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2026
A week of genre cinema at Nitehawk — new horror features and shorts from around the world, in Williamsburg.
Nitehawk Cinema · williamsburg
Festivals · Ticketed - Oct23to Nov 5
The Workers Unite Film Festival 2026
A NYC festival of labor and working-class documentaries — films about workers' rights and economic justice, at Cinema Village.
Cinema Village · greenwich village
Festivals · Ticketed - Nov3to Nov 15
The Gotham Storytelling Festival 2026
FRIGID's two-week storytelling festival — true, personal stories on stage. The 2026 theme is 'Stranger in a strange land.'
UNDER St. Marks · east village
Festivals · $25 per show - Nov6to Nov 12
Big Apple Film Festival 2026 (Fall Edition)
An indie film festival at Cinema Village — features, shorts, and a screenplay competition.
Cinema Village · greenwich village
Festivals · Passes & tickets — see festival site - Nov11to Nov 19
DOC NYC 2026
America's largest documentary festival — 17th edition — at IFC Center and Manhattan venues, plus online.
IFC Center + Manhattan venues · greenwich village
Festivals · Passes & tickets — see festival site - Nov13to Nov 16
Video Art & Experimental Film Festival 2026 (VAEFF)
NYC's festival for video art and experimental film, back at Cinema Village — work that pushes past narrative.
Cinema Village · greenwich village
Festivals · Ticketed - Nov16to Nov 22
Dumbo Film Festival 2026
A week of independent film in DUMBO, Brooklyn — intimate waterfront screenings and filmmaker Q&As.
Multiple venues in DUMBO · dumbo
Festivals · Ticketed - Jan16
Inner Frame Film Festival
An evening of psychoanalytic short films at SVA Theatre in Chelsea, with a community discussion after.
7:30 PM · SVA Theatre · chelsea
Festivals · Ticketed - Feb24to Feb 28
Winter Film Festival 2027
NYC's indie Winter Film Festival — 15th annual — 100+ films, panels, and an awards gala.
Club 230 Fifth · nomad
Festivals · Passes & tickets — see festival site