Category
Festivals
Festivals running in NYC where filmmakers and audiences cross paths.
Upcoming festivals
Runs Jun 11 – Jun 21 · See festival site for venues
Manhattan Film Festival 2026
The 20th 'Real RAW Indie' festival of independent features, shorts, and docs.
Ticketed
Runs Jul 9 – Jul 12 · Eris — Brooklyn Comedy Collective
Fun & Dumb Improv Festival 2026
A four-day festival of all things improv — 750+ performers, 200+ shows, three stages.
Ticketed
Runs Aug 6 – Aug 16 · Chain Theatre
Chain NYC Film Festival 2026
An NYC showcase for independent film, with filmmaker talkbacks, at Chain Theatre.
Ticketed
Runs Sep 25 – Oct 12 · Film at Lincoln Center (Walter Reade Theater & Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center)
New York Film Festival (NYFF64)
Film at Lincoln Center's annual fall festival, part of NYC film since 1963.
Ticketed