Who's building the scene
Organizers
The collectives, festivals, schools, and crews behind NYC's working creative scene.
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Brooklyn Comedy Collective
Brooklyn comedy theater and training center, and home of the Fun & Dumb Improv Festival.
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Chain NYC Film Festival
Annual NYC independent film festival with curated screening blocks and filmmaker talkbacks, held at Chain Theatre.
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Film at Lincoln Center
Nonprofit film organization at Lincoln Center. Presents the New York Film Festival each fall plus year-round repertory and new-release programming.
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Filmmaker Friday NYC
NYC hangouts and networking mixers for filmmakers and creatives to meet, build connections, and make friends.
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Flatbush Comedy Festival
Brooklyn's grassroots comedy festival in Prospect Lefferts Gardens — four nights across four neighborhood small businesses.
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Harlem Cinematic Universe
Industry nights and events built for and by the creative community of Harlem and Upper Manhattan.
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Heavy Shovel Productions
Indie film production company and filmmaker community building the infrastructure for independent filmmakers to make work and find their people.
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Lightbulb Rentals
Brooklyn film, TV, and photo equipment rental house that runs free education and community events for local crews and filmmakers.
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Manhattan Film Festival
Annual NYC festival of independent features, shorts, and documentaries, now in its 20th year.
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NY Laughs Festival
Stand-up festival produced by The Stand, NYLaughs, and the Union Square Partnership, centered on Union Square and Lower Manhattan.
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The North Film Festival NYC
IMDb-qualifying NYC festival for international and American shorts and features, with online screenings and a live awards event.
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Tribeca Festival
Annual downtown NYC festival celebrating storytelling across film, TV, music, games, audio, and XR.
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Upright Citizens Brigade
Comedy theater and training center; presents the Del Close Marathon (DCM), the long-running improv festival, at its NYC venue on East 14th Street.