28 Sept 2024

20th ​New York City Short Film Festival

Submissions for the 2024 edition are now closed. Please check back in early 2025.


New York City Short Film Festival (NYC Shorts) proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world's #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests.


Deadlines


31 March – Early

31 May – Regular

30 June – Late (Final)

​31 August – Notification Date


General Regulations


  • Total Running Time (TRT) including credits, must be under 20 minutes (no exceptions, unfortunately)
  • ​All foreign language films must be subtitled in English (subtitles should be burnt-in to the video)
  • ​If you are submitting an online screener through Vimeo or a similar site, please include the link and password (if necessary)
  • ​All films selected for the festival grant NYC Shorts the right to use no more than 2 minutes of footage and press materials from the film for promotional purposes
  • ​By submitting, you are agreeing to allow NYC Shorts to retain a digital copy of your film (if officially selected) as part of our festival library and for media educational use.

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