GENERAL RULES

Feature Films, - Short Films - Documentaries Feature & Short - Horror Film Feature & Short - Sci ~Fi - Feature & Short Film - Animated Feature & Short Film, Web Series, TV SHOWS, TV Pilots

• New York City International Film Festival defines a short film any film
  under 40 minutes.
• New York City International Film Festival defines a feature film as any
  film 40 minutes or longer
• Films must have been completed in the current or previous year (2025/26).
  The applicant holds the sole responsibility of copyright clearance of any copyrighted material in the film.

  Films including unauthorized copyrighted material are ineligible.

Films not in English must be subtitled in English unless dialogue is minimal and not necessary for the comprehension of the Film.
If your film was Mark ACCEPTED you can Remove But the Festival Reserves the right to Not Refund the Submission Fees.

If your film is accepted You Must send us Via email :
Poster, Film Information,
Trailer and Film & Trailer in MP4  or MOV. - for the Regal Cinemas we will need a DCP of your film
within Two (2) week of the film acceptance, if not we will overturn the Accepted to Unaccepted film without any prejudice

We Need 2 (two Emails) to be 100% sure You got the
NOTIFICATION YOUR FILM WAS ACCEPTED

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
1. Films can be return if filmmaker send us a prepaid fedex or any other carrier they wish to use