Winter Film Festival showcases films from emerging filmmakers from around the world in all genres. Screening Tickets are $12.50/In Advance, $16.50/Door, $5/Door with Student ID. Screening blocks run 2-2½ hours with a mix of shorts and feature-length films plus a 20-minute Q&A Session with the filmmakers. Education Sessions are FREE and open to the public. Meetups and Parties are FREE and open to the public (21+ with ID).
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- 2026 Opening Night Bash
- 2026 Parties
WFF2026 Opening Night Kick-Off Bash & Networking Party
Wednesday Feb 18, 7:00 PM-11:00 PMFREESomewhere Nowhere112 W 25th Street, Floor 38 & 39Wednesday night kicks off the 14th annual Winter Film Festival. Filmmaker’s Reception & Opening Night Party!
Come meet our amazing filmmakers and sponsors, make some new friends and get a photo on the red carpet!
This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE- 2026 Education Session
Film Festivals and How to Look After Your Mental Health
Thursday Feb 19, 12:45 PM-2:00 PMFREERegal Union Square Theater 2850 BroadwayBrought to you by The Film Festival DoctorIn this session, The Film Festival Doctor; Rebekah Louisa Smith, introduces to you how to look after your mental health by sharing with you some essential tips and techniques with regards to how to adapt the right type of mindset and take care of yourself as you navigate the often intense and stressful world of film festivals.
This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE- Film Screening
- Short Film Screening
- Short Films Matinee
Thursday Matinee – Made in NYC Shorts
Thursday Feb 19, 1:10 PM-3:05 PM$5Regal Union Square Theater 1850 Broadway* Debt I Owe (Short by Zane Rizvi-Riemer, United States, 18 mins)
* Forbidden Pond (Web by Eric Jenkins-Sahlin, United States, 13 mins)
* Malka (Short by Stacey Maltin, United States, 17 mins)
* Morning Vigil (Short by Night Maire, France/United States, 11 mins)
* Sexless in the City (Web by Talia Fayaz, United States, 18 mins)
* Stranded (Short by Luca Floris, Brazil/United States, 10 mins)
* The Fix (Short by Denise Reed & Amanda Greer, United States, 19 mins)
* The Gentleman (Short by Alireza Sharifi, Iran/United States, 10 mins)- 2026 Education Session
Casting Strategies for Indie Filmmakers & Actors
Thursday Feb 19, 2:15 PM-3:30 PMFREERegal Union Square Theater 2850 BroadwayBrought to you by Richard Jordan CastingCasting is a crucial element in filmmaking that can make or break the success of a project, especially in the indie realm where resources may be limited. Join Richard Jordan from Richard Jordan Casting and learn what you need to know to navigate the casting process effectively and efficiently. The session is geared both towards filmmakers looking to find and attract talent, choose the right actors, SAG vs non-union, handling auditions, contracts and negotiations and to actors preparing for auditions, getting their name out there, handling rejection and protecting their rights.
This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE
- Film Screening
- Horror Films Screening
- Horror Short Films Screening
- Short Films Matinee
Thursday Matinee – Horror Shorts
Thursday Feb 19, 3:20 PM-5:40 PM$5Regal Union Square Theater 1850 Broadway* Tainted Love (Horror by Youngho Gye, Korea, 14 mins)
* All Your Sisters (Horror by David Daniels, United States, 9 mins)
* Blossom Needs A Ride Home (Horror by Tim Schwagel, United States, 9 mins)
* Y.M.G. (Horror by Alexandra Warrick, United States, 9 mins)
* The Inspector (Horror by Jandro Lopez, Spain, 11 mins)
* Bound In Rosemary (Horror by Reanna Madson, United States, 13 mins)
* Bury It! (Horror by David Olonoff, United States, 6 mins)
* Show Me How To Die (Horror by Gerardo Maravilla, United States, 14 mins)
* Don’t Leave Me (Horror by Jennifer Saura, United States, 11 mins)
* The Woman in the Bed (Horror by Victor Mellors, United Kingdom, 4 mins)
* The Binding (Horror by Ryan Kennedy, United States, 10 mins)
* Don’t Watch This (Horror by Danny Pineros, United States, 15 mins)
* Affordable Housing (Horror by Eunice Levis & Okema Moore, United States, 16 mins)- 2026 Education Session
Independent Distribution Strategies: Information vs. Disinformation
Thursday Feb 19, 3:45 PM-5:00 PMFREERegal Union Square Theater 2850 BroadwayBrought to you by Soundview Media PartnersBACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! 40-year distribution veteran Dan Gurlitz, the founder of Soundview Media Partners, is a specialist in establishing and/expanding distribution for independent features and documentaries. He will be discussing distribution strategies for both physical and digital media exploitation.
This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE- Film Screening
- Short Film Screening
Thursday Evening Program 1 – Short Films + QA
Thursday Feb 19, 5:50 PM-8:45 PMRegal Union Square Theater 2850 Broadway* Carmen and the Wooden Spoon (Animated by Carlos Gómez-Mira Sagrado, Spain, 24 mins)
* First Cut (Short by Kyungrok Kim, Korea, 10 mins)
* LWC (Lazy White Cows) (Short by Asaph Luccas, Brazil, 19 mins)
* Agoraphobia (Music Video by Ashley Wong, United States, 4 mins)
* Morning Vigil (Short by Night Maire, France/United States, 11 mins)
* Stranded (Short by Luca Floris, Brazil/United States, 10 mins)
* First Winter (Animated by Schantelle Alonzo, United States, 5 mins)
* Suit and Tupperware (Short by Jose Ocaña, Spain, 20 mins)
* The Howl of the She Wolf (Short by Andrea Ganfornina, Spain, 15 mins)
* Knows (Music Video by Bruce Puyu Wang, China, 3 mins)
* Sweet Dreams (Short by Gary Alvarez, United States, 34 mins)- Feature + Shorts Screening
- Film Screening
Thursday Evening Program 2 – Films + QA
Thursday Feb 19, 6:00 PM-8:00 PMRegal Union Square Theater 1850 Broadway* Snow Dog (Animated by Christina Park & Marisol Salazar Montoya, United States, 3 mins)
* Reason and Impulse – Disappear (Music Video by Ala Nunu, Portugal, 3 mins)
* Magic Hour (Feature by Jacqueline Christy, United States, 94 mins)
- 2026 Education Session
- 2026 Mixers + Meetups
Discussion – When Art Is Risk: Creative Expression in Iran Today
Thursday Feb 19, 7:00 PM-8:15 PMFREEWFF Lounge @Regal850 Broadway (outside Auditorium 2)Moderated by Azadeh Moaveni, NYU Associate Professor, Director Global and Joint Program StudiesWFF2026 includes six films by Iranian filmmakers and will be screening them together in a block on Thursday February 19 from 8:30-11:15PM. Join Azadeh Moaveni with our filmmakers in an informal moderated talk about the current situation for artists in Iran.- Feature + Shorts Screening
- Film Screening
Thursday Night Program 3 – Films from Iran + QA
Thursday Feb 19, 8:30 PM-11:15 PMRegal Union Square Theater 1850 Broadway* Like Friend, Like Deer (Animated by Malek Eghbali, Iran, 13 mins)
* A Good Day Will Come (Short by Amir Zargara, Canada/Iran, 25 mins)
* 237 Degrees Celsius (Short by Ayda Bahrampour & Mahdi Habibi, Iran, 6 mins)
* Land of The Dead Deer (Short by Anahita Qarcheh & Soroush Javadzadeh, Iran, 15 mins)
* The Gentleman (Short by Alireza Sharifi, Iran/United States, 10 mins)
* Method To My Madness (Feature by Hoda Hamzehali & Behrang Mortazavian, Iran, 78 mins)- Feature + Shorts Screening
- Film Screening
Thursday Night Program 4 – Films + QA
Thursday Feb 19, 8:55 PM-11:50 PMRegal Union Square Theater 2850 Broadway* Help Me Tom (Animated by Jiahang Yang, China, 14 mins)
* Sammi, Who Can Detach His Body Parts (Short by Rein Maychaelson, Indonesia, 19 mins)
* The Cycle (Short by Arpita Mukherjee, India, 15 mins)
* A Silent Cry (Music Video by Donna Weng Friedman, United States, 3 mins)
* Accomplices (Feature by Marko Novakovic, Serbia, 107 mins)- 2026 Education Session
Crash Course in Making Your First Feature Film
Friday Feb 20, 12:45 PM-2:00 PMFREERegal Union Square Theater 2850 BroadwayShooting your first feature film is an enormous and sometimes terrifying undertaking! We’ve assembled a team of first time directors with feature films in the fest to talk about their experience and what they learned about the process, including fundraising, casting, the advice they wish they had taken (and what they wish they’d ignored), building a rational film festival strategy and so much more!
This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE- Documentary Short Films Screening
- Film Screening
- Short Films Matinee
Friday Matinee – Documentary Shorts
Friday Feb 20, 1:00 PM-2:35 PM$5Regal Union Square Theater 1850 Broadway* The Fishing Boats of Kayar (Documentary by Álvaro Hernández Blanco, Spain, 30 mins)
* Guiding Light (Documentary by India Anne Mitchell, United States, 5 mins)
* Fjallferð (Documentary by Jesse Smolan & Josh Fairmont, Iceland/United States, 17 mins)
* Kindah: A History in the Shadows (Documentary by Tibria Brown, Jamaica/United States, 10 mins)
* The Embrace (Documentary by John Owens, Argentina, 17 mins)
* Reconciliation (Documentary by Ian Phillips, United States, 16 mins)- 2026 Education Session
Sustainable Filmmaking 101: Why It Matters and How to Get Started
Friday Feb 20, 2:15 PM-3:30 PMFREERegal Union Square Theater 2850 BroadwayBrought to you by NYC Film GreenNYC Film Green Office Hours Presents Sustainable Filmmaking 101: Why It Matters and How to Get Started. Join the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in NYC for a LIVE NYC Film Green 101-level session. We will be exploring why sustainability matters, where productions have the greatest impact, and what emerging filmmakers can do. Film and television production has a significant environmental footprint, but it can be mitigated with the right planning and strategies. The NYC Film Green Office Hours series is an initiative of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and is moderated by Shira Gans, Sr. Executive Director of Policy and Programs.
This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE- Film Screening
- Short Film Screening
- Short Films Matinee
Friday Matinee – Animation
Friday Feb 20, 2:45 PM-5:00 PM$5Regal Union Square Theater 1850 Broadway* A Crab In the Pool (Animated by Alexandra Myotte & Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Canada, 11 mins)
* Au Revoir Mon Monde (Animated by ANovais, FMaurice, QDevred, MFoltzer, EBonnardel & BDuchamps, France, 5 mins)
* Bridge -My Little Friends (Animated by Kazuyuki Ishihara, Japan, 10 mins)
* Carbono (Animated by Alberto Arvizu & Yael Gonzalez, Mexico/Peru, 6 mins)
* Dancing Dhamaal! (Music Video by Nimisha Mahatme, United States, 5 mins)
* Fathoming Dinner (Animated by Leja Kancerevyciute & Oleksandra Davydenko, Netherlands, 8 mins)
* First Winter (Animated by Schantelle Alonzo, United States, 5 mins)
* Help Me Tom (Animated by Jiahang Yang, China, 14 mins)
* Kill the horse (Animated by Xiaoruo Guo, China, 10 mins)
* Like Friend, Like Deer (Animated by Malek Eghbali, Iran, 13 mins)
* Reason and Impulse – Disappear (Music Video by Ala Nunu, Portugal, 3 mins)
* But I’m a Shoe (Animated by Chen Drachman, United States, 12 mins)
* Snow Dog (Animated by Christina Park & Marisol Salazar Montoya, United States, 3 mins)
* The Finger Wife (Animated by Taryn Stickrath-Hutt & Dan Lund, United States, 8 mins)
* Staircase Stomp by The Clamor (Music Video by Aaron Louis, United States, 3 mins)
* The Legend of King Nibbles (Animated by Alison Chang & Toprak Bekiroglu, United States, 3 mins)
* Yuck! (Animated by Loïc Espuche, France, 13 mins)
