Winter Film Festival Is New York City. Like the city itself, the organization showcases the eclectic diversity and excitement of the independent arts world.
The 13th Annual Winter Film Festival runs February 19-23 2025 in New York City and includes 87 outstanding films, a diverse mixture of animated films, documentaries, comedies, romances, dramas, horror films, music videos and web series of all lengths. Our five-day event is jam-packed with screenings and Q&A sessions at NYC’s LOOK Cinemas, six Education sessions/workshops and a variety of filmmaker networking events all coming to a glittering close on February 23 with our red-carpet gala Awards Ceremony.
Winter Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing the amazing diversity of voices in indie film and our 2025 lineup is half made by women and half by people of color. Filmmakers come from 20 countries and 30% of our films were made in the New York City area.
Spotlight on Sports Documentaries
For our 2025 program, Winter Film Festival is honored to screen three amazing Sports Documentaries! The screening will be on Saturday February 22 from 7:15 pm – 9:20 pm at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street). VISIT HERE for more information.
Tickets are available at https://wff2025.eventcombo.com/.
About The Films
Encouraged-Building the Future
Documentary by Fraser Byrne (United Kingdom / Nigeria / Canada, 43 mins)
Fighting Back
Documentary by Xiaoying Su (United States, 10 mins)
Ultimate Citizens
Documentary by Francine Strickwerda (United States, 53 mins)
About Winter Film Festival
New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival runs February 19-23 2025 includes 87 outstanding films, a diverse mixture of animated films, documentaries, comedies, romances, dramas, horror films, music videos and web series of all lengths. Our five-day event is jam-packed with screenings and Q&A sessions at NYC’s LOOK Cinemas, six Education sessions/workshops and a variety of filmmaker networking events all coming to a glittering close on February 25 with our red-carpet gala Awards Ceremony.
Winter Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing the amazing diversity of voices in indie film and our 2025 lineup is half made by women and half by people of color. Filmmakers come from 20 countries and 30% of our films were made in the New York City area. 15 films were made by students and 26 are works from first-time filmmakers.
Winter Film Festival programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Visit https://winterfilmfest.org/wff2025/ for more information.
