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 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)
