Spotlight on Horror at WFF2026
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 14th Annual Winter Film Festival runs February 18-22 2026 in New York City and includes 103 outstanding films, a diverse mixture of animated films, documentaries, comedies, romances, dramas, horror films, music videos and web series of all lengths.
A Terrifying Night of Horror Movies
For our 2026 program, Winter Film Festival has partnered with FearsMagazine to screen an incredible collection of 19 terrifying horror films from 7 countries. The films explore what frightens us from a wide variety of perspectives – grief, power, technology, desire and revenge with escalating tension and dark imagination to confront our anxieties while pushing boundaries.
All screenings take place at REGAL Union Square (850 Broadway).
* Thursday Feb 19, 3:20 PM-5:40 PM – Horror Shorts $5 Matinee
* Saturday Feb 21, 5:20 PM-8:30 PM – 16 Horror Shorts + Director Q&A
* Saturday Feb 21, 8:50 PM-Midnight – 7 Horror Films, featuring THE DRIFTLESS + Q&A
Tickets are available at https://wff2026.eventcombo.com/.
About The Films
The Driftless
Affordable Housing
All Your Sisters
Angel Dust
Atom & Void
Blossom Needs A Ride Home
Bound In Rosemary
Bury It!
Don’t Leave Me
Don’t Watch This
Haint
Idle/Wild
Show Me How To Die
Stalker
Tainted Love
The Binding
The Inspector
The Woman in the Bed
Y.M.G.
About Winter Film Festival
Winter Film Festival is an all-volunteer women and minority-run organization as part of Winter Film Awards Inc, a 501(c)3 organization founded in 2011 to celebrate emerging talent in local and international filmmaking.
The 14th Annual Winter Film Festival runs February 18-22 2026 includes 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 REGAL Union Square, six Education sessions/workshops and a variety of filmmaker networking events all coming to a glittering close on February 22 with our red-carpet gala Awards Ceremony.
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. Promotional support provided by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment.
For more information about Winter Film Festival, visit WinterFilmFest.org
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