New York International Children’s Film Festival

NAME OF FESTIVAL: New York International Children’s Film Festival

SINCE: 1997

WHERE: New York City

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

During four weekends in February and March, the Festival welcomes over 25,000 young people, parents, and movie-lovers to explore the world without leaving NYC. Presenting the best new animation, live action, documentary, and experimental film from across the globe, we invite you to watch, laugh, create, and explore with us.

Since 1997, 38 Festival films have been recognized with Academy Awards® and nominations, and in 2011 New York International Children’s Film Festival became an Oscar®-qualifying event. As such, winners of our juried prizes are eligible for Academy consideration in the Best Live Action and Best Animated Short Film categories.

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New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival Announces 2014 Jury and Preview of Film Lineup

New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival Announces 2014 Jury and Preview of Film Lineup

ERNEST & CELESTINEERNEST & CELESTINE

The 17th New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival announced the jury and a slate preview for the upcoming festival, which runs March 7 to 30, 2014, at New York’s DGA Theater, IFC Center, Scholastic Theater, SVA Theatre, and Village East Cinema. Films on the lineup include the US Premiere of AMAZONIA (France), BOY AND THE WORLD (Brazil), and the Theatrical Premiere of the English Version of ERNEST & CELESTINE (France); and Special Preview Screening of MUPPETS MOST WANTED and RIO 2.  The 2014 jury includes actors Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Susan Sarandon, Uma Thurman, and Jeffrey Wright and filmmakers and animators John Canemaker, Bill Plympton, Henry Selick, Gus Van Sant and Taika Waititi. As an Oscar®-qualifying festival, NYICFF jury winners qualify for consideration for the 2015 Academy Awards® in the Live Action and Animated Short Film categories.

2012 New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival Announces Films and jury

2012 New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival Announces Films and jury

The New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival announced the jury and full lineup for the 2012 event, which runs March 2-25 at New York’s DGA Theater, Walter Reade Theater, IFC Center, Peter Norton Symphony Space, Asia Society, Scholastic Theater, and Cantor Film Center. NYICFF 2012 JURY: John Canemaker – Academy Award®-winning animatorAdam Gopnik – Author, essayist and New Yorker contributorTomm Moore – Academy Award® nominated animator/director (The Secret of Kells)Lynne McVeigh – Associate Professor of […]

Aurélie Laflamme’s Diary and Ormie Win 2nd NY/SF International Children’s Film Festival

Aurélie Laflamme’s Diary and Ormie Win 2nd NY/SF International Children’s Film Festival

The second NY/SF International Children’s Film Festival, wrapped a the three-day festival for kids ages 3 – 18 and their families on Sunday and announced the winners of the best feature film and the best short film, as selected by the audiences. Aurélie Laflamme’s Diary (Le journal d’Aurélie Laflamme, Canada 2010), Christian Laurence’s delightful story about a teenager navigating the strange conventions of adolescence on planet Earth, tipped the scale slightly ahead of Jean-Christophe Roger’s […]