20th New York City Short Film Festival
Submissions for the 2024 edition are open!
New York City Short Film Festival (NYC Shorts) proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world's #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests.
Deadlines
31 March – Early
31 May – Regular
30 June – Late (Final)
31 August – Notification Date
General Regulations
- Total Running Time (TRT) including credits, must be under 20 minutes (no exceptions, unfortunately)
- All foreign language films must be subtitled in English (subtitles should be burnt-in to the video)
- If you are submitting an online screener through Vimeo or a similar site, please include the link and password (if necessary)
- All films selected for the festival grant NYC Shorts the right to use no more than 2 minutes of footage and press materials from the film for promotional purposes
- By submitting, you are agreeing to allow NYC Shorts to retain a digital copy of your film (if officially selected) as part of our festival library and for media educational use.