21st ​New York City Short Film Festival

Submit

 22 Nov 2025

Submissions for the 2025 edition are now 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

10 August – Early

10 September – Regular

1 October – Late (Final)

15 October – 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.