12th Annual Festival – February 21-25 2024 #WFA2024
Celebrate Diversity in Film with New York City’s WINTER FILM AWARDS! The 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival runs February 21-25 2024, and includes 80 outstanding films in all genres, a diverse mixture of animated films, documentaries, feature narratives, horror films, music videos, narrative shorts and web series. These include 13 student films and 26 first-time filmmakers. Filmmakers come from 23 countries and 40% of our films were made in the New York City area. Winter Film Awards is dedicated to showcasing the amazing diversity of voices in indie film and our 2024 lineup is half made by women and half by or about people of color.
Tickets on sale January 15! Screening Tickets are $12.50/In Advance, $16.50/Door, $5/Door with Student ID. Parties, Meetups and Education Sessions/Workshops are free and open to the public. Try a free sample of delicious Banana Pudding Cookies from Magnolia Bakery!
Screening blocks run 1½-2½ hours with a mix of shorts and feature-length films, with a Q&A Session with the filmmakers. There is a free shuttle bus available from 5:30PM-12AM each evening from Columbus Circle to LOOK. The bus is a white medium size bus and will have the festival name on the door. Bus runs from 301 West 57th Street (corner of 57th & 8th) every roughly 30 minutes.
Official Artwork for 2024 Festival designed by Johana Kroft
Winter Film Awards International Film Festival Sponsors and Partners
Corporate and local support of Winter Film Awards plays an critical role in the life of the Festival and underscores WFA’s commitment to quality, adventure and diversity in the art of cinema. WFA is privileged to work with the following partners and sponsors:
Winter Film Awards is an all-volunteer women and minority-run 501(c)3 organization founded in 2011, which celebrates diversity of local and international filmmaking. It was built with the dream of making diverse indie film more accessible to the public and providing driven, talented artists the opportunity to break through competitive barriers to establish meaningful careers in film. The focus is on showcasing emerging filmmakers from every age, ethnic, racial, religious, cultural, political and geographic perspective while providing a stepping stone for all filmmakers, from students with blossoming careers to established industry veterans, to screen their work in front of a large audience and gain recognition for their achievements.
We showcase creative fresh voices from emerging filmmakers worldwide in all genres and lengths – feature length and shorts, narrative fiction, documentary, animation, horror, web series and music videos. Our mission is to promote diversity, bridge the opportunity divide and provide a platform for under-represented artists and a variety of genres, viewpoints and approaches. We believe that only by seeing others’ stories can we understand each other and only via an open door can the underrepresented artist enter the room.
Winter Film Awards is an all-volunteer women and minority-run 501(c)3 organization founded in 2011, which celebrates diversity of local and international filmmaking. It was built with the dream of making diverse indie film more accessible to the public and providing driven, talented artists the opportunity to break through competitive barriers to establish meaningful careers in film. The focus is on showcasing emerging filmmakers from every age, ethnic, racial, religious, cultural, political and geographic perspective while providing a stepping stone for all filmmakers, from students with blossoming careers to established industry veterans, to screen their work in front of a large audience and gain recognition for their achievements.
