WFA 2024 Event Schedule

Wednesday night kicks off Winter Film Awards 12th annual International Film Festival. Filmmaker's Reception & Opening Night Party! Come meet our amazing filmmakers and sponsors, make some new friends & industry contacts and get a photo on the red carpet!
Open bar 7-8PM. 21+ with ID

Please note that the Renaissance Hotel has a mandatory coat check policy.
This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

Planning to shoot a film in New York? You probably have TONS of questions! Join representatives of the Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment and the Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development and get all of your questions answered!

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

You know you need music and sounds to set the mood for your film, but where do you begin? How do you find a composer? How much does it cost? When do you get a composer involved? Can you get away with just using online music? How do you communicate your vision with your composer? How does copyright work?

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

Ready to create your own film as an actor filmmaker but unsure where to start? Join Valorie Hubbard, CEO of Actor's Fast Track, in this workshop that demystifies the filmmaking process for actors. Valorie will share crucial insights on how to begin, what elements you need, and the order in which to tackle them. Explore the roadmap to crafting your own film, with practical guidance from an industry expert to set you, as an actor filmmaker, on the right path.

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket at our NYC Short Filmmakers networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 8:00 PM
*TransGenerations (Web, 11 mins)
*Glass Works (Short, 23 mins)
*While We Were Here (Short, 15 mins)
*Hold You Down (Music Video, 5 mins)
*Wonders (Short, 17 mins)
*Just A Friend (Short, 15 mins)
*Pier 35 (Short, 9 mins)
*The Storm (Short, 16 mins)
*FragilExpress Presents: Prologue I (Web, 9 mins)

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket at our Spain Arts & Culture networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:55 PM
*Extinct (Animated, 9 mins)
*Little (Short, 12 mins)
*The Waters (Short, 12 mins)
*Just a Rehearsal (Short, 9 mins)
*Unicorns (Feature, 94 mins)

*FragilExpress Presents: Prologue I (9 mins) *How Not To Date While Trans (14 mins) *Life of Riley (15 mins) *Neon Rage (13 mins) *Photo Of The Day (12 mins) *Pier 35 (9 mins) *Puerto Rican Jew (12 mins) *Room For Rent Season Two (12 mins) *Wonders (17 mins)

*Birdie (13 mins) *Catching Spirits (12 mins) *Gone (15 mins) *Leaving Yellowstone (22 mins) *Oddities (15 mins) *Part-Time (11 mins)  *Pontianak (11 mins) *Sleep Study (10 mins) *The Judgement (14 mins) *The Pointy Slippers (8 mins) *Ties (13 mins)

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket at our Women in Film networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 8:45 PM
*Lover Boy's Little Dream (Animated, 15 mins)
*Photo Of The Day (Short, 12 mins)
*Marcel (Showcase, 15 mins)
*Yours (Short, 9 mins)
*Unpacking (Feature, 81 mins)

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket our Philippines Arts & Filmmakers networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:15 PM
*Breakthrough (Documentary, 12 mins)
*12 Weeks (Feature, 105 mins)

Completing a grant proposal is not as difficult as one may think. This class will demystify and help you with the mechanics of writing an effective proposal. However, successful grant writing is more than just writing the proposal. You will also learn tips for increasing your chances of success — such as how to approach funders, following up, etc. Come get all of your questions answered!

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

Casting is a crucial element in filmmaking that can make or break the success of a project, especially in the indie realm where resources may be limited. Join Richard Jordan from Richard Jordan Casting and learn what you need to know to navigate the casting process effectively and efficiently.

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

40-year distribution veteran Dan Gurlitz, the founder of Soundview Media Partners, is a specialist in establishing and/expanding distribution for independent features and documentaries. He will be discussing distribution strategies for both physical and digital media exploitation including: Physical Media Elasticity, Digital Distribution and the VOD Vernacular and Is Self-Distribution a Viable Approach?

Come get all of your questions answered! This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket at our Black Women in Film networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 8:00 PM
*The Dreamed Life (Animated, 14 mins)
*Lady in Ermine (Short, 8 mins)
*Room For Rent Season Two (Web, 12 mins)
*Talk (Music Video, 3 mins)
*Real Estate Sisters (Feature, 83 mins)

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket at our French Art & Filmmakers networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:55 PM
*Grass on Your Class (Short, 25 mins)
*The Photographer (Short, 21 mins)
*Fatih the Conqueror (Short, 15 mins)
*Maoussi (Feature, 75 mins)

*Living Loud (40 mins) *Never Fade Away (12 mins) *Shitty Therapy (12 mins) *The Other Side - A Portrait of Nikki Bell (13 mins) *Unite For Bissau (40 mins) *Uptown Oasis (7 mins) *Breakthrough (12 mins)

*Blyth (6 mins) *Creep (5 mins) *Extinct (9 mins) *Fire Flower (7 mins) *Hold You Down (5 mins) *I Cherish Women (4 mins) *The Dreamed Life (14 mins) *Lover Boy's Little Dream (15 mins) *Musica Quarantena (4 mins) *Ovo (7 mins) *Quick (3 mins) *Talk (3 mins) *The Wu (2 mins) *All My Scars Vanish in the Wind (14 mins) *When the Sky Falls (4 mins)

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket at our Lebanese & Canadian Arts and networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 8:30 PM
*When the Sky Falls (Animated, 4 mins)
*Puerto Rican Jew (Short, 12 mins)
*We've Only Just Begun (Short, 11 mins)
*Dreamy Fragrance of Spring Blossoms (Short, 13 mins)
*Blyth (Music Video, 6 mins)
*The Sticky Side of Baklava (Feature, 88 mins)

Calling all Horror Filmmakers!  Come hang out with a bunch of NYC's weirdest filmmakers!  Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket at our Horror Filmmakers Meetup and networking event followed by a screening of 11 frightening horror shorts from around the world. Brought to you by Fears Magazine. FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:25 PM
*Gone (Horror, 15 mins)
*Birdie (Horror, 13 mins)
*Ties (Horror, 13 mins)
*Catching Spirits (Horror, 12 mins)
*The Pointy Slippers (Horror, 8 mins)
*Part-Time (Horror, 11 mins)
*The Judgement (Horror, 14 mins)
*Sleep Study (Horror, 10 mins)
*Pontianak (Horror, 11 mins)
*Oddities (Horror, 15 mins)
*Leaving Yellowstone (Horror, 22 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 1:55 PM
*First Wednesday (Short, 22 mins)
*Wuss (Short, 13 mins)
*Life of Riley (Short, 15 mins)
*Neon Rage (Short, 13 mins)
*Doorway (Short, 10 mins)
*Chimera (Short, 18 mins)
*How Not To Date While Trans (Short, 14 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 4:10 PM
*Night Sweats (Feature, 100 mins)

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket at our Scandinavian Filmmakers networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 6:25 PM
*All My Scars Vanish in the Wind (Animated, 14 mins)
*City of Tigers (Feature, 91 mins)

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket our Latino Filmmakers networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 8:40 PM
*Ovo (Animated, 7 mins)
*Unravelling Anxiety EP01 (Web, 7 mins)
*Playing Sam (Feature, 89 mins)

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket at our Animation Filmmaking networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

*Quick (Music Video, 3 mins)
*Pigsy (Animated, 95 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 2:40 PM
*Musica Quarantena (Animated, 4 mins)
*Uptown Oasis (Documentary, 7 mins)
*Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's (Documentary, 55 mins)
*Shitty Therapy (Documentary, 12 mins)
*Unite For Bissau (Documentary, 40 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 5:00 PM
*Fire Flower (Animated, 7 mins)
*Pianoman (Documentary, 60 mins)
*Living Loud (Documentary, 40 mins)

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket at our Stuntwomen's Industry and networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 7:15 PM
*Creep (Music Video, 5 mins)
*Never Fade Away (Documentary, 12 mins)
*I Cherish Women (Music Video, 4 mins)
*Stuntwomen (Documentary, 84 mins)

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket at our NYC/Tisch Alumni and networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 9:15 PM
*The Other Side - A Portrait of Nikki Bell (Documentary, 13 mins)
*Fly in Power (Documentary, 79 mins)

Enjoy drink specials with your screening ticket at our Drag/Ball Community Meetup and networking event followed by a screening of amazing films! FREE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:30 PM
*The Wu (Music Video, 2 mins)
*The Ball (Documentary, 94 mins)

Winter Film Awards comes to a glittering close on February 25! Dance the evening away at the most beautiful club in NYC! Winter Film Awards invites you to join us for the closing event of our 12th Annual International Film Festival! We are giving out awards to our best and brightest filmmakers, many of whom are traveling from countries all over the world in order to join us. FREE before 10pm 21+ with ID. Please dress to the occasion- no athletic wear, hats, or sneakers.

* 5:00pm-7:00pm: Red Carpet
* 7:00pm-8:00pm: Awards Ceremony
* 8:00pm-11:00pm: After Party

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE