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February 26, 2025

At the Children’s Film Festival, Unstoppable Heroines

March 13, 2025

Lake Bell, Seth Meyers, Bob Odenkirk & Matthew Modine Among Jury For New York International Children’s Film Festival

Februaray 27, 2025

New York International Children’s Film Festival Highlights Original Work From Around the World

February 29, 2024

Children's Film Festival Has Robots, Chickens, Authors, and More

March 4, 2024

Ira Sachs, Ilana Glazer, and More NY Int’l Children’s Film Fest Jurors Share Their Favorite Childhood Movies

March 21, 2024

NYICFF Jury Selects Short Films ‘Magic Candies’ and ‘Unibrow’ for Top Awards

March 2, 2023

Growing a Generation of Movie-Loving Global Citizens

March 1, 2023

Whimsical Children’s Film Tackles War and Displacement in Syria

March 2, 2023

10 Films to Get to Know the New York International Children’s Film Festival

March 2, 2023

New York International Children’s Film Festival Opens Window to the World

March 3, 2022

‘We Are a Film Festival First.’ A Focus on Children Comes Second.

March 3, 2021

Children's Film Festival Pushes Boundaries

February 20, 2020

Kids to the Rescue: Film Festival Shines a Light on Activism

February 23, 2018

Children's Film Festival has Lots for Grown-Ups, Too

February 28, 2018

The New York International Children’s Film Festival is progressive, inspiring, and not just for kids

February 21, 2018

Programmed for Kids, This Film Festival has Adults Lining Up, Too

March 3, 2017

Movies for Kids Don't Need to be Simple: 5 Ways to Programs a Children's Festival Without Dumbing it Down

February 22, 2017

New York International Children’s Film Festival Brings the Wide World of Animation to NYC

February 24, 2017

Behind the Screens: New York International Children’s Film Festival

March 21, 2014

One of New York's Best Film Festivals