All proceeds from the benefit, including your generous donations, support our core programs: the annual Festival, Kid Flicks, our national tour, and FilmEd Field Trips. NYICFF’s programs enable families and classrooms to engage in critical discussions that allow young viewers to better understand themselves and the world around them.

We prioritize equitable access to our programs by offering subsidized tickets for families in low-income communities and providing Field Trips to Title I schools free of charge. With your help we can keep it that way.

Schools qualify for Title I status when at least 40% of the student body comes from low-income families.