2025 Festival Program

Opening Night: Hola Frida

Feature Canada, France | US Premiere
Animation, André Kadi & Karine Vézina; 2024, 82 min

Recommended ages: 7+
In Spanish; with English subtitles

A Boat in the Garden

Feature France, Luxembourg | North American Premiere
Animation, Jean-François Laguionie; 2024, 76 min

Recommended ages: 8+
In French; with English subtitles

Home Court

Feature Cambodia, United States | NYC Premiere
Documentary, Live Action, Erica Tanamachi; 2024, 98 min

Recommended ages: 10+
In English

Jippie No More!

Feature Netherlands | New York Premiere
Live Action, Margien Rogaar; 2024, 92 min

Recommended ages: 10+
In Dutch; with English subtitles

Kensuke’s Kingdom

Feature France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom | ICYMI Fest Flashback | New York Premiere (2024)
Animation, Neil Boyle & Kirk Hendry; 2023, 84 min

Recommended ages: 8+
In English

Missed the NYICFF 2024 Grand Prize winning feature? Now’s your chance to catch this gorgeously animated adaptation of the beloved, Robinson Crusoe-style chapter book about perseverance and friendship on a not-so-deserted island.

Centerpiece: The Legend of Ochi

Feature United States | East Coast Premiere
Live Action, Isaiah Saxton; 2025, 96 min

Recommended ages: 9+
In English

Living Large

Feature Czech Republic, France | East Coast Premiere
Animation, Kristina Dufková; 2024, 80 min

Recommended ages: 9+
In English

Moominvalley

Feature Finland, United Kingdom | US Premiere
Animation, Nigel Davies; 2024, 66 min

Recommended ages: 5+
In English

¡Salta!

Feature Spain | New York Premiere
Live Action, Olga Osorio; 2023, 85 min

Recommended ages: 8+
In Spanish; with English subtitles

Savages

Feature Belgium, France, Switzerland
Animation, Claude Barras; 2024, 87 min

Recommended ages: 7+
In French; with English subtitles

Spotlight: Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window

Feature Japan | North American Premiere
Animation, Shinnosuke Yakuwa; 2023, 114 min

Recommended ages: 8+
In Japanese; with English subtitles

Winners

Feature Germany | New York Premiere
Live Action, Soleen Yusef; 2024, 119 min

Recommended ages: 10+
In German; with English subtitles

Shorts for Tots

Shorts 60 min.

Recommended ages: 3 to 6

Created for our youngest and first-ever moviegoers, but beloved by grown-ups, Shorts for Tots is sure to delight all audiences.

Short Films One

Shorts 75 min.

Recommended ages: 5 to 10

Whether you’re a baby chick who’s flown the coop, a budding Lego master, or just out for a movie, there’s lots to get into in Short Films One.

Short Films Two

Shorts 75 min.

Recommended ages: 8 to 14

Spending the week at a new house? Traveling the land with your ties and guitar? Waiting for the bus? Let Short Films Two take you away.

Short Films Three

Shorts 90 min.

Recommended ages: 12+

Shorts for our older crowd: teens and grown-ups only.

Heebie Jeebies Shorts

Shorts 90 min.

Recommended ages: 9+

Wild, spooky, freaky, and bizarre…prepare to have your mind blown.

Girls’ POV

Shorts 80 min.

Recommended ages: 10+

Not just for girls! These shorts feature stories of girls breaking the mold.

Celebrating Black Stories

Shorts 65 min.

Recommended ages: 9+

Shorts from around the world that embrace the joy, resilience, and complexity of being young and Black.

¡Hola Cine!

Shorts 70 min.

Recommended ages: 9+

Latinx stories from around the world, and not just in Spanish, celebrating the many Latinx cultures, histories, identities and languages.

Best of the Fest

Shorts 90 min.

Recommended ages: 8+

Even we don’t know what’s going to be in this program—but we do know it’s going to be great! Join us for a special program of this year’s audience favorite and award-winning shorts!