major movies, now for minors

march 2-17, 2024

For nearly 30 years, we've been bringing the best new films from around the world to kids and families in NYC and beyond. And, through these films, we've been bringing kids and families from NYC around the world. Film transports us to places we've never dreamed of going: foreign countries, hidden neighborhoods, distant planets—and everywhere in between. At NYICFF, we'll take you even further. No matter your age, you're invited to join us as we travel through different landscapes, emotions, and perspectives.

about the festival

Our annual, Oscar®-qualifying Festival takes place over three weekends in March at partner venues throughout NYC, where we present the best new film from around the world for ages 3-18 (and above). We screen approximately 100 short and feature films, prioritizing those by and about people from historically underrepresented communities. NYICFF gives BIPOC, LGBTQIA, neurodiverse, and disabled artists the opportunity to share their work and young audiences the opportunity to see their lives reflected on screen. In addition to screenings of approximately 100 short and feature films, Q&As with visiting filmmakers from around the world, and audience voting, the Festival provides an environment where kids are truly taken seriously and encouraged to use their voices. Festival awards are determined by the votes of the audience, with additional weight added to those under the age of 18. Films curated for the Festival serve as the cornerstone of subsequent programming that takes place throughout the year.

team

executive director

Nina Guralnick

programming director

Maria-Christina Villaseñor

staff

Rebecca Linde, Communications Director
Joanne Giordano, Development Manager
Eileen Level, Education Manager
Hilina Kidane, Operations Coordinator
Langston Young, Programming Assistant

office interns

Allegra Bisaillon
Andrew Garces
Gillian Goris
Molly Healey
Amber Duan

board of directors

Guy Story, President
Priya Giri Desai, Vice President
K. Heather McRay, Secretary
Kennedy Cogan, Treasurer
Deepak Arya
Scott Cohen
Jeanine Conley Daves
Karina Linch
Dorie Lederfajn Paparo
Jenny Young

board of advisors

Yvonne Chan
Drew Feldman
Nicola Marshall
Lynn McVeigh
Judith Seidel
Shruti Ganguly
Jo Anne Schlesinger

jury

Jarelle Dampier

animator and director, The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story

Ilana Glazer

Emmy^® nominated writer, producer, and actor, Broad City

Guillermo Martinez

director and Head of Story at Sony Pictures Animation

Matthew Modine

Emmy^® nominated actor, Oppenheimer

Chris Nee

Emmy^® Award-winning writer, producer, and creator, Doc McStuffins

Peter Ramsey

Oscar^®-winning director, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Benjamin Renner

Oscar^® nominated and NYICFF Award-winning director, Ernest & Celestine, Migration

Ira Sachs

award-winning director, Passages

Phillipa Soo

Grammy^® Award-winning actor, singer, and author

Ellen Su

producer, director, and head of artistic recruiting at Titmouse Animation

Uma Thurman

Oscar® nominated actor, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2; founding board member, Room to Grow

special thanks

Alexandria Abenshon
Vidya Alexander
Mikhal Bak
Kaila Banks
Evie Brudenall
Vincent Burich
Carl Cambria
Francesca Campanella
Nathalie Charles
Colleen Chioffe
Sharon Cox
Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan
Melissa Davis
Jean-Pierre Dion
Amanda Duong
Rylee Eterginoso
Bernie Ferarris
Saelyx Finna
Alexandra Fontana
Amelia Garner
Agnieszka Gasparska
Luce Grosjean
Carlos Gutierrez
Jessica Hamilton
Michael Hanania
Joy Hariprasad
Alisha Hazan
William Hohauser
Chance Huskey
Nick Isani
Hannah Jones
Karen Kelso
Jamie Kilichowski
Miroslav Konvalina
Adrian Koteen
Ella Lazarus
Mike Maggiore
Kevin McCarthy
Martine McDonald
Dara Messenger
Adeline Monzier
Erik Mund
Adam Natale
Amanda Nguyen
George Noeth
Krishna Paul
Thomas Reid
Kyle Reinhart
Maria Ruiz Botsacos
Catherine Scheinman
Rebecca Schwartz
Jim Shanahan
Lauren Shortt
Oceane Sidtis
Isla Sidtis
Brian Sierra
Jacob Stebel
Emeyln Stuart
Maiken Tandgaard Derno
Ariana Tiziani
Rodney Uhler
Joaquin Vermeulen
Genevieve Villaflor
Nicole Wallace
Noah Waxman
Jeremy Wine
Emerald Wright-Collie

press

press contact

For all press inquiries, please contact
Emma Myers / Fusion Entertainment
emma@fusion-entertainment.com

February 7, 2024 - New York International Children's Film Festival Releases Complete Feature Slate

our supporters

$5,000+

Deepak Arya & Uttara Choudhury
Bank of America Foundation
Baker & Dr. Nadine Chang
Kennedy Cogan
Jeanine Conley Daves
Camilla Gale & Zach Aarons
The Eloise Susanna Gale Foundation
Maureen Hayes
Julia & Declan Kelly
Dorie Lederfajn Paparo
Kate McClure
Heather McRay
Elif Ongoren
Jane Royal & John C. Lantis
Guy Story & Kerry Donahue

$1,000-$4,999

Viral Acharya & Manjiree Jog
Anonymous
Sarah Austrian
Yvonne Chan
Allison & Tim Coleman
Catherine & John Colton
Yafang Y.F. Deng
Karen Falk & Michael Steven Goldman
Shruti Ganguly
Michael Gibbons
Vasanta Giri
Priya Giri Desai
Michael & Jennifer Glassman
Susan Huang
Laura Krey
Amy & Frank Linde
Linda C Mischel Eisner
Jennifer Moses
Jo Anne Schlesinger
Stoddard Sennott
Kara Shulman
Carrie & Arthur Steinmetz
Keiko Tase
Jane Varkell

$500-$999

Anonymous
Will Bachman
Scott Cohen & Anastasia Traina
William Coughlin
Jasteka Foundation
Susana Gonzalez
Raj Goyle
Shannon Hales
Maira Kalman
Peggy Lefebvre
Renee Marton
Marsha Mason
Richard & Nancy McRay
Melanie Meyers
Norman Monhait
Robert G Morris
The Oglivie Family
Megha Samir Desai
Angela Solomon
Kurt & Ellen Vandenberg / BlackRock, Inc.
Melinda Weir
Melissa Wohlgemuth

Up to $499

Fatimah Abdulla
Elizabeth Abrams
Kamala Acero
Stacy Alexander
Karen Allen
Adam Ames
Anonymous
Laura & Nate Asker
Jayne Atkinson-Gill
Stephen Atwood
Zachary Auslander
Robert Avila
Jamie Axford
Karen Azoulay
Ashesh Badani
Vernon Ballard
Pamela Barr
Louisa Bayard
Courtney Bayko / Pfizer Inc.
Jerry Beaver
Bonnie Berkowitz
Melissa Beyer
Raoul Bhavnani
William Bolls
Carolyn Boltin
Shirley Boutin
Kate Brady
Mari Brekkan
Ama Burnham
Jennifer Buzzelli
Melissa H. Byers
Peggy Cambier-Weinstein
Carl D. Cambria
David Caparelliotis
Nathalie Casthely
Art Chang
Nina Charnoff
Stephanie Cherry & Rob Hansen
Carol Choi
Kathleen Coleman
Dana Coleman
Vanessa Colombo
Marika Condos
Shannon & Brian Curry-Hartmann
Nicole Deller
Ariel Devine
Nosipho Dhladhla
Candida do Amaral
Chaya Doss
Mary English
Sara Ann Erichson
Joi Ernst
John Ervin
Susan Etra
Deborah Feldman
Amber Ferber
Gail Flesher
Joseph Foley
Julie F. Frank
Marybeth & Derrick Freimund
Loretta & David Freimund
Jennifer Friedman
Jay Fung
Lisa Garrison
Katie & William Geissinger
James Georgiades
Sharon Gerstein
Michel R. Gill
Gina Gionfriddo
Rohit Giri
Alan Gishlick
Patricia Glasgow
Geoffrey Glick
Tristian Goik
Thomas Goldstone
Nathan Gordon
Amelia Gray
Scott Green
Erin Greenhouse
Jessica Greif
Volkan Gulboy
Alexandra Guralnick
Debra Guthrie, MD
Sam Gutt
Sarah Hall
Kathleen Harkness
Nicole Harkness
Irene Harris
Phoebe C. Hawkins
Penelope Hays
Sue L. Henderson
Erica S. Hill
Stephen Hirsh
Ali Hoffman
Deidre Hoguet
Moria Holland
Christine Holmes
Tamara Hubinsky
Tracey Jackson
Mary Johnson
Carol Juhl
Devika Kapoor
Priyanka & Karthik
Christine Kattan
Lawrence Katz
Nabeela Khan
Lynette Koppel
Remy Kothe
Catherine Kunkemueller
Debbie T. Kuo
Amy Lackpour
Suzanne LaFleur
Stephen LaMarca
Wendi Lee
Caroline Lee
An Lewis
Melissa Liberty
Essence Liburd
Kayla Lindquist
Louise Litt
Stephanie Loeffel
Patricia Louie
Aidan Lucey
Nitasha Manchanda
Jennifer Mangels
Ali Marsh
Mallika Marshall
Jean Matoi
Jennifer McConnell
Margaret McGregor
Rhonda Joy McLean
Mary Jane McQuillen
Mandira Mehra
Rajan Menon
Doreen Mensah
Jody Miller
Akanksha Mittal
Vinay Seth Mohta
Joan Monk
Alexander Morris
Robin Morris
Vanessa Morris-Burke
Monica Neuman
Robert Nicotra
Nick Nyhan
Caroline Oberg
Natalia Ortiz
Daniel Parket
David Peth
Hope & Sumner Pingree
Joanne Purdy
Audra Robb
Dave Roman
Elizabeth Ross
Marcy Sacks
Robin Sampson
Anita Sands
Marta Schaaf
John Schobel
Katie Schuller
Dominique Schulte
Emily Shapiro
Barbara Simon
Mona Singh
Brenda Smith
Anagha Sreenivasan
Steven Stojanowski
Margaret Sullivan
Prashanthi Sylada Krishna
Linda & Rick Thomas
Liza Tripp
Katherine Tsan
Steven C. Vause
Pratima Abichandani & Vikrant Raina
Priscille Voekler
Valeska Von Schirmeister
Sarah R. Wallendjack
Terry Walters
Rick Whelan
Cynthia Wick Gibson
Ismee Williams
Ksenia Winnicki
Kira Wizner
Emily Wong
Jenny Wright
Michi Yanagishita
Anthony Yarborough
Christine Zanchi
Michaela Zanzani
Jonah Zimiles

as of February 16, 2022

sponsors + partners

New York International Children’s Film Festival is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; it is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.