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Festival Dates: February 28 - March 15, 2026
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Closing Spotlight: A Magnificent Life
Feature
France
| Special Preview Screening!
Sylvain Chomet, 2026, 90 min.
Recommended ages: Rated PG-13
in English
From the renowned, Oscar®-nominated director Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville)—his first feature in 15 years—see it before it hits theaters!
Bird Boy
Feature
South Africa, United States
| US Festival Premiere
Joel Soisson, 2025, 74 min.
Recommended ages: 6+
in English
When August discovers a giant egg, it hatches more than just a baby ostrich.
Open captions at all screenings; Q&A with director Joel Soisson on March 15!
Ghost School
Feature
Germany, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
| US Premiere
Seemab Gul, 2025, 88 min.
Recommended ages: 9+
in Urdu, with English subtitles
Rabia shows up to school only to discover it’s closed. Undaunted, she’ll seek answers.
Q&A with director Seemab Gul on March 14!
Kaiju Guy!
Feature
Japan
Junichiro Yagi, 2025, 80 min.
Recommended ages: 9+
in Japanese, with English subtitles
A hilarious, mile-a-minute ode to monster movies and staying true to yourself.
Moominvalley
Feature
United Kingdom
Steve Box, Nigel Davies, & Avgousta Zourelidi, 2018, 66 min.
Recommended ages: 6+
in English
Our favorite silly, Scandinavian creatures are back!
My Grandfather is a Nihonjin
Feature
Brazil
| North American Premiere
Celia Catunda, 2025, 84 min.
Recommended ages: 8+
in English
When Noboru learns of an uncle he’s never met, he vows to reunite his family.
Q&A with illustrator Oscar Oiwa on March 1!
Audience Spotlight: My Life in Versailles
Feature
France, Luxembourg
| US Premiere
Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat & Nathaniel H'limi, 2025, 78 min.
Recommended ages: 7+
in English
Rich with color and heart and based on the NYICFF 2020 Grand Prize-winning short!
Q&A with directors Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat & Nathaniel H’limi on March 8!
Centerpiece: Remaining Native
Feature
United States
Paige Bethmann, 2025, 87 min.
Recommended ages: 10+
in English
For college-hopeful track superstar Ku Stevens, running is in his blood.
Filmmaker Q&A with director Paige Bethmann on March 7 and March 15!
Space Cadet
Feature
Canada
| East Coast Premiere
Kid Koala, 2025, 86 min.
Recommended ages: 7+
no dialogue
Astronaut and robot caretaker, separated by millions of miles, keep close through cherished memories.
Science on Screen® Q&A with astronomer, professor, and creative science communicator Dr. Emily Rice on March 15!
Shorts for Tots
Shorts59 min.
Recommended ages: 3 to 6
Created for our youngest and first-ever moviegoers, beloved by grown-ups as well.
Sensory-friendly screening on March 8!
Short Films One
Shorts66 min.
Recommended ages: 5 to 10
Shorts for the (slightly) more seasoned moviegoer.
Heebie Jeebies Shorts
Shorts83 min.
Recommended ages: 9+
Wild, spooky, freaky, and bizarre…prepare to have your mind blown.
Celebrating Black Stories
Shorts64 min.
Recommended ages: 8+
The joy, resilience, and complexity of being young and Black.
Filmmaker Q&A on March 14!
Student Showcase
Shorts79 min.
Recommended ages: 12+
Join us for a showcase highlighting a new generation of talented student filmmakers and animators from universities in NYC and around the world.
Best of the Fest
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!
