13th Annual Winter Film Festival runs February 19-23 2025 in New York City and includes 87 outstanding films, a diverse mixture of animated films, documentaries, comedies, romances, dramas, horror films, music videos and web series of all lengths. Our five-day event is jam-packed with screenings and Q&A. sessions at NYC's Look Cinemas, six Education sessions/workshops and a variety of filmmaker networking events all coming to a glittering close on February 23 with our red-carpet gala Awards Ceremony. Winter Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing the amazing diversity of voices in indie film and our 2025 lineup is half made by women and half by people of color. Filmmakers come from 20 countries and 30% of our films were made in the New York City area. Visit https://winterfilmawards.com/wff2025/ for more information.

Schedule:

Festival Formula: Here To Tell You Some Festival Truths (and be honest)
12:45 PM-2:00 PM
Look Cinemas Theater 4, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
Katie and Ian Bignell from Festival Formula will talk you through their company’s process of how to maximise your festival journey. From understanding the different levels of festivals, to the assets that you can explore to be more targeted with your individual film. Honest and realistic - these two industry voices will be on hand to answer your questions and to dispel some recurring myths. This event is Free and open to the public but you must.

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Distribution Strategies for Independent Filmmakers
2:15 PM-3:30 PM
Look Cinemas Theater 4, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
Back By Popular Demand! 40-year distribution veteran Dan Gurlitz, the founder of Soundview Media Partners, is a specialist in establishing and/expanding distribution for independent features and documentaries. He will be discussing distribution strategies for both physical and digital media exploitation. This event is Free and open to the public but you must.

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6:30 PM-9:00 PM – Evening Shorts Program 2 + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 4, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 08:40 PM
Our Uniform (Animated, 7 mins)
The Dawn (Short, 30 mins)
Children of Light (Short, 21 mins)
Right to Privacy (Short, 12 mins)
Listen Not (Music Video, 5 mins)
Two Breaths (Short, 20 mins)
The Genie (Short, 15 mins)
Girls Aren't Funny (Web, 20 mins)

9:10 PM-11:40 PM – Evening Feature & Shorts Program 2 + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 4, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:20 PM
The Dog Tied to the Shed (Animated, 4 mins)
Flame (Short, 8 mins)
When It's Your Kid (Music Video, 4 mins)
A Wonderful Way with Dragons (Feature, 112 mins)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM – Documentary Shorts Matinee
Look Cinemas Theater 5, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
Waiting for the Bus (7 mins)    
Dreamful (14 mins)    
Fighting Back (10 mins)    
Finding My Voice (10 mins)    
Mobility Rights (20 mins)    
No Longer / Not Yet (17 mins)    
The Anarchist and The Fridge (14 mins)   

2:45 PM-5:05 PM – Animation + Music Video Matinee
Look Cinemas Theater 5, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
Circle (7 mins)    
Flocky (12 mins)    
Never Too Late (4 mins)    
Our Uniform (7 mins)    
The Deep Rolling: Magma (10 mins)    
The Dog Tied to the Shed (4 mins)    
The Lovers (13 mins)    
The Moon and Back (6 mins)    
The Roaring of the Carabao (8 mins)    
The Splint (5 mins)    
Say Something (4 mins)    
Shaka Shams - Balrog (2 mins)    
Windows (5 mins)    
Back and Forth (4 mins)    
Ayala (3 mins)    
When It's Your Kid (4 mins)    
Albina Dream Survey (3 mins)    
Everywhere (10 mins)    
Listen Not (5 mins)    
Pina (24 mins)   

5:25 PM-7:30 PM – Evening Shorts Program 1 + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 5, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 07:10 PM
The Roaring of the Carabao (Animated, 8 mins)
Chocolate With Sprinkles (Short, 19 mins)
What Are You Supposed To Do With Your Hands? (Short, 13 mins)
Grace (Short, 14 mins)
Albina Dream Survey (Music Video, 3 mins)
Steps (Short, 19 mins)
The Constructor (Short, 10 mins)
The Canon (Short, 20 mins)

7:40 PM-9:45 PM – Evening Feature & Shorts Program 1+ QA
Look Cinemas Theater 5, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 09:25 PM
The Splint (Animated, 5 mins)
Shaka Shams - Balrog (Music Video, 2 mins)
Run (Feature, 96 mins)

9:55 PM-12:00 AM – Evening Feature & Shorts Program 3 + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 5, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:40 PM
The Moon and Back (Animated, 6 mins)
Windows (Music Video, 5 mins)
San Francisco Bae (Feature, 94 mins)