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:

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

WFF2025 Opening Night Kick-Off Bash and Networking Party
7-11PM. Open bar 7-8PM. 21+ with ID
Somewhere Nowhere, 112 W 25th St, Manhattan, NY 10001
Wednesday night kicks off the 13th annual Winter Film Festival. Filmmaker's Reception & Opening Night Party! Come meet our amazing filmmakers and sponsors, make some new friends, dance to some amazing Swing & industry contacts and get a photo on the red carpet. Please note that the Renaissance Hotel has a mandatory coat check policy. This event is Free and open to the public but you must.
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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Harnessing Flexibility in your Acting & Filmmaking – with IMPROV!
3:45 PM-5:00 PM
Look Cinemas Theater 4, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
Improv training builds muscle memory for exploring and making fresh choices you may have never considered. Your own limitations are self-imposed because we’ve all been taught to take this art form so seriously. But we want to help you break that habit, loosen up, and find your own style of fun in this amazing work we do as creators. This event is Free and open to the public but you must.

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6:00 PM-8:45 PM – Evening Shorts Program + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 4, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 08:25 PM
Pina (Animated, 24 mins)
Birthday Blues (Short, 10 mins)
Desync (Short, 12 mins)
Yellow (Short, 13 mins)
The Deep Rolling: Magma (Music Video, 10 mins)
Malti (Short, 16 mins)
You Don't Have to Like Me (Short, 10 mins)
Back and Forth (Music Video, 4 mins)
Girls in Trouble: The Series - Vashti (Web, 15 mins)
Villain (Short, 10 mins)
The Hypermnestic (Short, 20 mins)

8:55 PM-11:15 PM – Evening Feature & Shorts + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 4, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:55 PM
The Lovers (Animated, 13 mins)
Slumber Party (Short, 8 mins)
Ayala (Music Video, 3 mins)
The Fix (Feature, 98 mins)

1:00 PM-3:05 PM – Made in NYC Shorts Matinee
Look Cinemas Theater 5, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
Birthday Blues (10 mins)  
Chocolate With Sprinkles (19 mins)    
Flame (8 mins)    
Slumber Party (8 mins)    
Grace (14 mins)    
Right to Privacy (12 mins)    
Malti (16 mins)    
Steps (19 mins)    
You Don't Have to Like Me (10 mins)    
The Constructor (10 mins)   

3:20 PM-5:40 PM – Horror Shorts Matinee
Look Cinemas Theater 5, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
Deathless (19 mins)    
Dig (12 mins)    
Go To Bed Raymond (7 mins)    
Humanzee (24 mins)    
Lapse (6 mins)    
Room Service (18 mins)    
Slayer (18 mins)    
Vivir (9 mins)    
Vomiting On An Open Wound (25 mins)   

6:10 PM-8:30 PM – Evening Films from Spain + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 5, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 08:10 PM
The Night Inside (Short, 24 mins)
The Imposter (Short, 8 mins)
No Wolves No Lambs (Short, 13 mins)
Reflections in a Room (Feature, 72 mins)

8:40 PM-11:30 PM – Evening Films from Asia/Asians + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 5, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:10 PM
Circle (Animated, 7 mins)
Mm, Uh, Oh, Ah (Short, 16 mins)
Homunculus (Short, 13 mins)
Everywhere (Animated, 10 mins)
Smoking Tigers (Feature, 90 mins)

Friday, February 21, 2025

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)

Saturday, February 22, 2025

12:15 PM-2:40 PM – Documentary Shorts Program 1 + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 4, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 02:20 PM
I Am Here You Are Not I Love You (Documentary, 38 mins)
Finding My Voice (Documentary, 10 mins)
Mobility Rights (Documentary, 20 mins)
No Longer / Not Yet (Documentary, 17 mins)
The Anarchist and The Fridge (Documentary, 14 mins)
R.E.S.C.U.E. (Documentary, 25 mins)

2:50 PM-4:50 PM – Documentary 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 04:30 PM
A Phantom Song (Documentary, 45 mins)
Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer's (Documentary, 54 mins)

5:00 PM-7:05 PM – Documentary Feature & Shorts Program 1 + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 4, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:45 PM
Waiting for the Bus (Documentary, 7 mins)
Ray of Hope (Documentary, 96 mins)

7:15 PM-9:20 PM – Documentary 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 09:00 PM
Encouraged-Building the Future (Documentary, 43 mins)
Fighting Back (Documentary, 10 mins)
Ultimate Citizens (Documentary, 53 mins)

9:30 PM-11:30 PM – Documentary Feature & Shorts Program 3 + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 4, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:10 PM
Es La Vida (Documentary, 29 mins)
Dreamful (Documentary, 14 mins)
The Prison Show (Documentary, 57 mins)

12:00 PM-2:15 PM – Afternoon 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 01:55 PM
Never Too Late (Music Video, 4 mins)
Groupies (Web, 26 mins)

2:25 PM-5:00 PM – Afternoon Feature & Shorts Program 2 + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 5, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 04:40 PM
Flocky (Animated, 12 mins)
Say Something (Music Video, 4 mins)
My Heavenly City (Feature, 120 mins)

5:10 PM-8:20 PM – Bloody Horror Shorts Program + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 5, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 08:00 PM
Anemone (Horror, 11 mins)
Deathless (Horror, 19 mins)
Dig (Horror, 12 mins)
Go To Bed Raymond (Horror, 7 mins)
Humanzee (Horror, 24 mins)
Juggernaut (Horror, 20 mins)
Lapse (Horror, 6 mins)
Room Service (Horror, 18 mins)
Slayer (Horror, 18 mins)
Vivir (Horror, 9 mins)
Vomiting On An Open Wound (Horror, 25 mins)

8:30 PM-11:55 PM – Bloody Saturday Night Asian Horror Program + QA
Look Cinemas Theater 5, 657 W 57th St, New York NY 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:55 PM
Bring Me the Head of a Smiling Pig (Horror, 23 mins)
Sound of the Divine Bell (Horror, 28 mins)
The Cursed Land (Horror, 131 mins)

Sunday, February 23, 2025

WFF2025 Awards Ceremony + Gala Red Carpet + After Party
230Fifth, 230 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10001
Winter Film Awards comes to a glittering close on February 23! Dance the evening away at the most beautiful club in NYC! Winter Film Festival invites you to join us for the closing event of our 13th Annual International Film Festival! We are giving out awards to our best and brightest filmmakers, many of whom are traveling from countries all over the world in order to join us. Free before 10pm, 21+ with ID. Please dress to the occasion- no athletic wear, hats, or sneakers.

5:00pm-7:00pm: Red Carpet
7:00pm-8:00pm: Awards Ceremony
8:00pm-11:00pm: After Party

This event is Free and open to the public but you must.
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Date: February 19 - 23, 2025

Location:

Look Dine-In Cinemas
657 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019

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