Festival of Cinema was designed to give a voice and a platform to emerging filmmakers and their otherwise unseen work, bringing a world class event Queens, New York City.

Schedule of Events:

August 1, 2024:

6:00 PM: Free Event: Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 Official Launch Party - Resorts World NYC

August 2, 2024:

5:00 PM: Free Event: Opening Night Reception - Filmmaker Lounge

7:30 PM: 2024 Festival of Cinema NYC Opening Night (Block 1) - Regal UA Midway

August 3, 2024:

12:30 PM: Block 2 - NY Shorts Vol. 1 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

3:15 PM: Block 3 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

5:45 PM: Block 4 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

8:30 PM: Block 5 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal

August 4, 2024:

12:30 PM: Block 6 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

2:00 PM: Free Event at the Queens Center Mall: When Making A Film Means Making A Difference: Make A Film Foundation - Queens Center Mall

3:00 PM: Block 7 - Episodics - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

5:00 PM: Free Event at The Queens Center Mall: Project Blackbird Presents Mental Health in Film

5:15 PM: Block 8 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal

8:30 PM: Block 9 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

August 5, 2024:

2:00 PM: Free Event: Meet the Jury for the 2024 Festival of Cinema NYC - Filmmaker Lounge

2:30 PM: Block 10 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

5:00 PM: Block 11 - Make A Film Foundation at Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

5:00 PM: Free Event: Success in Film Festival Strategy with Experts Alumni from Sundance and Cannes - Filmmaker Lounge

8:15 PM: Block 12 - NY Shorts Vol. 2 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

August 6, 2024:

2:00 PM: Free Workshop: Ghetto Film School: Educating, Developing, & Celebrating the next generation of great storytellers. - FH Library

2:30 PM: Block 13 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

5:30 PM: Block 14 - Shorts Program 3 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

8:00 PM: Block 15 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

August 7, 2024:

1:00 PM: Free Workshop: “Cutting to the chase” The do’s and dont’s of effective editing. - FH Library

1:00 PM: Block 16 - Ghetto Film School at Festival of Cinema NYC - Regal UA Midway

3:30 PM: Block 17 - Shorts Program 4 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

4:00 PM: Free Event: FoHi Improv at Festival of CInema NYC - FH Library

5:45 PM: Block 18 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2023 - Regal UA Midway

8:30 PM: Block 19 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2023 - Regal UA Midway

August 8, 2024:

12:30 PM: Block 20 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

1:00 PM: Free Event: Festival of Cinema NYC Presents: Staged Readings Vol. 1 - FH Library

2:45 PM: Block 21 - Shorts Progam 5 (International Shorts) Festival of Cinema NYC - Regal UA Midway

3:30 PM: Free Event: Festival of Cinema NYC Presents: Staged Readings Vol. 2 - FH Library

5:15 PM: Block 22 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

8:30 PM: Block 23 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

August 9, 2024:

12:30 PM: Block 24 - Experimental Films - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

1:00 PM: Free Event: When Art Meets Vocation: The Intersection of Media Arts and Career & Technical Education at Motion Picture Technical High School. - FH Library

2:45 PM: Block 25 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal

4:00 PM: Free Workshop: Demystifying Casting A Conversation with Casting Director Richard Jordan - FH Library

5:30 PM: Block 26 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

8:15 PM: Block 27 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal

11:00 PM: Block 28 - Midnight Madness Horror Shorts at Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

August 10, 2024:

12:30 PM: Block 29 - Weird, Wacky, and Wonderful Shorts - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 - Regal UA Midway

3:00 PM: Block 30 - Matinee Double Feature - Festival of Cinema NYC 2023 - Regal UA Midway

5:15 PM: Block 31 - Special Presentation - The First Wave followed by Q&A with Oscar Nominated director Matthew Heineman - Regal UA Midway

8:30 PM: Block 32 - Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 Closing Night - Regal UA Midway

August 11, 2024:

6:00 PM: Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 Awards Dinner - JPAC

Dates: August 2 - 11, 2024

Locations:

Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375.
Filmmaker Lounge, 72-50 Austin St 2nd Floor, Forest Hills, NY 11375.
Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432.
Queens Center Mall, 90-15 Queens Blvd, Elmhurst, NY 11373.
Regal UA Midway, 108-22 Queens Blvd, Queens, NY 11375.
Resorts World New York CIty, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd, Queens, NY 11420.

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