New York Shorts International Film Festival

features over 340 short films, special events, talks, retrospectives films, and tributes with honored guests, establishing the festival as one of the finest exhibitions of short films in North America.

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​The largest short film festival on the East Coast.

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A qualifying film festival for the Canadian Screen Awards, presented by The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

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The festival has become a career stepping stone, discovering and promoting filmmakers who have gone on to be Academy Award® Nominees.