Astoria Film Festival

Astoria Film Festival Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization and an official NYC DOE VENDOR, founded by an Astoria-born First-Gen woman with a background in media production and education.

The Astoria Film Festival blends film screenings with educational and career development programs to support local talent and provide a platform for emerging filmmakers. Each year, the festival showcases work from both local and international creators. Beyond the screenings, it offers filmmaking workshops for youth, internships for high school students, and a three-month professional development program that includes hands-on training with industry professionals. Young filmmakers are also hired as instructors and as videographers and editors for AFFStudio, creating paid opportunities that build real-world experience.

Board Members

Festivals

Education

Workforce Development

Senior film production with intergenerational crew

Senior Film Workshops

  • Kaufman Astoria Studios

  • Korean Cultural Center NY

  • Museum of the Moving Image

  • ARRI Rental LIC

Film Education

Astoria Film Festival provides Film/Media Production Education and Workforce Exploration and Development Programs for ages 8-adult. We have Film/Media Production Workshops in schools, after schools, high schools, colleges, and community centers, guiding participants through the film production process

from pitch to premiere.  

We also offer Internships and Media Labs to ages 16+ and support Early Career Filmmakers who are trained and paid to work as Instructors in our Youth Workshops and/or for our video production and social media arm, AFFStudio.

Our curriculum was developed by Harvard educators and industry professionals, is taught by local filmmakers and college film students who are trained by Astoria Film Festival, and by Industry Professionals who work with our students via Master Classes and Demonstrations.

Astoria Film Festival 2024-5 ran in-school, after school, and weekend programs in filmmaking, social media management, animation, podcasting, and film marketing at Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens, Korean Cultural Center NY, PS166Q, MS122Q, IS429Q, PS234Q, PS212Q, Q300 Middle School, Motion Picture Tech HS, Academy for TV and Film HS (ACTVF), and HS of Art & Design. We are currently hosting interns from HS of Art & Design and Brooklyn STEAM.

If you’re interested in having Astoria Film Festival bring our workshops to your school/after school/community center, please email astoriafilmfestival @ gmail.com

  • Workshops in Schools & After Schools

  • Media Labs

  • AFF Internships

  • Kid & Teen Workshops in Community Centers

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