Festival 2026: May 29, 30, 31 at The Zukor Theater
Opening Night Party: May 28, 8-11pm at Heart of Gold
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Student Showcase
All of the films from the year’s Astoria Film Festival Workshops and residencies are premiered here, with students featured on filmmaker panels and the red carpet
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Youth Festival
Features selected films from around the world, created by youth under the age of 24, with categories for group films from High School and Middle School Film Programs
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Main Festival
Features selected short films, animations, and podcasts from around the world, with filmmaker panels, awards, prizes, parties, and red carpet interviews.
GUEST JURY 2026
One of our main goals as a festival is to get our filmmakers and creators work in front of industry professionals as much as possible
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Yunah Chung
VP, Content
SAMANSA
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Bryan Korn
Emmy/BAFTA/Annie Award Winning Animation Producer
Messi & The Giants, HILDA
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Golda Calonge
Literary Agent, SWEATER
FMR Legal Counsel, 9 Story Media
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Stephen Talbot
Documentary Producer
PBS
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Kathleen S Wilson PhD
Professor, NYU Tisch
Fmr Media Executive, Viacom
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Max Lopez
Co-founder/CEO
Apartment D Films
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Selita Ebanks
Actress/Producer
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Alison Weller
Actor
Professor, Brooklyn College
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Nick Huston
Gotham Sound
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Kristen Ariza
Actress, Writer, Producer
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Jen Beman
Documentary Editor
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Elise Simon
Paramount
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Taehyun Hwang
Film Programming Director
Korean Cultural Center NY
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Ruth Morrison
Animation Writer
Co-Founder, NYC Animixer
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Bob Flynn
Cartoonist, Fable Vision Studios
Professor, Lesley University