Festival 2026: May 29, 30, 31 at The Zukor Theater
Opening Night Party: May 28, 7-11pm 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, as well as submitted 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 & Development
SAMANSA
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Bryan Korn
Emmy/BAFTA/Annie Award Winning Animation Producer
Messi & The Giants, HILDA
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Ruth Morrison
Animation Writer
Co-Founder, NYC Animixer
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Golda Calonge
Literary Manager, SWEATER
FMR Legal Counsel, 9 Story Media
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Alison Weller
Actor
Professor, Brooklyn College
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Nick Huston
Gotham Sound
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Taehyun Hwang
Film Programming Director
Korean Cultural Center NY
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Ed Kulzer
Senior Editor
Sesame Street
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Jordan Santora
Editor, Sesame Street
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Kathleen S Wilson PhD
Professor, NYU Tisch
Fmr Media Executive, Viacom
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Jen Beman
Documentary Editor
FMR NatGeo
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Nate Martin
Gotham Sound, Comms Director