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OCT 3 & 4 - AFFMEDIA LAB CAREERS WEEKEND AT THE ZUKOR THEATER INFO HERE

JUNE 4-6 - Astoria Film Festival 2027 (OUR 10th YEAR!) SUBMISSIONS OPEN SEPT 1 2026 and CLOSE MAY 1 2027

  • 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

    Students show off their certificates on the red carpet in Festival 2024

  • 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

    Astoria Film Festival Staff at the Youth Festival

  • Main Festival

    Features selected short films, animations, and podcasts from around the world, with filmmaker panels, awards, prizes, parties, and red carpet interviews.

FESTIVAL 2026

Disability Accommodations at the Zukor Theater: 

We ask all of our filmmakers to encode closed captions into their films so they are accessible to all audiences.

We have fidget toys and blankets to borrow for those who might need them.

Wheelchair users: The Zukor is an historical building and as such is unfortunately not wheelchair-friendly.  There are 4 steps up to the hall and then another 4 stairs up to the theater and the single use restroom is right next to the theater entrance.  We can also take you to the main Kaufman building should extra bathrooms be needed.

There is however plenty of room in the back of the theater and the front of the theater for wheelchairs to be comfortably placed. We also have steel wheelchair ramps that we bring with us and we will make sure to get you in, if you are ok using the steel ramps and having us help you.

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

Submissions for the 2026 Festival ended April 21

  • Yunah Chung

    VP, Content & Development

    SAMANSA

  • Bryan Korn

    Emmy/BAFTA/Annie Award Winning Animation Producer

    Messi & The Giants, HILDA

  • Ruth Morrison

    Animation Writer

    Co-Founder, NYC Animixer

  • Golda Calonge

    Literary Manager, SWEATER

    FMR Legal Counsel, 9 Story Media

  • Alison Weller

    Actor

    Professor, Brooklyn College

  • Ed Kulzer

    Senior Editor

    Sesame Street

  • Taehyun Hwang

    Taehyun Hwang

    Film Programming Director

    Korean Cultural Center NY

  • Kathleen S Wilson PhD

    Professor, NYU Tisch

    Fmr Media Executive, Viacom

  • Jen Beman

    Documentary Editor

    FMR NatGeo