Filmmaking Events in New York

Check out happening filmmaking events all around New York, NY

Surrounded By Stories: A Scripted & Unscripted Film Showcase

 Sat, 05 Sep at 05:00 pm SVA Theatre USD 50 to 71

Premiere of Magic Thinking (2026)

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:30 pm Hauser & Wirth Free

Dreaming Beyond Rikers

 Sat, 06 Jun at 03:00 pm The People's Forum Free

An Evening With... Electric Theatre Collective!

 Mon, 18 May at 06:45 pm 132 W 21st St Free

The 56th ASIFA-EAST Awards Ceremony

 Fri, 22 May at 06:00 pm Tishman Auditorium, The New School Free

NYIFF 2026 - I, Poppy + Ruptured Lines (short)

 Sat, 30 May at 06:30 pm Theatre 5, Village East by Angelika USD 20

Climax (2018)

 Sat, 06 Jun at 08:30 pm Hauser & Wirth Free

Movie Night in NYC featuring “Under the Lights” Advance Screening

 Sun, 07 Jun at 03:00 pm Helen Mills Event Space and Theater USD 34

Above 110 — An Industry Night by Harlem Cinematic Universe

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm BIXI USD 15 to 29

Deep Frame: Director's Cut | The New York Screening

 Wed, 20 May at 05:30 pm Regal Times Square USD 23 to 34

FILM SCREENING: Seeds for Liberation

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm The People's Forum USD 13 to 45

NYIFF 2026-The Great Shamsuddin Family

 Sat, 30 May at 06:15 pm Theatre 3, Village East by Angelika USD 20

NYIFF 2026-Breaking the Code

 Sat, 30 May at 03:00 pm Theatre 2, Village East by Angelika USD 20

Tracy’s Porch Film Premiere

 Sat, 30 May at 02:30 pm Anthology Film Archives USD 13

NYIFF 2026-Shorts A

 Sat, 30 May at 12:00 pm Theatre 2, Village East by Angelika USD 20

NYIFF 2026 - Vimukt (In Search of the Sky) and Aasmani

 Sun, 31 May at 02:15 pm Theatre 3, Village East by Angelika USD 20

Confronting The Stigma of Mental Illness

 Sat, 06 Jun at 04:30 pm P.S. 180 Hugo Newman Free

Media & Entertainment Industry Networking Event at The Rose, Free Admission

 Sat, 23 May at 08:30 pm The Rose Free

FREE Screening of "A CHIP ODYSSEY" and Dialogue with Filmmakers

 Mon, 18 May at 05:00 pm AMC Lincoln Square 13 Free

Lucky FM 2

 Wed, 27 May at 07:30 pm East Village, New York City

Faits Divers. 9 Films from France, 1979-1994

 Sun, 24 May at 08:00 pm Le Petit Versailles Garden Free

АЛЕКСЕЙ БУДОВСКИЙ. Ближнее Надбоготье

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm White Rabbit's Books USD 39

AMNESIASCOPE: Ryusuke Hamaguchi's TOUCHING THE SKIN OF EERINESS

 Tue, 19 May at 09:30 pm Center For Theatre Research USD 15

UnBroken Screening honoring the Weber Siblings' 80th Anniversary in America

 Sun, 17 May at 11:00 am Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust Free

NYC Premiere of Skweezy Jibbs Makes a Movie w/ Skweezy Live!

 Thu, 13 Aug at 07:15 pm AMC Kips Bay 15 USD 30

Masters in Film Directing Apple Box Short Film Festival 2026

 Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm SVA Theatre Free

NYIFF 2026 - Special Pre-festival Screening - Sholay

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Theatre 1, Village East by Angelika USD 55 to 162

Bizarre Oddities Secret Speakeasy Sun June 7th 8pm

 Sun, 07 Jun at 08:00 pm The Museum of Interesting Things Secret Speakeasy USD 18

NYIFF 2026 - Industry Panel - The Makers of Filmmakers by Radha Chadha

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am Theatre 2, Village East by Angelika Free

French Social Night - Ciné-immersion

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm 407 Broome St USD 20 to 35

NYIFF2026 - Opening Night Film - BAFTA winner Boong

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm Theatre 1, Village East by Angelika USD 55 to 162

Resistance Through Dance Documentary Screening + Q&A

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm The People's Forum Free

What’s Happening? Film Series: Get on the Bus: Community Filmmaking in NYC

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm New York Public Library for the Performing Arts -Bruno Walter Auditorium Free

Conversation with Joan Chen: Memory, Identity, Cinema, and Beyond

 Fri, 29 May at 05:30 pm China Institute of America USD 0 to 15

German Movie Nights: Babystar

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Goethe-Institut New York Free

Filmmakers Connect New York - Networking Party

 Thu, 30 Apr The Rose USD 12 to 23

Intro to Screenwriting: 1-Hour Workshop for Beginners

 Mon, 18 May at 06:00 pm Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance USD 20

NYIFF 2026-Baksho Bondi (Shadowbox) and Razaa (Short)

 Sat, 30 May at 09:15 pm Theatre 3, Village East by Angelika USD 20

NYIFF 2026- Ha Lyngkha Bneng - The Elysian Field

 Sun, 31 May at 11:15 am Theatre 3, Village East by Angelika USD 20

NYSFF PRESENTS: An Evening With Filmshop

 Mon, 18 May at 06:00 pm Cinema Village USD 13

LGBTQ+ Filmmakers & Actors Networking Event

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:30 pm VERS — queer bar, cocktails, snacks, and events USD 0 to 5

NAB Show Review: 2026 Edition

 Wed, 27 May at 06:30 pm 1350 6th Ave Free

FILM CLUB. “Trial of the Road” (1971) by Aleksey German

 Sat, 23 May at 06:00 pm White Rabbit's Books USD 13

NYIFF2026 - Closing Night Film -Tighee

 Sun, 31 May at 05:00 pm Theatre 1, Village East by Angelika USD 55 to 322

Pitch Perfectly LIVE: Workshop & Showcase for Emerging Filmmakers

 Sun, 14 Jun at 12:00 pm DCTV USD 17 to 109

The Last Days of Downtown

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm Center For Theatre Research USD 20 to 75

Black on Screen: Black Feminist Shorts

 Tue, 02 Jun at 02:00 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

MoRUS Lower East Side History Month Film Screening - May 28th

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) USD 18 to 29

Screening of Ann-Christine Westerlund’s Biopic Film “Take Me to Broadway”

 Mon, 18 May at 06:00 pm 58 Park Ave Free

Fire Film Festival 2026 (FFF)

 Tue, 30 Jun at 06:00 pm Village East by Angelika USD 18 to 22

Shadows in Motion: The Magic of Pinscreen Animation

 Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm White Rabbit's Books USD 39

The Sublimely Subversive Films of Billy Wilder IN-PERSON AT DOROT

 Tue, 26 May at 03:00 pm Dorot Free

The Designer is Dead

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm 53 Washington Square S Free

ALL 4 ONE USA PREMIERE// NEW YORK

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Village East by Angelika USD 20

MoRUS LES History Month Film Series

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) Free

Free Film Screening: Acts of Reparation

 Fri, 15 May at 06:30 pm Middle Collegiate Church Free

Elijah (Screening & Discussion)

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:00 pm Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY Free

NYIFF 2026-Romantic Affairs

 Sun, 31 May at 02:30 pm Theatre 5, Village East by Angelika USD 20

NYIFF 2026-Adamya and Jasmine That Blooms in Autumn

 Sat, 30 May at 03:15 pm Theatre 3, Village East by Angelika USD 20

NYIFF 2026-How To Not Have Sex and Distance

 Sat, 30 May at 09:30 pm Theatre 4, Village East by Angelika USD 20

FRAME IN FRAME: Film Screening "Miami" by Sarah Morris

 Fri, 15 May at 12:30 pm WSA Free

Uzbek Video Art Night

 Sat, 16 May at 04:00 pm 560 W 43rd St 2 fl Free

A Westside Experiment Young Actors Laboratory Summer 2026

 Mon, 10 Aug at 10:00 am 154 Christopher St USD 0 to 642

revolog: Create Your Own Specialty Film

 Fri, 29 May at 12:00 pm Vista + CRC Imaging Group USD 13

Inwood Film Festival Filmmaker Mixer

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm 112 Seaman Ave Free

Inner Frame Film Festival

 Thu, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm Francesca Beale Theater USD 50

New Release Film Screening: Anaconda (2025)

 Sat, 13 Jun at 01:00 pm Roosevelt Island Library Free

PRIDE Film Screening: The Imitation Game (2014)

 Wed, 17 Jun at 05:00 pm Roosevelt Island Library Free

Film Screening: Jurassic Park (1993)

 Mon, 29 Jun at 05:00 pm Roosevelt Island Library Free

East Village Film Festival

 Sun, 28 Jan at 10:00 pm Under St Marks Theater USD 13