12/07/2016

The ninth annual CUNY Film Festival at Macaulay Honors College is now open for submissions. Each year, Macaulay Honors College and the Macaulay New Media & Digital Lab showcase the best new work in film and media at CUNY.

The deadline for submissions is midnight, February 24, 2017.

The festival is open to all current and former CUNY students, as well as current CUNY faculty. Filmmakers will have the opportunity to promote their own films, review the work of their peers, and engage with industry professionals. Finalists will be notified in by mid-March.

Attendees will view the finalists’ films on April 28th and 29th. The top filmmakers will receive their awards for their winning efforts at the festival’s annual Gala Night on Sunday, April 30, 2017. The gala will be held at Macaulay Honors College and will be open to the public.

For information, please go to http://macaulay.cuny.edu/submit-film