The mission of the New York International Children's Film Festival is to promote intelligent, passionate, provocative cinematic works for ages 3–18 and to help define a more compelling film for kids.
NYICFF's programs are built upon the philosophy that young people possess an emotional, intellectual, and creative acuity that is rarely reflected in the mainstream children's media. The festival finds and presents a kaleidoscopic assortment of excit...
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The mission of the New York International Children's Film Festival is to promote intelligent, passionate, provocative cinematic works for ages 3–18 and to help define a more compelling film for kids.
NYICFF's programs are built upon the philosophy that young people possess an emotional, intellectual, and creative acuity that is rarely reflected in the mainstream children's media. The festival finds and presents a kaleidoscopic assortment of exciting, entertaining, diverse, risk-taking, stimulating films not available in theaters, on television, or on DVD. The festival pushes the boundaries of style and subject matter to help redefine and elevate what is meant by "film for kids."
The New York International Children's Film Festival began in 1997 with a single program of short films screened six times for an audience of 600. Since then, it has grown into the largest festival for children and teens (ages 3-18) in the country. NYICFF has presented 1100 films since 1997 for children and...
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