New York International Children's Film Festival
new york international childrens film festival nyicff annual oscarqualifying film festival founded eric beckman emily shapiro support creation dissemination thoughtful provocative intelligent film child teen age addition annual fourweekend event march festival present yearround programming filmmaking camp new york city satellite festival miami fl westchester ny touring program independent theater cultural institution nationwide flagship new york city festival grown one weekend film largest film festival child teen north america screened course four week venue throughout nyc festival program – narrowed roughly international submission – consists approximately short feature film filmmaker qas retrospective program party premiere audience member age vote festivalwinning film winner festival juried prize eligible academy consideration best animated best live action short film category