NYU-MAURICE KANBAR INSTITUTE OF FILM & TV TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AT NYU

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NYU-MAURICE KANBAR INSTITUTE OF FILM & TV TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AT NYU

Our program mentors young artists in the traditions and innovations of an evolving media landscape that is deeply rooted in visual storytelling.

Together, our faculty, staff, and students create more than 5,000 films per year. Subway: A,C,E to West 4th street, R, W to 8th street, 6 to Astor Place

09/10/2026

NYU Tisch UGFTV students taking a short break during their Pitching course in the Animation Area.

photo by Bae 🤓

05/05/2026

Congratulations to all our First Run Film Festival 2026 filmmakers! Thank you to everyone who attended screenings and celebrated with us. That’s a wrap! 🎬

04/01/2026

Please join us next Wednesday (April 8th) for the opening night of the First Run Film Festival! 🎥

This year’s festival features 144 graduate and undergraduate films representing animation, documentary, experimental, and narrative works. 🎬

Then, join us the following Wednesday (April 15th) for the King Awards Ceremony, where 8 finalists’ films will screen at Regal Union Square. 🍿

Full schedule in bio! 👆

02/05/2026

Congratulations to our Grad Film & UGFTV 2026 Academy Award nominees!

Chloé Zhao (Kanbar Institute, Grad Film)
Hamnet
Directing & Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Ronald Bronstein ‘96 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Marty Supreme
Picture, Writing (Original Screenplay), & Editing

Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ‘84 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
F1: The Movie
Sound

12/02/2025

WinterFest 2025 ❄️

Friday, December 5th, 2025
721 Broadway, Lower Level
Screenings start at 5:00 PM

Held once a year in December, the WinterFest: Sight & Sound Showcase features faculty-nominated work by students from the Fundamentals of Sight & Sound Film, Studio, and Documentary courses.

RSVP link in bio

10/15/2025

New Visions & Voices: Intermediate Film Festival

Thursday, October 23, 2025
721 Broadway, Lower Level Concourse
5:00 PM - Reception
6:00 PM - Award Presentation & Niklas Kalborg Production Awards Winners Screening, Theater 006
7:30 PM - Festival Films Screening, Theater 006, 017, 018, 109

Full schedule & RSVP link in Bio.

05/16/2025

UGFTV Chair Professor Ezra Sacks congratulates the Class of 2025 at Radio City Music Hall 👏🎬
“That’s a wrap”

5/16/2025

Photo by Bae

05/09/2025

First Run Film Festival
LA Screening & Alumni Party

Join NYU Tisch School of the Arts Kanbar Institute Film & TV, Associate Dean Michael Burke, Chairs Ezra Sacks and Julia Solomonoff, and faculty & staff from Grad Film and Undergraduate Film & TV for this year’s NYU Los Angeles Screening of First Run Film Festival award-winning films!
Thursday, May 22, 2025
6:30 PM | Screenings
Reception to follow

Directors Guild of America
7920 W. Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90046

RSVP Link in Bio!

05/01/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to First Run Film Festival 2025! And congratulations to all our filmmakers who screened their films!!!
🎥🎬🎞️🎉🍾
See the full list of First Run filmmakers and their films on our First Run Film Festival page (link in bio). 👆

04/18/2025

JOIN US AT THE 5TH ANNUAL NYU SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL!

Friday, April 25th & Saturday, April 26th

RSVP at the link in bio of

Celebrate sports media at the Angelika Film Center, where a curated selection of short films from around the world will be screened in competition for festival awards! Events outside of the screenings will include a panel on the Diverse Mediums of Sports Storytelling and a Pitch Contest where you can get a chance to pitch your sports film ideas in front of people who can turn them into reality! The 2025 festival, produced by the NYU Production Lab, NYU Athletics, and the NYU Tisch Institute for Global Sport, will feature intimate sessions with award-winning sports media veterans who will share invaluable insights!

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