Film Diary NYC is a festival for experimental non-fiction that captures the personal history and daily experiences of the filmmaker and the world they encounter.
Through an annual festival and ongoing special events, we provide a platform for the most heartfelt but most overlooked cinema: diary films, home movies, and personal documentary.
Please read the description of the type of films we screen before submitting. Check out the 2022 program on our website if you are unsure about the kind of films we're looking for: www.filmdiary.info
"An organization unparalleled in our current moment within the New York film world." - Devon Narine-Singh, filmmaker, curator, educator (RISD)
"A community of artists committed to cutting through the bullshit, excited to use any and all media to increase our understanding & create authentic connection." - Julie Perini, filmmaker, educator (Portland State University)
"Film Diary NYC has already managed to establish itself as one of the most interesting platforms for personal cinema in the city. I can only regard their commitment to their work with total admiration and applaud their tirelessness in the act of shedding light on a vital, universal, and too-often unsung category of cinema. I can tell you from my experience working with them that they are incredibly kind, conscientious and genuinely passionate curators committed to presenting original, personal work by unseen artists, in the tradition of Jonas Mekas. The enthusiastic community support I've seen for their work likewise is hugely impressive for a screening series still in its early days." - Joe Wakeman, executive director, Millennium Film Workshop