2026 Winter Film Festival Showcases Works From Around the World

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Published on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 17:15

Written by Brad Balfour

Now in its 14th year, New York’s Winter Film Festival is back for it’s 2026 edition. Running February 18 to the 22nd at the Regal Union Square, the Winter Film Festival is a showcase in cinematic diversity. The festival places a special emphasis on highlighting the work of emerging and under-represented filmmakers, and for 2026, the festival will showcase 103 films from around the world – shorts and features, animation, documentaries, dramas, romances, comedies, horror and music videos, including 20 student films and 34 first-time directors. The shorts block includes Made in NY Shorts, Horror Shorts, Documentary Shorts, and Animated Shorts.

Features include Accomplices, in which after a car accident, Sofia and Branko’s idyllic life unravels. As they struggle to cope with the aftermath, their conscience haunts them, transforming their relationship and leading to a series of unexpected events. Beautiful, Pam follows a Queer sex-worker, named Pam, in the midst of a mid-life crisis during the week of their son’s 18th birthday. While living out of a motel and turning tricks, Pam attempts to balance fatherhood and addiction.

The WFF is also dedicated to supporting emerging filmmakers as they break into the industry.  There will be six FREE educational and career-building sessions open to the public, including:

• Film Festivals and How to Look After Your Mental Health (Feb 19, 12:45-2:00pm)

• Casting Strategies for Indie Filmmakers & Actors (Feb 19, 2:15-3:30pm)

• Independent Distribution Strategies: Information vs. Disinformation (Feb 19, 3:45pm-5:00pm)

• Sustainability for Indie Films with NYC MOME's FilmGreen Office (Feb 20, 2:15pm-3:30pm)

• Producing 101 (Feb 20, 3:45pm-5:00pm)

To learn more, go to: https://winterfilmfest.org/wff2026/

2026 Winter Film Festival
February 18 - 22, 2026

Regal Union Square
850 Broadway, New York, NY 10003

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