NewFest - LGBTQ+ Film and Media

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NewFest Presents: 100 WAYS TO CROSS THE BORDER

A playful and mesmerizing documentary on the extraordinary Mexican/Chicanx performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña's 40-year career of radical artistic practice alongside his international troupe La Pocha Nostra. Director Amber Bemak presents the philosophical frameworks of an artist with highly impactful, innovative artistic interventions on that border, and presents a unique portrait of his beloved troupe La Pocha Nostra.

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Representation & community matter

We bring together a diverse community of filmmakers and audiences, creating joyful spaces and meaningful conversations that celebrate the many facets of our lives.

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NewFest gives voice & visibility to the wide scope of LGBTQ+ experiences through films & programs that entertain, educate & empower

We bring together a diverse community of filmmakers and audiences, creating joyful spaces and meaningful conversations that celebrate the many facets of our lives.

About us

YOUNG ROYALS Season 2 Panel With Lisa Ambjörn, Edvin Ryding, & Omar Rudberg

GENTLEMAN JACK Season 2: Panel With Sally Wainwright, Lydia Leonard, and Heather Hogan

HACKS Season 2: Panel With Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, and more!

Watch IT'S A SIN Full Cast Panel Conversation

Watch SEARCH PARTY Q&A with Cast

Watch GENERA+ION Panel with Justice Smith, Series Creators & more!

Watch VENENO Panel Conversation

NewFest Presents:
A monthly screening series + discussion

NewFest Pride:
Feature films, TV series & more

Queering the Canon:
Retrospective series, screenings + Q&A's

New Voices Filmmaker Grant

Grant applications are now open and will close on February 28th

NewFest’s New Voices Filmmaker Grant, in partnership with Netflix, supports emerging LGBTQ+ directors by providing funding to make new work, assisting in getting their work more widely shared, and propelling their careers forward through mentorship, networking and professional development opportunities 🎬

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Black Filmmaker Initiative

A program supporting Black LGBTQ+ filmmakers with cash prizes, submission fee waivers, and travel subsidies

The Black Filmmakers Initiative was created in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and in recognition of the need to remove structural barriers and create more opportunities for queer Black artists. The Black Filmmakers Initiative provides festival-related cost assistance to Black LGBTQ+ filmmakers, as well as three new cash prizes for Black LGBTQ+ filmmakers, unveiled in October 2020 at the 32nd Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

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