NewFest
New York's Home for LGBTQ+ Film and Media. Ensuring LGBTQ+ stories are seen, heard & celebrated since 1988
🎉 Save the Date for NewFest38: October 15-25, 2026🌈 15% Off NewFest Merch
NewFest Membership Just Got A Makeover!
Become a Member and Join a Community Built for Queer Cinema, Storytelling, and Belonging.
NewFest now has new and improved membership tiers. You told us what you wanted and we listened. We want to ensure our community gets to experience the most out of NewFest’s year-round programming. Now we’re connecting to our community by creating a new membership program with intention, accessibility, and belonging at its core.
MY SUNNY VALENTINE
See You Tomorrow at The Green-Wood Cemetery!
NewFest and Hinge are hosting a free outdoor screening that celebrates the vital role dating plays in our queer lives. Grab your friends and lovers for a charming collection of short films. Plus all guests get a free drink and popcorn on us!
The Green-Wood Cemetery
Enter at Prospect Park W & 20th St
4 blocks from the 15th Street / Prospect Park F/G Station.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 8:30pm
Doors open at 7:45PM with sounds by DADDIE
The Green-Wood Cemetery
Enter at Prospect Park W & 20th St
4 blocks from the 15th Street / Prospect Park F/G Station.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 8:30pm
Doors open at 7:45PM with sounds by DADDIE
Submissions are now closed for NewFest38
The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival returns October 15–25, 2026.
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