BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL 2026

The Big Apple Film Festival is a film festival screening independent films from the New York City film community as well as specially selected films from across the country and around the world. The festival honors filmmakers and writers who have played an influential role in the growth of independent filmmaking, through festival screenings and screenplay contests, and presents awards in various categories in filmmaking and screenwriting. It has been named by MovieMaker Magazine among the '50 Fests Worth the Entry Fee' and the '25 Coolest Fests in the World', and by Film Freeway among the 'Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals'.