New York No Limits - call for entry

The 2024 call for entry is closed.

NYNL’s annual film summit is December 4 - 6, 2024. Please check back after the event for the 2025 season.

Feature and Short films are accepted at this time. Short films must be less than 39 minutes in length and be completed after January 1, 2023 - ***All films submitted for this round are in consideration for the film Summit.

Feature films previously submitted remain in consideration until the notification date in October.

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Awards & Prizes

Feature and short films are screened at the Summit. Short films that are screened at our Art of the Short events throughout the year are eligible for an additional screening at the Summit as a Best Of selection. The NYNL jury will select the Best Film, which will be awarded a $500 prize after the Summit.

Rules & Terms

Films of any genre are accepted for consideration in our screening series. Short films produced within 24 months of submission and under 40 minutes in length are eligible for consideration for screening in our periodic Short Film screening series.

Feature films produced within 24 months of submission and 40 minutes or longer in running time will be selected by NYNL staff for inclusion in the Summit. All films must be received by listed deadline dates. Any applications received after each deadline will be considered for the next film series. By submitting to New York No Limits Film Series, you are consenting to the exhibition of your film, the use of all cast/crew names, and images associated with the film for exhibition and promotional purposes.

New York No Limits Film Series does not offer a screening fee to filmmakers.

By submitting a film, the submitter grants New York No Limits the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations. In submitting a film, the submitter shall indemnify and hold harmless the New York No Limits Film Series from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.