The producers of the Made in Huntington Film & TV Festival have announced that 36 projects have been selected by the jury of 15 distinguished leaders in the film and television industry, from among nearly 100 entries submitted by both experienced and emerging filmmakers, to the New York area’s newest film and television festival. The titles include many short features as well as a few feature length movies to be presented to the public in 15 programs over the four-day festival, April 3-6, 2025, at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue in Huntington, NY.
In addition to the 15 public screening programs, the festival will also present an Industry Day for emerging filmmakers and content creators on Saturday morning, April 5 at the Cinema Arts Centre. It includes a series of moderated panel discussions with noteworthy industry leaders, designed to guide the attendees on how to prepare their projects to be viable for distribution at festivals, on TV, streaming, and in theaters.
Awards will be presented at the Closing Ceremony on Sunday evening, April 6.
The Festival is presented by the Town of Huntington’s Cultural Affairs Institute, a 501c3 corporation, and is produced by the Town’s Office of Film & Television.
“Since the Town Board approved the formation of the Office of Film & Television in 2022, the Town has been aggressive in our efforts to invite Hollywood to Huntington,” said Ed Smyth, Huntington Town Supervisor. He continued, “We have already welcomed producers from leading media companies like Apple, Hulu, Universal, Netflix, Discovery, HBO Max, and most recently, the 3-time Academy Award winning Steven Spielberg. Making movies and TV in our town has propelled the local economy by patronizing local businesses, leasing private properties, and hiring residents. This festival is another way for us to invite filmmakers to make their movies and tv series here.”
Joe Schramm, the festival’s executive producer and Huntington Town’s Director of the Office of Film & Television added, “The Made in Huntington Film & TV Festival spotlights Huntington as a place where the art of filmmaking is celebrated, and the business of film and television production and distribution is encouraged. That is the impetus for presenting an Industry Day program, and the influence behind our selection of judges”. Schramm continued, “Those who enter festivals deserve to know their work is judged by individuals who appreciate the art of storytelling, while understand that stories can also be viable for distribution. We appointed jurors who are experienced educators, editors, executives and professionals who influence content creation, distribution or marketing of film and TV”.
Festival-goers can choose from four daily programs on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and three programs on Sunday. Each program features either a single length movie or a cluster of shorts arranged according to a common theme. Each program is about 90-120 minutes, and some include conversations with the filmmakers.
The selections represent filmmakers from around the world and around the corner, with some even from the Town of Huntington and the greater New York metro area. Each selection and its filmmaker is to be featured on the festival website starting midday Friday, March 7.
The 36 titles will each be featured in an aggressive social media, digital TV, and print campaign designed to attract ticket buyers. Tickets are $20 each per program. Members of the Cinema Arts Centre are eligible for a member discount.
Tickets are available for sale starting March 7, online at www.madeinhuntington.com or at www.cineamartscentre.org or www.huntingtonny.gov/content
Visit the official website at www.madeinhuntington.com or www.huntingtonny.gov/content for more information about each selected title, about the filmmakers and content creators and for bios on each of the 15 jurors.
For specific event details, contact Joe Schramm, Director of the Office of Film and Television – Town of Huntington - 1 (646) 342-4447.