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NY Pause Film Festival celebrated its inaugural launch at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in New York City last week to a packed theater! Thank you to all of our volunteers, staff members, filmmakers, audiences and always supportive sponsors for making this night possible. Thank you UKW Media, JMR Rentals, International Screenwriters’ Association, Final Draft, BKLYN Commons, AND Vine BK Congrats again to our $1000 Cash Prize Winner METROS directed by Jarred Harper and Sarang Sharma for taking home the Audience…

NEW YORK PAUSE was created during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as live event spaces and movies theaters were shuttered due to the global lockdowns. With NYP there’s only one simple mission: to bring independent cinema back into movie theaters in the greatest city in the world. We love streaming content at home but nothing compares to the communal experience of watching cinema in an actual movie theater in New York City. Join us for the inaugural edition on…

Incredible times wrapping up our 10th Year at AMC Theatres in Times Square last week! Thank you to all the filmmakers, alumnus, audience and our awesome team for making this year a memorable one. Although it’s been a tough and challenging year it has also been a rewarding one as we continue to see filmmakers push forward and inspire us all with their amazing works during these tumultuous times. Special HUGE thanks are in order for all of our amazing sponsors…

Despite all the challenges and restrictions of the past year, we are proud to announce that our sister festivals NFNV – New Faces New Voices – and Katra LatinX Fest closed out the year with a bang at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas last month! Thank you to all the filmmakers and audiences for being part of our 2021 Fall Festival. Huge thanks to our amazing sponsors and supporters UKW Media, JMR Rentals, BKLYN Commons, Screenblade, NYWIFT, Final Draft, and International…