Welcome to the Long Island Youth Film Festival, where we celebrate the creativity and talent of emerging filmmakers from Long Island! In our inaugural year, we're dedicated to showcasing the finest work from local up-and-coming directors, writers, and storytellers. Join us for an inspiring journey into the future of filmmaking, right here in our community!

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Judges & Planning Committee:

Festival Director - Ted Cavooris
Coordinator - Charlotte Brennan
Art Director - Nicole Wolert
Community Relations - Vincent Biello
Videographer/Photographer - Josh Suarez
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OUR 2024 WINNERS:
Best Narrative Short - Jada Smith for "PERIWINKLE"
Best Documentary Short - Jayden Metellus for "TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN"
Audience Award for Best Narrative Short - Ryan Gross for "DRIVE"
Audience Award for Best Documentary Short - Giorgio Citarella for "JELLYFISH" & Eric Patrick Cameron for "THE SPACEWESTERN OF THE SOUTHWEST"

Links
Film Freeway
filmfreeway.com/LIYouthFilmFestival
Instagram
instagram.com/liyouthff?igsh=dnFqYnk3dzA3bXVw
Cinema Arts Centre
cinemaartscentre.org
Youth Advisory Board
linktr.ee/cacyab


*Copyright Notice:*

LIYFF and Long Island Youth Film Festival are trademarks of the Cinema Arts Centre, a 501(c)(3) organization. All works and organizations referenced by the filmmakers are their own copyrighted material and/or entities. Use of other copyrighted material is used under the fair use provisions of Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. Fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. All rights reserved.