Film Submissions
The Annual Israel Film Center Festival
Rolling submissions for the Israel Film Center Festival 2026 are open through the form linked below. Please read our eligibility and submission requirements below.
FESTIVAL OVERVIEW
The Israel Film Center Festival is the leading festival of Israeli films in New York. It celebrates the best in recent Israeli cinema at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan and other locations in the New York Metro Area.
Submissions are now closed for the 2025 festival, but we invite submissions for Israel Film Center Festival 2026 until February 28, 2026.
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A FILM FOR ISRAEL FILM CENTER FESTIVAL 2026
If you have any questions about submission, please email jklitz@mmjccm.org
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Subject Matter:
Categories:
The Israel Film Center Festival election committee accepts all kinds of features, narratives, documentaries, shorts, and experimental films.
Exhibition Formats:
The filmmaker is responsible for supplying the festival with an exhibition copy of the film in one of the following formats: DCP and/or Pro-res (QT)
Production & Subtitling:
All films submitted to the 14th annual festival must be from the last two years. The Festival will accept submissions still in post-production, though a final, fully-mixed, subtitled, and color-corrected exhibition copy must be available by the delivery deadline in advance of the festival.
All final screening copies of the film must include English subtitles/captions.
Premiere/Release Status:
Films which have had a wide commercial theatrical, television, or online release in the U.S are not eligible for submission. Films available via commercial streaming platforms whether by subscription or pay-per-view (e.g., Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, etc.) are ineligible. Though the Festival does not enforce any specific premiere status, films not yet exhibited in the New York City media market will receive preference over those that have already screened within the greater metropolitan area.
Submission Formats:
Submissions must be made available to the festival via online screener link. No physical media will be accepted.
