DOC NYC

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Years running: 15 (since 2010)

DOC NYC

International Documentary Film Festival in New York.

About

Based at the IFC Center in Manhattan’s West Village, the nine-day festival showcases new achievements in documentary film along with retrospectives, panels and symposia. The festival also invites documentary practitioners from other fields such as photography, writing, and performance.

DOC NYC seeks to make connections that happen “only in New York.” DOC NYC featured gala events with Werner Herzog and Michael Moore; noted guests included Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Byrne, Michael Feinstein, Elliott Erwitt, Bebe Neuwirth.

Program sections:

  • Non-competition features;
  • Special Presentations;
  • American Perspectives;
  • International Perspectives;
  • Jock Docs;
  • Sonic Cinema;
  • Family Docs;
  • Midnight Docs – High adrenaline music films for the late night crowd;
  • Photography on Film.

Awards

  • Metropolis Jury Prize
  • Viewfinder Jury Prize
  • Shorts Jury Prize
  • Pitch Perfect Award
  • DOC NYC Audience Award

Rules

  • Feature documentaries are forty one (41) minutes or longer. Shorts are forty (40) minutes or less, including all credits. 
  • Generally, DOC NYC preferences newer films for inclusion: films which are making their public premiere within calendar year 2024, or, barring that, no earlier than September 2023. 
  • To be eligible for inclusion, films must not have screened publicly in NYC prior to the Festival, nor have been broadcast on US television or online before the festival, nor commercially released on DVD/Blu-ray, VOD, or for download to the public. 
  • Subtitles language: English
  • DOC NYC accepts submissions via FilmFreeway.

Premiere Requirements

City premiere required.

Jury and Organizers

Raphaela Neihausen (Executive Director, Festival Registrar); Thom Powers (Artistic Director).

Documents

Place

United States
New York

Official Website

docnyc.net

Contacts

Address:

174 W. 4th St.
Suite 180
New York, NY 10014
United States

Phone: (917) 397-6321

Email: info@docnyc.net

Contact Emails

info@docnyc.net

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Dates & Deadlines
  • Opening Date
    January 10, 2024
  • Earlybird Deadline
    March 01, 2024
  • Regular Deadline
    April 03, 2024
  • Late Deadline
    May 03, 2024
  • Extended Deadline
    June 20, 2024
  • Notifications
    September 30, 2024
  • Event Dates
    13 November — 1 December 2024
Categories & Fees

Contemporary documentaries from around the world – 41 minutes in length or longer – that demonstrate a bold commitment to subject matter, excellence in cinematic craft and innovation in storytelling.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $60
  • Regular Deadline — $75
  • Late Deadline — $95
  • Extended Deadline — $110

Contemporary documentaries from around the world – 40 minutes or shorter – that demonstrate a bold commitment to subject matter, excellence in cinematic craft and innovation in storytelling.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $45
  • Regular Deadline — $55
  • Late Deadline — $65
  • Extended Deadline — $70
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