NYC- QUEENS WORLD FILM FESTIVAL NAMED ONE OF MOVIEMAKER’S 50 FILM FESTIVALS WORTH THE ENTRY FEE

NY’S QUEENS WORLD FILM FESTIVAL

NAMED ONE OF MOVIEMAKER’S

50 FILM FESTIVALS WORTH THE ENTRY FEE

AS FESTIVALS MOUNT A COMEBACK

LOS ANGELES – April 26, 2021 – MovieMaker Magazine today announced that Queens World Film Festival has been named one of MovieMaker’s 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2021, a year that nearly everyone expects to be better than the one before.

MovieMaker determined the winners of the annual list using festival surveys, filmmaker testimonials and independent research. The full list of festivals is below.

“I expect film festivals to come roaring back in the coming months — but smartly, and safely, balancing our love of film with our top priority, protecting everyone’s health,” said MovieMaker editor-in-chief Tim Molloy. “These festivals have supported their communities, audiences and filmmakers with never-give-up innovations to celebrate our love of movies. Some of the things they perfected in 2020, like virtual screenings, are here to stay, even for festivals that return to in-person, indoor showings.

“But we didn’t just choose these festivals based on their handling of the pandemic. They made this list by proving themselves to be of serious value to the next generation of moviemakers, through awards, prizes, distribution deals, and meetings with future collaborators and friends.”

Here are MovieMaker’s 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee 2021, posted Monday, April 26 at MovieMaker.com:

Albuquerque Film & Music Experience

American Film Festival

Ann Arbor Film Festival

Ashland Independent Film Festival

Atlanta Film Festival

Austin Film Festival

BendFilm Festival

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

Brooklyn Film Festival

Calgary Underground Film Festival

Camden International Film Festival

Cucalorus

Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival

Fantasia International Film Festival

Female Eye Film Festival

Filmfestival Kitzbühel

FilmQuest

FIN Atlantic International Film Festival

Frameline: The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Galway Film Fleadh

Hamptons International Film Festival

Heartland International Film Festival

HollyShorts Film Festival

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival

Indie Memphis Film Festival

Julien Dubuque International Film Festival

Kraków Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Louisiana Film Prize

Mammoth Lakes Film Festival

Miami Jewish Film Festival

Nashville Film Festival

Nevada City Film Festival

New Hampshire Film Festival

New Orleans Film Festival

Ottawa International Animation Festival

Oxford Film Festival

Poppy Jasper International Film Festival

Portland Film Festival

Queens World Film Festival

San Luis Obispo International Film Festival

SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Slamdance Film Festival

Tallgrass Film Festival

Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Torino Film Festival

Vancouver International Film Festival

Victoria Film Festival

Warsaw International Film Festival

WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival

MovieMaker is dedicated to the art and craft of making movies.The 2021 list of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee appears in the Spring 2021 issue, with a cover story on Dasha Nekrasova and her feature directorial debut, The Scary of Sixty-First. The issue is available on newsstands on April 27.

CONTACT: MovieMaker editor-in-chief Tim Molloy: tim.molloy@moviemaker.com

Katha Cato, executive director of the Queens World Film Festival stated that “she is thrilled with this recognition to be among this years top 50 MovieMaker selections, we so look forward to welcoming all of our filmmakers and guests to this year’s Festival!”

QWFF 2021- This Year’s Theme is H.O.P.E. 
(Healing Opportunities Promote Equity)

11th Annual Queens World Film Festival 

Live/virtual hybrid in multiple locations across Queens.

Screenings from June 23-July 3

“The Show Must Go On!” In light of the global health pandemic, the 11th Annual Queens World Film Festival (QWFF) is set to return to various locations in Queens while also streaming the entire schedule on FilmFestivalFlix.com from Wednesday, June 23rd – Saturday July 3rd.

https://queensworldfilmfestival.org/queens-world-film-festival-films/

The complete schedule will go live on May 17.