LIC Arts Open Film Festival
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  • Open Call for Short Films during the LIC Arts Open:

    We invite submissions from filmmakers and artists based in New York City. Our goal is to platform emerging voices and create spaces for cultural and artistic exchange that highlight diverse perspectives, experiences, and forms of self-expression.

    While this edition highlights the theme New York City, we welcome shorts and creative works of any subject or focus. Films can be inspired by the city, reflect life here, or explore entirely other places, ideas, or narratives. We are interested in work that interprets people, spaces, cultures, and material life,  how they intersect, entangle, and shape each other in surprising ways.

    Submit your work and join us in creating a platform for dialogue, reflection, and imagination across the vibrant, complex landscapes of both NYC and beyond.

    If your work engages with these ideas and pushes boundaries of storytelling, perspective, or form, we want to hear from you.

     

  • Location: The Local, 13-02 44th Avenue, Long Island City, NY

    Viewing Date: May 16, 2026  Time: TBD

    Application Deadline: April 22, 2026 @11:59pm

    Acceptance Notification: April 25, 2026

    Accepted Media: short film/video works - For questions about media eligibility, please email info@licartists.org

    Application Fee: LIC-A Members $15.00, non-members $25.00

  • Payment / Apps

    LIC-A does not take any percentage of sales. When your artwork sells, the gallery would like to facilitate a payment to you directly from the buyer using your cash payment app. Please provide your Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, CashApp or other payment app info to receive payments for the sale of your work.  If your work sells, but payment cannot be made through an app for any reason, the gallery will collect the payment for you, and you will be paid by check from the gallery after the show closes. Please enter info below for each of your payment apps.  If you don't use any app to receive payments, enter "None" Examples: PayPal USER: john.smith@gmail.com Venmo USER: @john-smith-8None
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  • This will be a curated film festival. Submitting work does not guarantee selection. Entries can be submitted by this online form only, and submissions must be received by midnight on the date of the deadline.

    Please email info@licartists.org with any questions regarding this exhibition.

    Thank you!

  • Please select your application fee click and Submit Application below to pay the fee through PayPal using a PayPal or Venmo aaccount or a credit/debit card.  As soon as your payment has been processed by PayPal, you will receive an email confirmation of your application.

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