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03/22/2026

Why Was Your Film Was Not Selected?

03/21/2026

2026 Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition (spring edition) FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE April 7th! Enter on FilmFreeway, ISA, or Stage 32.

03/19/2026

Big Apple Film Festival Alumni in the Spotlight: THE PILL, starring Noah Bean, Rachel Boston, SAG Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Anna Chlumsky.

03/19/2026

TV Writer/Producer Evelyn Yves (Netflix, HBO MAX, Warner Bros) on starting your career as a TV/series writer (Big Apple Film Festival Industry Networking Sessions)

03/19/2026

In this episode, host Jonathan Lipp, Big Apple Film Festival Founder/Director, speaks with filmmaker Cinqué Lee about his filmmaking career, and his inspirations, as well as his film "LAST RIDE", executive produced by Spike Lee, which had its NYC premiere at the Big Apple Film Festival.

Cinqué, who is also an actor and writer(as well as the brother of filmmaker Spike Lee), discusses his career, his family's influence on his passion for writing and storytelling, his love of nostalgic films, as well as advice for aspiring filmmakers.

Full episode is also available on Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Podcasts.

03/18/2026

MAMA NIGHT, now streaming on BAFF on Demand on the Big Apple Film Festival YouTube Channel.

In a dystopian version of a baby shower, a pregnant woman learns she must give up all her other identities in order to become a real Mama.

A film by Accountable Comedy

Written by Becca Schall
Directed by Joanna Simmons
Produced by Becca Schall and Jessica Taylor
Starring: Becca Schall, Jessica Taylor, Anne Lilly, Rachel Neiheisel, Anna Neu, Lanee' Sanders, Jackie Skinner, and Matt Wassung

Accountable Comedy is the silly, surreal and emotional comedy of Becca Schall and Jessica Taylor. Together they create pieces that run the gamut from absurd sketch, characters, and micro-series to darkly comic short films. Their series "Victorian Ladies," starring a set of Victorian paper dolls, played at Slamdance 2025 where it received the Summer Chastant Episodic Award. Their films and series have also won awards at fests including Catalyst Content Festival, Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, Feminist Border Arts Film Festival, and Iron Mule Comedy Festival.

03/18/2026

In this episode of the Big Apple Film Festival Podcast, BAFF Founder and Director Jonathan Lipp chats with Oscar® nominated producer Krushan Naik on how short films can be used as a calling card for a filmmaker to launch their career, how a short can be used to attract industry attention and build an audience to expand their concept into a feature film, if a short film can be a marketable product on its own, and what the future holds for short films in today's marketplace, primarily on streaming networks such as NETFLIX, and other majors streaming networks.

Based in Los Angeles, Krushan Naik is an Oscar® nominated producer. He served as producer on the Oscar® nominated short film ANUJA, as well as writer and director of the Big Apple Film Festival official selection RESURGENCE.

Krushan is an award-winning director, producer, editor, and educator who has also served as the Head of Programming and a judge for film festivals; taught film production and post-production courses; worked as a Festival Specialist consulting filmmakers on film festivals and marketing strategies, and has featured in various publications, including Film Daily, Mid-Day, Morgan Hill Life, Digital Journal, New York Amsterdam News, Variety, and more. After receiving the "How to Navigate Film Festivals, Marketing & Distribution as a Filmmaker" certification from the Sundance Institute, he worked as a Festival Specialist, consulting filmmakers on film festivals and marketing strategies. In addition, he is an Avid Certified Instructor (ACI) and a Specialist and enjoys creating immersive audio-visual experiences from hours of footage. Krushan has won multiple awards for films produced, co-produced, or produced in association with Krushan Naik Films, including the Telly Award, and has premiered them at prestigious film festivals, including Oscar®/Academy Award®, BAFTA, Canadian Screen Award-qualifying. Moreover, he has a background in visual effects and 3D animation and was also the successful proprietor of an advertising agency, K.N. Kreative Studios, where he collaborated with Bollywood celebrities and top artists in the film and fashion industries from his time in India.

Big Apple Film Festival Podcast is available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

Elevate your film project at the Big Apple Film Festival's Small Group Pitch Sessions. Each participant gets a 10-minute...
03/18/2026

Elevate your film project at the Big Apple Film Festival's Small Group Pitch Sessions. Each participant gets a 10-minute pitch time, coupled with constructive feedback, in an intimate setting with a maximum of 6 attendees per session.

Hosted by Adrienne Stern, a seasoned Casting Director and Producer, these sessions are designed to give emerging filmmakers expert guidance and networking opportunities.

Secure your spot:
https://bigapplefilmfestivalindustrynetworkingevents.eventive.org/schedule/69b1979814e3eb0feb07a3e9

03/17/2026

In this episode, Big Apple Film Festival Podcast host JONATHAN LIPP (BAFF Founder/Director) chats with filmmaker/actor/producer Michael McGlone on how the industry has changed in the last thirty years, opportunities available today for aspiring filmmakers, as well as enlightening perspectives for emerging filmmakers, artists and entrepreneurs.

MICHAEL MCGLONE attended the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, where from, a year later, in his words he "self-graduated." Not long after, through an ad in the paper Backstage, he landed the role that would mark the beginning of his career as an actor. That role was the beloved Patrick McMullen, the excessively moral and excessively conflicted youngest brother in the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Winning film The Brothers McMullen, the directorial debut of filmmaker Edward Burns. Following this success, McGlone would go on to star in She's the One alongside Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Edward Burns, Amanda Peet and John Mahoney. This was followed by numerous critically acclaimed roles in films such as The Bone Collector co-starring with Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, HBO's Subway Stories, Hardball co-starring with Keanu Reeves and many more.

As prolific in television, McGlone's numerous recurring roles include the fan favorite Detective Szymanski on Person of Interest, Bobby McKeen in Starz' dramatic series Crash, NCIS Hawaii and SpikeTV's The Kill Point. In a return to the screen with Eddie Burns you can also see him in their third feature film together, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, in which McGlone plays the fiery Quinn Fitzgerald...

Also a writer, director, producer, musician and performer McGlone's life is often full with work on simultaneous projects. Whether his award winning Kenny The Gun (Big Apple Film Festival official selection), his various poetry and novels, stand-up comedy or Music, McGlone has always pursued the most abundant expression of his multi-talents.

The Big Apple Film Festival Podcast is available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

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