The SUNY Niagara Film & Animation Festival
š SUNY Niagara Open House | āļø April 2026: Sanborn + NFCI Open Houses @ SUNY Niagara | Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 11:00AM - 5:00PM The SUNY Niagara Film & Animation Festival is an annual event, held each spring on the collegeās Sanborn campus. The festival brings together filmmakers and animation artists from all over Western New York and beyond. Topping the SUNY Niagara Film & Animation Festival is an international film competition, in which awards are given to filmmakers in a variety of categories. A $200 prize is awarded to the best films in the following categories: Drama, Comedy, Animation, Documentary, Music Video, Horror, and Experimental. Judges for the contest include filmmakers, animators, actors, musicians, and other professionals in the field. The event is sponsored by SUNY Niagaraās Digital Media Department, Animation Department, and the SUNY Niagara Digital Filmmakers Club, and the collegeās Office of Student Life. Three additional $100 prizes are awarded to local filmmakers in the āBest of 716ā category: Best High School Student Film, Best College Student Film, and Best of the Festival. And two $2,000 scholarships for best WNY High School Student Film & Animation. Film submissions are due by April 1, 2025 First Prize - Animation āThe MonsterāDirected by Ruby Yang & Bomin Kim, Republic of Korea First Prize - Comedy āHome PoliciesāDirected.
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