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Made in Huntington Film & TV Festival
Bringing Hollywood to Huntington
The Made in Huntington Film & TV Festival is a vibrant celebration of talent and creativity, showcasing the best of what the filmmaking community has to offer. The festival provides a platform for emerging and established filmmakers alike to share their stories, perspectives, and artistic visions with audiences. From thought-provoking documentaries to captivating local interest stories, the festival offers a diverse range of content that reflects the diverse voices of Huntington and beyond. With engaging screenings, interactive discussions, and networking opportunities, the Made in Huntington Film & TV Festival promises an immersive and inspiring experience.
Made in Huntington, Long Island NY
The “Made In Huntington Film & TV Festival” is new in 2025, and is intended to encourage film and television production in the Town of Huntington, on Long Island. Filmmakers from around the world, or around the corner, are invited to come to Huntington this summer, to produce short subject programs (40 minutes or less) or feature length (depending on category) that are made in some part, within the town. Additionally, a Beyond Huntington track offers an additional set of categories for content produced beyond Huntington's borders
Programs submitted in the Made in Huntington track should also feature persons, places, and/or cultures found within Huntington. For example, cultures may be identified by ethnicity, national origin, foods, music, religious affiliation, language, sexual orientation, or special needs. Filmmakers may submit their completed works into the competition for prizes. There are various prize categories for entries from professional filmmakers as well as non-professionals and students.
For this year, we are applying to have submissions sent through Film Freeway. We are working on connecting with Film Freeway to set up the official Made in Huntington Film & TV Festival Submissions Page.
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Submissions open Friday May 31, 2024. The regular deadline for entries is Monday January 20th, 2025.
In March, a team of qualified jurors, selected from the film and television industry, will screen the entries, by category, and select the finalists within each category, to then be presented in a series of 40 public screenings, during the festival period April 3rd-6th, 2025.
Winners will be selected from among the finalists in each category. ​​
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Huntington Announces Inaugural Film Festival
Image Credit: Dana Elliot Ritcher & Diane Schaber
Image Credit: Dana Elliot Ritcher & Diane Schaber
Image Credit: Dana Elliot Ritcher & Diane Schaber
Image Credit: Dana Elliot Ritcher & Diane Schaber
Photos taken from the press conference announcing the launch of the Made in Huntington Film & TV Festival
Image Credit: Dana Elliot Richter , Diane Schaber
Huntington Office of Film & Television
The business of film and television production is rapidly growing! In response, Ed Smyth, Supervisor of the Town of Huntington (left in photo), appointed Joe Schramm (right in photo) to start up the Town’s new Office of Film & Television with the goal of promoting Huntington as a new hub for the film and TV production industry.
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The Office has two objectives:
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1: To increase the number of location shoots
2: To expand the number of production facilities in the Town
