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Celebmix

“Creators also learned valuable insights from television executives Evan Shapiro, Frank Fernandez, & Robin C. Adams, and founders of the Women’s Weekend Challenge, Katrina Medoff & Tracy Sayre.”

Indieactivity

“We saw inspiring content, met many incredible creators and thoroughly enjoyed the overall NYC Web Fest 2018 experience.”

HuffPost, USA

“Aside from great planning and organization, what makes a festival great is inclusion.”

Broadway World

“NYC Web Fest is one of the few festivals that has an International AND Foreign Language category, because they receive so many submissions from around the world.”

Celebmix

“The new streaming company, PopChest, also awarded the Best Web Series winner with a thousand dollar cash prize”

Weekend Argus, South Africa

“According to Atkins, this year saw record numbers of submissions and attendees.”

HuffPost, Spain

“We are very proud to have won this award at the New York Festival.”

Digital Reporter, Russia

“NYC Web Fest has grown significantly on a global scale.”

Backstage

“6 Great Festivals for New Media Creators”

CBC Arts

“Audiences need to be paying attention to web series because, quite simply, they would be exposed to things that aren’t even an option on TV”

Celebmix

“Founded in 2014, it’s now in its third year expanding more and more.”

Talk Nerdy With Us

“It’s a weekend highlighting the best of the best in the web series world, with screenings, panels, and awards.”

CelebMix

“Leading the nominations is India’s first same-sex web series with an impressive six nominations.”

Variety

“I feel very happy and optimistic about the future of online independent content…”

Indiewire

“Now in its third year, NYCWF is following a very successful second edition.”

Daily Mail

“The Graceland Happiness Project, won Best Documentary at the NYC Webfest in November…”

Black Talent TV

“NYCWF is another venue for these talented individuals to be recognized and I salute Lauren Atkins for this incredible endeavor.”

netTVnow

“The biggest challenge was starting something that had not been done in New York before.”

Tubefilter

‘NYC Web Fest To Feature World Premiere Of Lewis Black’s ‘The Mentors’ Series’

Hipertextual

“La genial serie sobre Nikola Tesla que no deberías perderte…”

MPR News

“Theater People” has had more than 30,000 episode views, and it’s been picked up for 10 different film festivals.

The Age

“No Strings Attached: Melbourne-based Tinder web puppet series inks TV deals…”

Backstage

“New media festivals like the six detailed below are a great way to get your project out there while also getting a taste of what others in the industry are doing.”

IF

“SBS snaps up Aussie online hit after 20 million YouTube hits…”

Arts Hub

“Filming begins in Sydney next month on Seasons 4 and 5 of one of Australia’s most successful web series Starting From…Now!”

Flickering Myth

“Writer and director Lisa Gifford released her web series, 3some, based on her published play of the same name in 2013.”

World Wide Web Serie

NYC Web Fest: anche l’Italia vincitrice nel webfest della Grande Mela

Indiewire

“The creative community in New York is second to none, and it’s cool to see everyone come together and support each other’s projects.”

The Daily Dot

“If you are looking for some new webseries to add to your video queue, it’s time to go where the winners play.”

Charleston City Paper

“Often Awesome, the web series that follows Tim LaFollette after his diagnosis with ALS, won the award for Best Web Series at NYC’s Web Fest.”

Press Releases

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