Submit Your Film
Share your sports story with the world!
Submission Guidelines
The NYU Sports Film Festival welcomes submissions from filmmakers around the world who tell compelling sports stories. We celebrate the diverse ways athletics intersect with human experience.
Eligible Categories
- NYU Documentary: Documentaries created by current NYU students or alumni
- NYU Narrative: Narrative films created by current NYU students or alumni
- Open Documentary: Documentaries from filmmakers of any background
- Open Narrative: Narrative films from filmmakers of any background
Requirements
- Films must have a clear and central connection to sports, athletics, or physical competition (traditional or non-traditional)
- Maximum runtime of 30 minutes
- Films must have been completed within the last 3 years
- Films previously selected for NYUSFF are not eligible
- All non-English films must include English subtitles
- To be considered for the SNY TV special, films must not include unlicensed/copyrighted footage or audio
How to Submit
- Submissions are accepted exclusively through FilmFreeway
- Please include a screening link and all required materials on your submission page
- Films from the NYU community meeting copyright/licensing requirements are automatically considered for TV broadcast
- By submitting, filmmakers confirm they hold rights to all content and grant NYUSFF permission to present their work across festival platforms, social media, and SNY broadcast
