New York Festivals Television and Film Awards, now in its 67th year of celebrating “trailblazing storytelling,” is now open for entries.
The 2025 TV & Film Awards honors “the rich diversity of content created by global storytellers on all viewing platforms, engaging audiences around the world.”
“We are thrilled to announce the debut of seven new categories: Anthology Entertainment Series, Anthology Entertainment Special, Multi-Platform Promotion, Sports Anchor/Analyst, Sports Anthology, Sports Studio Show, and Streaming Anthology,” said Rose Anderson, Executive Vice President & Executive Director of New York Festivals TV & Film Awards. “They join the existing Social Justice categories across all genres and platforms, as well multiple Journalism and Entertainment categories. Along with stories that show how individual actions can change the world and the ability of the human spirit to triumph over adversity, today’s storytellers are finding new ways to keep viewers informed, entertained, and engaged in our ever-changing and interconnected world.”
The deadline to enter the 2025 Television & Film Awards competition is December 31, 2024. To view entry details and competition rules and regulations and 2025 categories, visit HERE.
All Entries in the 2025 competition will be judged online and screened by NYF’s TV & Film Awards Grand Jury of 300+ award-winning producers, directors, writers, and other creative media professionals from around the globe. The 2025 award-winning entries will be announced at the 2025 Storytellers Gala and showcased in the TV & Film Awards winner’s gallery.
New York Festivals TV & Film Grand Awards for 2024 went to the following programs:
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White Angel – The End of Marinka (German Television ZDF), for Docudrama
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The Great Kanto Earthquake – Three Days of Ruin in Tokyo: Part 1/ Part 2 (NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation), for History & Society
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La Mesías (Movistar Plus+), for Drama
Sports journalist, Olympic champion, and broadcasting pioneer Donna de Varona was honored with the 14th annual NYF Lifetime Achievement Award.
New York Festivals announced the 2024 TV & Film Awards winners at the 2024 Storytellers Gala virtual event on April 16. Anchored from New York City’s Lincoln Center, the virtual event featured global audio and video highlights, award winners’ acceptance speeches from around the world, and up-close and personal spotlights featuring some of radio and television’s most respected storytellers.
