Fine Cuts 2025: Submit Your Film for the 46th Annual Invitational Film Awards
The School of Media Studies is proud to present the 46th Annual Fine Cuts—an evening celebrating the bold, creative, and boundary-pushing work of emerging filmmakers at The New School.
Fine Cuts 2025, a highlight of the university’s Spark Awards 2025, showcases completed student films that span genres, voices, and perspectives. From raw emotional documentaries to experimental narratives, this annual screening is a cornerstone of the School of Media Studies’ commitment to nurturing media creators who challenge the form and speak truth through film.
The official screening, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and a celebratory reception, will take place on May 9, 2025.
Fine Cuts 2025 invites current students and recent alumni to submit their short films for jury selection. A distinguished panel of film professionals, festival programmers, and New School faculty and alumni will review the submissions.
Submission Deadline: April 6th, 2025 by 11:59 PM
Eligibility Criteria:
- The film must be completed by the FINE CUTS screening date (picture-locked versions are acceptable for jury review).
- Current School of Media Studies undergraduate and graduate students.
- Alumni who graduated in the past year, submitting a film created as part of SMS coursework.
- Films must be 20 minutes or less in total running time.
To submit your film, email a Vimeo or YouTube link (unlisted or password-protected) to finecuts@newschool.edu with the subject line: FINE CUTS submission [Your First and Last Name]
For more details or queries, reach out to finecuts@newschool.edu.