Founded in 2007 by three [then] teenagers, the National Film Festival for Talented Youth is the world’s largest and most influential film festival for emerging filmmakers. Based in Seattle, WA, the four-day film festival includes over 200 film screenings, panels, contests, parties, and networking opportunities for emerging filmmakers. Filmmakers from around the world submit feature-length and short films in narrative, documentary, animation, music video, and experimental categories. Since its founding in 2007, NFFTY has screened films from over 2,500 filmmakers ranging in age from 5 -24 years.
