Big Apple Film Festival is proud to present this week's spotlight director, Michael Paulucci. Michael's films include Tasmanian Tiger, Shirley's Kids and Vollis Shop Road. His current film, "PRONOUNS", has screened an numerous festivals across the country, including Tr...

Big Apple Film Festival is proud to welcome Laura Checkoway to the Big Apple Film Festival Women's Filmmaker Showcase. Her film "EDITH+EDDIE" will screen on Friday, January 19th, 2018 at 8:45 p.m. at the SVA Theatre. 

EDITH+EDDIE

Edith and Eddie, ages 96 and 95, are...

Big Apple Film Festival is proud to welcome Lynn M. Paltrow to the post screening discussion of the documentary 62 DAYS, directed by Rebecca Haimowitz. 62 DAYS tells the story of Marlise Muñoz, a brain-dead pregnant woman whose family was forced to keep her on life sup...

In the Director's Spotlight, Big Apple Film Festival is proud to present our interview with Adrienne Weiss. 

A graduate of Yale, Adrienne Weiss began her career as a theater director but became a filmmaker after realizing that in film she could combine her two great pas...

 In the Director's Spotlight we are proud to present our interview with Big Apple Film Festival alumni and award winner Emilie Bunnell. After completing her B.A. in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Alabama in 2007, Emilie moved to New York City to pursue her c...

In the Director's Spotlight this week we are proud to present our interview with writer/director Christine Vartoughian. Her debut feature film about love and suicide which she wrote and directed, Living with the Dead, has been awarded the Audience Choice Award at the A...

In today's Big Apple Film Festival Director's Spotlight we are proud to present our interview with writer-director Alicia Slimmer. Her directorial debut, "Creedmoria"(2016) screened at various festivals worldwide, including Dances With Films (Winner, Industry Choi...