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    Opening Night at Gen Art

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    Alec Baldwin and the cast of 'Lymelife' on Opening Night at GAFF '09.
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    Gen Art revelers get a quick fix courtesy of Insomnia cookies before the show begins
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    Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel starring in the Opening Night premiere of (500) Days of Summer
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    Complimentary drinks are overflowing at the premiere after-parties.
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    Gen Art Chicago Film Festival

    Grab a drink and enjoy the high energy premiere after-parties.
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    Patriotville

    Justin Long and Emmanuelle Chriqui starring in Patriotville, official selection of the Gen Art Chicago Film Festival
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    Zooey Deschanel at The Gen Art Film Festival

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    Colin Farrell stops by to support Shea Whigham at his Wristcutters Premiere

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    Filmmakers and fans celebrate at The Gen Art Film Festival

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    Mercy

    Scott Caan and Wendy Glenn starring in Mercy, official selection of The Gen Art Chicago Film Festival
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    Matthew Broderick attends his Opening Night Premiere

GEN ART FILM FESTIVAL
APRIL 7-13, 2010


SUBMIT NOW!

The Gen Art Film Festival is an amazing week of premieres that spotlight the most talented emerging filmmakers in North America. Offering a multi-genre slate of 14 exhilarating films, seven shorts and seven features, the festival is attended by tastemaker film-lovers, critics and industry professionals. Each screening is followed by an after-party at one of New York's most exclusive nightspots where filmmakers receive the VIP treatment and have the opportunity to mix and mingle with their audience.

Our mission is to give filmmakers and attendees the best possible festival experience right in the heart of New York City. By showcasing only one short and one feature each night, we focus all of the festival's energy, on a nightly basis, towards granting our audience access to some of the freshest, most captivating emerging voices on the festival circuit.

Since its creation in 1996, Gen Art has had the pleasure of introducing our audience to a multitude of cutting-edge directors including Cary Fukunaga, Brad Anderson, Adrienne Shelly, Richard Shepard, The Duplass Brothers, Alex Holdridge, Brian Dannelly, Four Eyed Monsters, Azazel Jacobs, The Martini Brothers, Michael Skolnik & Paola Mendoza, Austin Chick, George Ratliff, Ari Gold, Tim Blake Nelson, Kevin Bacon, Fisher Stevens and Alan Cumming.

The festival provides access for any film lover to experience a red carpet movie premiere like a true insider, as all tickets provide admission to both the premiere and after-party with cast and filmmakers in attendance. In 2010 we celebrate our 15th Anniversary, which promises to be our biggest year ever. Don’t miss your chance to see the next legends of independent film as they kick off their careers in front of the sexiest audience on the planet.

Gen Art inspires me as a filmmaker. It is so exciting to share something with a really young, super hip audience.
Kevin Bacon (Loverboy)

I absolutely adore your festival. Your love and respect of your filmmakers can be felt the whole way through and it makes it unlike any other festival experience I've ever had. You really make the work feel important.

Lilianna Greenfield-Sanders (Adelaide)

Gen Art is currently accepting submissions for the 2010 film festival.  All submissions will be considered for both the New York festival and the Chicago festival (June, 2010)
For more information click here.

NEW YORK

Get the latest news on Gen Art's annual film festival in New York, including photos, videos, and archives from the past 14 years of premieres.

PHOTOS

See the celebs, directors, and film lovers from past Gen Art Film Festivals in both New York and Chicago.

AWARDS

Each year Gen Art, through its partnership with Acura, has provided $30,000 in prize money annually to support some of the best emerging talent in film.

CHICAGO


The 3rd Annual Gen Art Chicago Film Festival presented by Acura took place June 24-27. 
 

VIDEO

Get up close and personal with the filmmakers and stars, from the red carpet to the after-party.

PRESS & INDUSTRY

Visit our press gallery and find out how the Gen Art Film Festival continues to make headlines each year.

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