To see the list of winners from our latest festival round, you can visit our official website.
We have featured the winners in two different sections, providing both a summary and a detailed overview. These are great filmmakers and artists who are striving to find their voice, their style, and their cinema.
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Dear followers and friends,
Unfortunately, we have lost access to our Instagram account, @newyorktristate , and will no longer be able to continue our activities there.
As a result, that account will remain as an archive of the beautiful film posters from our past festivals. From now on, we will be sharing all our content here, on this new account.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our followers on the old account and kindly ask that you follow this current page. This is our official account, and it has also been listed on our website.
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The winners of the latest edition of our festival have been announced!
Head over to our website to see the winners:
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You can also be a part of our community and compete for various categories!
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Our Online Screening is live!
Here are the posters of the films, shows and music videos that are included on the list for our online screening.
A few more titles may be added later.
Our online screening will be active until January 18, 2026
You can buy tickets through this link:
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Come and watch these great works of art!
You can also buy tickets for your friends as a gift. Simply put their email addresses when buying tickets.
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The deadline for our latest Call for Submission is approaching fast (and it won't be extended!)
So if you're interested in being a part of this great community, submit your work(s) now.
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We are excited for this.
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NYTSIFF Winners - August 2025
REBORN
Director Aida Korman
in Best CustomDesign
“ReBorn” follows a woman escaping the noise of the city to reclaim the lost pieces of herself. In an abandoned sock factory, its graffiti-covered walls become an open-air museum, whispering stories of identity, rebellion, and style. Wearing ReBorn street couture, she immerses herself in the colors, textures, and rhythm of the asphalt.
Her journey leads her high into the mountains, to the nomadic village of Lukomir. Here, where the wind carries the whispers of ancestors and medieval stećak stones guard forgotten tales, she finds silence. Draped in haute couture inspired by traditional folk costumes, she reconnects with her true self.
“ReBorn” is a visual and emotional journey — from graffiti to stećaks, from urban grit to mountain serenity. A story of escape, encounter, and rebirth.
NYTSIFF Winners - August 2025
Heal avec Delphine
Director Delphine Breyne
in Episodic
Heal avec Delphine is a deeply personal docuseries that follows individuals navigating life after cancer, trauma, alopecia, and other challenges. Each episode invites viewers into a powerful journey of reconnection and renewal—beginning with an intimate look at the person’s world, followed by a transformative beauty restoration at Delphine’s atelier, and ending with a meaningful surprise to mark their new beginning.
NYTSIFF Winners - August 2025
SONNENWAGEN
Director Thomas Pohl
in Documentary Feature
The World Solar Challenge in Australia is the world’s most famous and challenging race for solar cars. It runs 3000 kilometres from Darwin in the north across the continent to Adelaide in the south and is regarded as the most innovative solar race with a focus on efficiency and environmentally friendly mobility. The team from RWTH & FH Aachen University has successfully established itself on the global scene and regularly takes part in the race.
The film ‘Sonnenwagen - Future Mobility’ shows the development of the ‘Covestro Adelie’ solar car and sheds light on the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in light of the current mobility and energy debate. In addition, science journalist and author Ranga Yogeshwar, neuroscientist and author Prof Dr Maren Urner, former Opel boss and CEO of Continental Dr Karl-Thomas Neumann, the Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Covestro Sucheta Govil, the CEO DACH of Siemens Digital Industries Software Klaus Löckel, the Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport in NRW Oliver Krischer, the Rector of RWTH Aachen University Prof. Dr Ulrich Rüdiger, the former Head of Aerodynamics at Mercedes-Benz Teddy Woll and the Managing Director of the World Solar Challenge Chris Selwood.
NYTSIFF Winners - August 2025
Remarkable: Voices from the Trans Community
Director Logan Ward
in Best LGBTQ Film
This film addresses many anti-trans talking points that have been mistakenly associated with trans healthcare and social transition. Starring Julia Serano, who introduces a bottom-up approach to identify marginalization, and created by trans man Logan Ward. This film aims to help researchers and journalists see that the best way to address trans marginalization is to bring trans people into the creation process. The interviews and trans perspectives throughout the film propose that believing trans people’s identities is the first step to us being able to trust one another again.
NYTSIFF Winners - August 2025
Parallel Tracks
Director Patrick Juranyi
in Best Dance Film
Parallel Tracks is a short dance film following a young woman’s journey through a fragmented urban landscape as she confronts her inner self. Caught between motion and stillness, presence and reflection, she navigates an emotional terrain where reality and psyche blur. Echoing the introspective tone of Bergman’s Persona, the film explores identity, duality, and the silent tensions that shape our inner lives.
NYTSIFF Winners - August 2025
Microdose
Director Alex Pera
in Best Editing
“Microdose” is about a man who takes small amounts of drugs before cruising his motorcycle in Chicago every night. He buys large amounts of drugs to feed his addiction. This film is a point of view of the night of buying his mass amount of drugs, but this night is different than the rest…
NYTSIFF Winners - August 2025
The Truth
Director Elizabeth Troxler
in Original Score
A stunning aerialist performance on bungee trapeze integrated with powerful poetry and words for this time.
