How to Attend

Welcome to the 35th annual Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF)!

We are returning with another hybrid festival, and we are thrilled to have you with us. CUFF will host in-person screenings and events in New York City and offer a selection of festival films available worldwide. This year promises to be a festival as global, creative, and inspiring as the Columbia MFA students whose work we showcase. 

Join us for our signature in-person events with Screenwriting Night opening the festival on May 16 at Lenfest Center for the Arts, and Awards Night on May 15 at the Walter Reade Theater at Film at Lincoln Center. 

There are 43 films screening for free at the Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room at the Lenfest Center for the Arts and half will screen online with the virtual platform Eventive. 

From May 11–15, the Columbia Film community will come together to watch, network, laugh, and celebrate the very best of our program.

Below, you’ll find information about how to navigate your way throughout CUFF 2023.

Key Locations

Here are the key locations (in-person and virtual) where CUFF 2023 will take place:

Lenfest Center for the Arts 

Festival Screenings
Home of all festival screenings May 12–14. All Lenfest screenings are free with RSVP. Reserve your tickets here.

Screenwriting Night 
Celebrate the winners of the screen and TV writing competition with live readings of Faculty Selects scripts. Purchase your ticket here.

Eventive

The virtual home of CUFF 2023. Purchase a virtual pass to watch dozens of films from this year’s lineup anywhere in the world. Buy your tickets here.

Walter Reade Theater

Home for the CUFF Awards Night screening and ceremony on Monday, May 15 at 7pm. Reserve your tickets here.

Schedule

To view our full schedule, visit our Schedule or All Films pages. All in-competition films will screen once at the Lenfest Center for the Arts. Most films will be available to stream May 11–15 at any time with the purchase of a virtual pass. 

Programming Blocks 

Our 10 programs have been carefully selected by the CUFF programming fellows. Some of these films have already swept up awards at the most prestigious festivals in the world and some are still at the very start of their journeys! All program blocks will screen once between May 12 and 14.

Virtual attendees can have the option to view a selection of 2023 films anywhere in the world. Click here to learn more about the virtual festival. Please contact disability@columbia.edu for accommodations at least five days prior to the event.

Helpful Links

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