American Cinematic Experience
Throughout history, American film has raised the bar in a broad spectrum of elements, including technology, performance, style, innovation and experimentation. While filmmakers all across the globe continue to stun audiences with incredible cinematic masterpieces, our goal is to focus solely on American-made works. From the backyard to the backlot, this country has harvested some of the most talented visionaries and storytellers known to man. The American Cinematic Experience is a celebration of these artists of the past, present and future.
By providing an exclusive forum for domestic film and video, we magnify the focus on this country's creative voice. There is no better time than now for Americans to express themselves and communicate, through their art, on an international level. ACE Fest sets out to embrace those who share their thoughts, dreams, opinions, fears and ideas through the eye of the lens.
Now in its second year, the ACE Film Festival has caught the attention of countless filmmakers, artists, publications, companies and supporters. The annual celebration in New York City is considered to be one of the most anticipated events on the industry calendar, bringing together not only people from all over the United States, but all corners of the globe as well. To learn more about last year's ACE Fest, please visit our Archive.
Helping The Filmmakers
Aside from the broader scope of our mission, we also strive to help the one thing that keeps us alive - the filmmakers. Without them, a blank screen is just about all we would have to offer an audience. All selected films get their very own page on AceFest.com for artwork, interviews, synopsis, cast/crew information, trailers, clips and more. We take individual film promotion very seriously and work hard to build an eager audience for each piece we play, regardless of duration or genre. Beyond promotional efforts, we deliver a diverse New York City demographic to each and every screening, including an exciting blend of moviegoers, peers, distributors, industry executives, press and more! Our location is key. Selected films play in the heart of the media capital of the world, New York City. Our low ticket prices not only make the film festival experience accessible to the general public, but enticing to all. For a chance to have your work played at ACE Fest, Submit Now!
About NYFA
From the inception of ACE Film Festival, The New York Foundation for the Arts has been a loyal and proud supporter. We are very excited to join forces with this one-of-a-kind organization to produce the 2008 event.
NYFA offers a wide variety of programs serving filmmakers, including Fiscal Sponsorship, Artists' Fellowships, and NYFA Source. For a complete list of NYFA's programs, please see NYFA's For Artists page.
Some of the countless filmmakers NYFA has supported over the past thirty years include Zana Briski, Maryann De Leo, Todd Haynes, Reginald Hudlin, Tamara Jenkins, Nathaniel Kahn, Barbara Kopple, Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Kimberly Peirce, Yvonne Rainer, and Julie Taymor.
Todd Haynes states: "At a time in my life when reputation or experience would have excluded me outright, the grant NYFA awarded me allowed me to pay the lab costs for the film I'd just finished, a film shot entirely with dolls called Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story. As a result of that film's reception, I was eventually able to make my first feature, Poison, a film inspired by the writings of Jean Genet which NYFA would once again support. (These people weren't afraid of anything!) In many ways I owe whatever career I've had as a filmmaker to these fundamental acts of support. They not only helped pay the bills, they helped to protect the work of an emerging artist at a time when concerns of the market or career can surely crush the best in us."
NYFA has supported emerging filmmakers since 1976. The ACE Film Festival marks the organazation's first time as a presenter of a film festival.
