For Educators
Classroom Visits
If you are interested in a classroom presentation for your students, the NFFTY team is available!
MARCH - APRIL: We are scheduling in-person classroom visits in the greater Seattle area to preview the trailer and a film from NFFTY 2025 and talk about guest speakers and opportunities around this year’s festival. We can also schedule presentations via Zoom or Google Meet for our out-of-town schools and anyone else who prefers it!
Please email info@nffty.org to request a school visit!
Attending NFFTY
WHY ATTEND NFFTY?
Student field trips to NFFTY can provide a next-level educational experience for aspiring filmmakers and media creators. Whether or not your students have a film screening at NFFTY, student group field trips are highly encouraged due to the educational experience that the festival can provide. Every year we bring out industry professionals that connect with and speak to students and festival-goers, and we’re increasing these offerings every year. In past years, we have had exceptional speakers such as Rayka Zehtabchi, NFFTY alum and Academy-award winning director of Period. End of Sentence., Sean Wang, another Oscar nominated NFFTY alum and director DIDI, Raven Jackson, director of All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, Sev Ohanian, producer of Fruitvale Station and Judas and the Black Messiah, Carlos López Estrada, director of Blindspotting and Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, and many other notable industry professionals!
EDUCATOR GUIDE FOR VISITING NFFTY
Looking for more information on NFFTY 2025? Download this guide, which the NFFTY team will continue to update with highlights and updated details. As always, please reach out to our team with any questions.
DISCOUNTED TICKET PRICING
We offer exceptional pricing for groups of 10 or more at NFFTY — please visit our group ticket pricing page for more information! If you have questions or need any support around ticket purchasing or planning a visit to NFFTY, please email info@nffty.org.
48 HOUR FILM OFF
One of the highlights of our annual festival is the high school 48 Film Off competition. This competition is held annually in the spring, sometime in March 2025. 15 high school teams will compete to make the best film in the span of a weekend. The winning team takes home a $500 check for their school’s film program and each registered team receives up to 5 filmmaker passes! To learn more click on the link below.
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“While Sundance and other film festivals have a program for youth, NFFTY is entirely designed with the young filmmaker in mind. Filmmaking is, by necessity, a collaborative art form, so building a network is a critical first step for every young filmmaker. NFFTY gives youth the opportunity to learn from industry professionals and each other as they meet other young filmmakers from all over the world… We routinely travel out of state to visit college programs, tour the industry, or attend film festivals. If NFFTY was on another continent, the trip would be worth it.”