2025-02-17T18:09:35-07:00 2024-09-30 990EZ 2023-10-01 813986196 FESTIVAL OF CINEMA INC FEST 9292785432 9060 Union Tpke 8A Glendale NY 11385 Jayson Simba Executive Director 9173240244 2025-02-17 1 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.FestivalofCinemaNYC.com X X 96660 X 60545 36115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96660 0 0 1600 14943 18840 16645 27878 79906 16754 232 -36822 -19836 X 232 178 0 0 0 0 232 178 0 20014 232 -19836 Our organization is an Arts & Culture Not for profit charitable organization. We have held a successful 10-day Arts & Cultural Independent film festival in Forest Hills Queens since 2017. The event screens over 100 independent films from around the world, showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers. In addition to screenings the event hosts seminars, workshops, panels and guest speakers. The competitive festival ends with an award ceremony where 17 award statuettes are distributed amongst the winning filmmakers. On average the event attracts 2100 attendees every year. The 2023 Festival of Cinema NYC screened over 110 independent films from local filmmakers and filmmakers around the world. The 10-day event took place in Forest Hills, Queens at the Regal UA Midway movie theater and additional free public programming at the Queens Library at Forest Hills. Guests included writer/director Dito Montiel. Over 10 workshops, seminars and presentations were offered at the library and included a fundraising workshop, and improv workshop, and free screenings of short films. 42540 70262 70262 Jayson Simba Executive Director 25.00 0 0 0 Maria Valdes Ramos President 6 0 0 0 Anthony Laura Secretary 6 0 0 0 Melissa Center Board Member 6 0 0 0 Ryan Walsh Board Member 6 0 0 0 John Fallon Board Member 4 0 0 0 Natalie Shmuel Board Member 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY Jayson Simba 9060 Union Tpke 8A Glendale NY 11385 9292785432 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 11642 28070 54878 65540 60546 220676 32037 19074 26894 34289 36115 148409 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43679 47144 81772 99829 96661 369085 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 369085 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43679 47144 81772 99829 96661 369085 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^storage costs;3432|payroll services;915|software subscriptions;2096|memberships;430|online marketing and promotions;11425|hardware and equipment;2382|travel and housing accommodations;1220|truck rental;625|Insurance;345|catering;4808|registrations;200^Total;27878^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 We are still paying the (unforgivable) SBA Loan granted to us in 2021 due to the 2020 pandemic Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Our deficit is due to the (unforgivable) SBA loan we were granted in 2021 due to the financial difficulties set on by the pandemic