How to Attend
Welcome to the 37th annual Miloš Forman / Mike Hausman Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF)!
We are returning with another 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 15 at Lenfest, and Awards Night on May 19 at the Paris Theater.
There are 32 films screening for free at the Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room at the Lenfest Center for the Arts with some screening online with the virtual platform Eventive.
From May 15-19, 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 2025.
Key Locations
Here are the key locations (in-person and virtual) where CUFF 2025 will take place:
Lenfest Center for the Arts
615 West 129th Street, New York, NY 10027
Festival Screenings
Home of all festival screenings May 16-18. All Lenfest screenings are free with RSVP.
Please note that although in-person screenings at the Lenfest Center for the Arts often sell out, tickets may still be available at the door; an in-person stand-by line will form before each screening.
Screenwriting Night
Celebrate the winners of the CUFF Screen and TV writing competition with live readings of excerpts from Faculty Selects scripts. Purchase your tickets here.
Eventive
The virtual home of CUFF 2025. Purchase a virtual pass to watch dozens of films from this year’s lineup anywhere in the world. Tickets available soon.
The Paris Theater
4 W 58th St, New York, NY 10019
Home for the CUFF Awards Night screening and ceremony on Monday, May 13 at 7pm. Tickets available soon.
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. Some films will be available to stream May 15-19 at any time with the purchase of a virtual pass.
Programming Blocks
Our 7 programs have been carefully curated 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 16 and 18.
Virtual attendees can have the option to view a selection of 2025 films anywhere in the world from May 15-19 for only $7.50. Passes available soon.
Please contact disability@columbia.edu for any accommodations needed at least five days prior to the event.
Helpful Links
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