Woodstock Film Festival

Major legitimate festival with strong credentials

The Woodstock Film Festival is a premier independent film festival in the Hudson Valley, New York, founded in 2000 as a grassroots arts organization that has grown into one of the most influential regional festivals in the US. It is notable for its "fiercely independent" ethos, strong focus on music in film, and commitment to politically engaged, socially conscious documentaries and narrative features, while serving as an Oscar-qualifying festival for short films in Live Action, Animated, and Documentary categories.

Last updated Jul 16, 2026

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• My Horror Short "Wild Animals" (w/ Larry Fessenden) is now streaming on CryptTV: Here's how we did it!
  redditApr 25, 2026Negative

  This is my horror short "Wild Animals," which has had an amazing festival run (we won Best Narrative Short at Festival of Cinema NYC, and played the Academy-qualifying Woodstock Film Festival) and is now streaming on CryptTV's YouTube channel. So I wanted to share my experience, and hopefully it helps someone! LOGLINE: A father and son's hunting trip turns into a nightmare when the boy reluctantly kills a strange animal and unleashes a curse. BUDGET: It was supposed to be 15…