GIFF invites you to an advance screening of DIDI, in partnership with Avon Theatre. In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.
Join GIFF for a tribute to the brilliant cast and crew of the hit series, BILLIONS. This event will feature a cocktail reception, followed by a panel discussion with actors Maggie Siff and David Costabile, and show creators David Levien and Brian Koppelman, moderated by journalist Hannah Storm. Purchase a ticket or Pass to Attend!
GIFF invites you to our 10 Year Anniversary Changemaker Gala honoring Golden Globe and Emmy-winning comedian Jerry Seinfeld and Jessica Seinfeld, executive producer of DAUGHTERS, founder of the Good+ Foundation, and bestselling author. The Gala will include an awards dinner and musical entertainment by MOJO. Proceeds from the event will support the Children’s Museum of Manhattan Family Connections program, which reunites parents incarcerated on Rikers Island and their children for an afternoon of play and learning at the museum.
Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, FLY ME TO THE MOON is a sharp comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stake a fake moon landing as back-up and the countdown truly begins.
We invite you to attend our firstever Writer’s Inspiration Talk & Award Ceremony
Honoring Award Winning and Emmy Nominated Filmmaker, Rebecca Miller.
This event is held in partnership with WGA East and Bedford Playhouse
GIFF’s Best Social Impact Film Award is generously underwritten by Ann & Nick Young.
The 2024 Film Award Ceremony will feature the nominees of our Best Social Impact Film Award. Join our jury, including Philanthropist Ann Young, Film Producer Jane Shang, Filmmaker Joe Massa, and Avon Theatre Executive Director Peter Gistelinck, as well as representatives from the nominated films to find out who will win our prestigious film award this year. GIFF’s Best Social Impact Film Award is generously underwritten by Ann & Nick Young.
This fashionable event includes a cocktail reception, a special screening of GABY THE WOMAN BEHIND MAISON CHLOÉ, and a panel discussion with some of the top designers and leaders from the fashion industry.
Sponsored by Richards and The Eve & Simon Colin Family Foundation
Join GIFF for a special screening of 999 THE FORGOTTEN GIRLS featuring a Q&A with Director Heather Dune Macadam. This event is generously underwritten by The Eve & Simon Colin Family Foundation.
GIFF’s Social Impact Film Series features four remarkable films, JOIN OR DIE, GIANTS RISING, COMING AROUND, and ÀMA GLORIA, that inspire meaningful conversations on a variety of topics. Spend a weekend watching this series from the comfort of your home.
GIFF is excited to partner with Heather Gaudio Fine Art on A Conversation with Michael Dweck, April 10th from 6pm to 8pm The invitation-only VIP evening will include a cocktail reception and exhibition opening featuring Michael Dweck’s new paintings. Passholders will have a chance to hear from the award-winning filmmaker and visual artist known for his narrative photographic and film projects.
Michael Dweck photo by Fernando Rangel
GIFF is proud to host the world premiere of LOSING GRACE FINDING HOPE as part of our “Women’s Stories” Film Series. Please join us April 1st at 6 p.m. for a Q&A moderated by L.C.S.W. Kimberly Wolfson-Lisack and LOSING GRACE FINDING HOPE Director Marcia Carroll, Executive Producer Sue Loncar, Grace Loncar Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Eckert, and Grace Loncar Foundation Board Member Abby Loncar
In honor of Women’s History Month, GIFF is hosting a female-focused film series, featuring the world premiere of LOSING GRACE FINDING HOPE, LUCHA: A WRESTLING TALE, BLAGA’S LESSONS, and SUSAN FENIGER. FORKED. These films help to broaden appreciation for women and the challenges they work to overcome.
GIFF was proud to host an advance screening of SUPERNOVA: THE MUSIC FESTIVAL MASSACRE at the Bedford Playhouse. The film was followed by a powerful Q&A discussion with the documentary’s directors, Duki Dror and Yossi Bloch, moderated by Mary Jane Rein, Executive Director of the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Clark University. The event kicks off GIFF’s Jewish Film Series, which will take place throughout the year in an effort to combat antisemitism. The sold out event was generously underwritten by The Eve and Simon Colin Family Foundation.
