QWFF 2024 filmmakers with founders Preston and Katha Cato, and MoMI Executive Director Aziz Isham
12th Annual Queens World Film Festival filmmakers and honorees at the Museum of the Moving Image. Photo credit: Ken Brown

Welcome to Queens World!

Founded in 2010 by Queens-based filmmakers Donald Preston Cato and Katha Cato, Queens World became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2014. The organization supports local and international filmmakers at every stage of their careers through a multi-day, multi-venue film festival and year-round programs that include mentoring, professional development, school-based immersion, the Pop Up Film School, The Listening Tour, and Encore Screenings.

To date, Queens World has screened 2,109 films from 98 nations, including more than 300 films by Queens-based filmmakers and 36 by Queens public school students.

On March 19, 2020, Queens World became the first film festival to move fully online in response to the global pandemic, producing a free 11-day virtual festival broadcast from Queens that featured 191 films from 31 nations and reached more than 30,000 viewers worldwide. Today, Queens World works with city agencies, elected officials, and cultural partners across New York City to bring Queens to the world, and the world to Queens.

WE’LL SEE YOU IN QUEENS!

The Queens World Mission

Queens World advances public participation in film screenings by utilizing traditional and alternative screening locations and venues to screen independent cinema. Through the implementation of educational programs, we provide opportunities for individuals to share ideas and develop analog, digital, visual, and performing arts projects.

Welcome to Queens World!

WE’LL SEE YOU IN QUEENS!

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