The Yofi Annual Film Fest (aka Yonkers Film Festival) in Westchester County, NY returns with festivities ranging from virtual screenings, live in-person screenings, and events such as the Red Carpet Party, Closing Night Party, and more. All attendees must be fully vaccinated. Their Covid-19 policy can be found on Yofifest.com. Tickets are available now for purchase on their website. If you’re interested in attending you’re encouraged to purchase your tickets early. If you’re interested in donating for their auction or participating in their raffles; please email yofifest@gmail.com. Passes are also available to attend all their events or you can just purchase a single ticket. For a full list of films, click here.
Yofi Fest has received two “Best of Westchester” awards, for “Best Film Geek Event“ and “Best New Film Festival”, and has been voted one of the “Top 100 Film Festivals” by FIlmFreeway multiple times. It was also named one of the “Top Ten Hippest Things about Yonkers“ by lohud.com and The Journal News and one of the “Top Five Things To Do“ by Westchester Magazine. The festival is all about connections and conversations, so in addition to including talkback Q&A sessions at almost every screening, the festival offers a “mini-film school” series of workshops taught by award-winning industry professionals and parties and receptions where filmmakers and film fans get the chance to meet and mingle.
Here’s a YouTube video from the Yofi Fest 2017:
The festival’s year-round home is in the YoFi Digital Media Art Center, located on the ground floor of the historic Otis Elevator Factory, in the heart of Yonkers’ revitalized downtown waterfront. The YoFi DMAC houses a 50 seat screening room, event and classroom space, and our administrative offices. It’s steps away from the Yonkers Metro-North station, convenient to both on and off-street parking, and is reachable by NYC mass transit via a free transfer to the Bee Line bus.
The festival runs from Nov 5-21. Space will be limited and there will be reserved seating in order to comply with Covid rules and regulations and to make the theater safe. Films are being screened at The Atrium Theater at the Riverfront Library, located at 1 Larkin Center, Yonkers NY 10701 directly across from the Yonkers MTA train station.