NYC’s first Art House Cinema Week will offer 5,000 free movie tickets and more perks
Film Forum in Greenwich Village. Photo by on Wikimedia
The NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and Art House New York (AHNY) announced the city’s first Art House Cinema Week New York. The week-long celebration of independent cinema runs from March 20-26 at nearly 30 independent local theaters throughout the city. MOME is providing 5,000 free tickets to ensure that all New Yorkers can participate, rediscover their local independent cinemas, and experience the art of filmmaking.
Advance tickets are currently available for purchase, and additional information can be found at the Art House New York website.
New Yorkers who qualify for free tickets (with ID presented at the box office) include New York City teachers, CUNY students, United States active-duty military personnel and veterans, New York City families registered with “Cool Culture”, People with disabilities upon presentation of a reduced-fare OMNY card or Access-A-Ride ID, and SNAP/EBT cardholders.
In addition to the subsidized tickets mentioned above, individual theaters are offering perks like discounted tickets, memberships and merchandise, free popcorn, and half-price wine and beer. For a full listing of programming at each theater, visit Art House New York.
Art House New York is a regional alliance created in partnership with the MOME to strengthen independent film exhibition in New York City. The initiative celebrates cinemas as community-building spaces for neighborhood newcomers and longtime residents.
“MOME, in partnership with Art House NY, is proud to help kick off NYC’s inaugural Cinema Week by funding 5,000 free tickets, so more New Yorkers can experience the magic of cinema while supporting their local theaters,” Rafael Espinal, Commissioner of MOME, said in a statement.
“This initiative reflects our vision for an inclusive creative economy that supports the people who make art, the people who experience it, and the venues that bring it to life.”
Participating theaters include:
- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Brooklyn
- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Lower Manhattan
- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Staten Island
- Angelika Film Center & Cafe
- Anthology Film Archives
- Brooklyn Academy of Music
- Cinema 123 by Angelika
- Cinema Arts Centre
- Cinema Village
- Cobble Hill Cinemas
- DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema
- Film at Lincoln Center
- Film Forum
- IFC Center
- Jacob Burns Film Center
- Kew Gardens Cinema
- Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan – The Carole Zabar Center for Film
- Maysles Documentary Center
- Metrograph
- The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- Museum of the Moving Image
- Nitehawk Cinema – Prospect Park
- Nitehawk Cinema – Williamsburg
- Paris Theater
- Quad Cinema
- Roxy Cinema New York
- Shorts Movie Theater
- UnionDocs
- Uptown Film Center
- Village East by Angelika
- Williamsburg Cinema
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