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Young Friends of Film Program
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Young Friends of Film Program

Young Friends of Film [YFF] is a membership program designed for film enthusiasts aged 21–40 to see New York Film Festival and New Directors/New Films classics. YFF members get a complimentary ticket to six screenings per year with noteworthy guest speakers followed by great parties. In addition to all the benefits of a dual Film Society membership, YFF members receive one pair of complimentary tickets per month to select Walter Reade Theater series as well as invitations to sneak preview screenings of new films.

Join Young Friends of Film online now. For information about becoming a Young Friends of Film member, call 212-875-5630.

YFF members receive the following exclusive benefits:
• One or two complimentary tickets to six screenings per year of film festival classics such as Harold and Maude and The Ice Storm, introduced by noteworthy film personalities, and followed by post-film parties. Past speakers have included Matt Dillon, Glenn Close, Edie Falco, Milos Forman, Jonathan Demme, Joel Coen, Frances McDormand, Michael Moore, Ray Liotta, Jim Jarmusch, Barry Sonnenfeld, David Strathairn and John Sayles.
• Free popcorn, soda, drinks, hors d’oeuvres and other giveaways at these 6 YFF screenings.
• Two free tickets per month to a selected Walter Reade Theater film series.
• Discounts and advance notice of YFF special events and premieres such as American Teen, Slumdog Millionaire, An Evening with Benicio del Toro, and the Closing Night Party of New Directors/New Films.

And additional Film Society benefits:
• Opportunity to buy New York Film Festival tickets before the general public.
• Discount member tickets (2 per film) to the Walter Reade Theater.
• Discount tickets to the New Directors/New Films Festival.
• Advance notice of Film Society special events.
• Free subscription to Film Comment magazine.


Contribution

Individual
$250
($100 tax-deductible)
Dual
$400
($100 tax-deductible)