The Food Film Festival

10/06/2020

The Official Selections for the 14th Annual Food Film Festival are here!! From hot bread to steam beer, tamales to tortillas, and pizza to pies— this year’s films are undeniably mouthwatering. Head to www.thefoodfilmfestival.com for a full list of selections, and join us March 4-6 for a special rescheduled version of the festival.

06/21/2020

[NY State Residents who pre-order a bottle by tonight will receive it in time to taste it will us on Bourdain Day]

Join us for a Bourdain Day Instagram LIVE event this Thursday to honor the life and work of Anthony Bourdain, and to raise funds for the charity he worked with for over 10 years, the Bronx Letters Foundation

TUNE IN + JOIN US FOR A COCKTAIL
During the live event, this Thursday, June 25, 5-6 pm, George Motz will make a set of eclectic regional hamburgers and Allen Katz will make specialty cocktails with a brand new New York Distilling Co Single Barrel Ragtime Rye selected by George. Every bottle is autographed, with a portion of proceeds going to Bronx Letters.

DRINK WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN
Join us for a cocktail! The first 25 bottles are available for pre-order starting RIGHT NOW to NY State residents. Make a purchase by Sunday night, June 22 at 11:59pm, and receive your delivery prior to the June 25th event to join George, Allen and I to open and taste the very 1st bottles in real time. (Outside NY, you can order starting 6/25)

SUPPORT BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION
During the event, viewers will be encouraged to make donations. Those with the highest donations will be able to select the the next burger or cocktail that gets made LIVE. A huge shoutout to our friends at In The Raw, who just made a $5000 donation!

You can order a bottle, make a donation and find full details here: www.georgemotz.com/news-1/bourdainday

And see you Thursday here: www.instagram.com/motzburger

Thursday, June 25, 2020 5-6pm Instagram LIVE stream Join me and Allen Katz, Master Distiller and co-owner of  New York Distilling Company  for an Instagram LIVE event, produced by The Food Film Festival and benefiting  Bronx Letters Foundation , the

04/14/2020

Yes. Mike Bloomberg + José Andrés …2 incredible humanitarians working together to feed the in Glad we could help put this partnership together. Nice work World Central Kitchen + Bloomberg Philanthropies

04/06/2020

*Attention Filmmakers* Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the 2020 Food Film Fest Call For Entries deadlines have been extended to June. Be safe...Stay home and make great food films! Full Details: www.thefoodfilmfest.com/submit

10/30/2019

That's a wrap! Thanks to our Day 4 crew, volunteers, filmmakers, and chefs. We're still in a bagel coma.

10/28/2019

It may be Monday but we’re still reeling from this weekend! Here’s some tasty shots from night 3.

10/27/2019

Night 2 was a blast!! Huge shout out to everyone who shared their art and fed the masses.

10/26/2019

We recovered from Friday night just in time to do it again on night 2! Thanks to all our partners and filmmakers who made Friday such a success.

10/24/2019

The 2019 Food Film Festival kicks off today! The films in the festival compete in 5 categories: Best Short Film, Best Super-Short Film, Best Food P**n Film, the Bloomberg Made In New York Award, and the Audience Choice Award. Winners in each category receive the coveted Slotted Spoon Award! This year’s judges include Brad Farmerie of Saxon + Parole, Laurence Kretchmer of Bold Food, prolific cookbook author Gabrielle Langholtz, entertainment veteran Matt Blank (former Chairman and CEO of Showtime Network), and Mark Rosati, Culinary Director of Shake Shack.

10/23/2019

Four generations of a Jewish immigrant family comprise Russ & Daughters, a lox and herring emporium that thrives in the Lower East Side. “The Sturgeon Queens”, directed by Julie Cohen, features an in-depth interview with two of the original daughters for whom the store was named.

10/22/2019

Get your hands on this burger (featured on The Burger Show with Alvin Cailan) THIS SATURDAY, made with Schweid and Sons beef. Getting hungry?

10/21/2019

Food and family are everything in life. Join our family for the closing event of the 2019 Food Film Fest featuring two films that are light on the schmaltz but will make your heart go verklempt. Director Julie Cohen’s The Sturgeon Queens celebrates New York City’s beloved institution Russ & Daughters and Director Rachel Fleit's Gefilte shows how one dish brings together generations of family.