Cinema Week: 5,000 Free Tickets To Indie Cinemas- Art House New York

The NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment along with recently launched Art House New York unveiled the inaugural Art House Cinema Week New York with MOME providing 5,000 free tickets to participating theaters.

The event running March 20-26 also features reduced price screenings and discounted memberships and concessions. It’s among the first initiatives announced by Rafael Espinal, newly appointed as MOME Commissioner under Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

The organization noted it’s added Rachel Denny, CEO of Media Philanthropy Advisory, to its advisory council. Advisors include executives and reps from the Maysles Documentary Center, Film at Lincoln Center, DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema, the Film Forum, MoMA, BAM, the Paris Theater, Mubi, Kino Lorber and more.

Participating Cinema Week Theaters:

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
Uptown Film Center
Village East by Angelika
Williamsburg Cinema

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN-PERSON AND ON THE DAY OF YOUR PREFERRED SCREENING. NO ADVANCE PICKUP.

• New York City teachers with valid ID

• United States active-duty military personnel and veterans with valid ID or service record

• New York City families registered with “Cool Culture”

• People with disabilities with the presentation of their half-fare MetroCard, Access-A-Ride ID

• SNAP/EBT cardholders with the presentation of their SNAP/EBT card

• CUNY student ID

Multiple locations and time slots by venue listing

MARCH 20-26, 2026

See all details here