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24.75$
Please submit Virtual Reality and 360 Content here. All Genres, All Formats accepted. We are set up to show VR projects on Rift (preferred), Vive and/or GearVR
07 lug 2026
Inizio delle iscrizioni
06 ott 2026
Scadenza iniziale
06 feb 2027
Scadenza standard
06 mar 2027
Scadenza finale
06 apr 2027
Scadenza estesa
6
mese
15 apr 2027
Data della notifica
02 giu 2027
03 giu 2027
Inizio del Festival: 02 giugno 2027 Festival si chiude: 03 giugno 2027
Honoring stories worth telling since 2009.
New Media Film Festival® is a Los Angeles cultural event devoted to the creators who shape how we see, feel, and understand the world. For more than a decade, we have welcomed artists, innovators, and storytellers whose work expands the possibilities of narrative expression — whether through classic cinematic craft or emerging technologies that invite audiences to experience story in new dimensions.
Our guiding principle is simple and deeply held:
We are fair to all creators, in all ages, all cultures, and all media.
Each year, the festival becomes a gathering place for imagination — a space where curiosity is celebrated, new ideas are explored, and creators from around the globe share work that reflects the complexity and beauty of human experience. Our stages have welcomed Nobel Laureates, Oscar® winners, Emmy® legends, Grammy® icons, bestselling authors, pioneering technologists, and creators whose voices continue to influence contemporary culture.
A Legacy of Firsts
Long before these formats entered the mainstream, New Media Film Festival® was the first to present:
AI‑generated films
Holographic digital comics
Immersive VR/360 experiences
Mobile‑first vertical storytelling
Blockchain and NFT‑based narrative content
Touch‑rotation stories
Micro‑content distribution
Collaborative V‑screening formats
These “firsts” reflect our belief that storytelling is a living art — one that evolves, adapts, and invites new forms of wonder.
A Global Home for Creators
Artists from more than 50 countries have shared their work with us. Many have gone on to secure distribution, sign development deals, collaborate with studios, or expand their creative practice through connections made at the festival.
We welcome all formats — cinematic, immersive, experimental, online, distributed, or still in post.
If it is story, it has a place here.
Our awards honor creators whose work reflects excellence, imagination, and a commitment to pushing the art of storytelling forward.
Grand Prize Award
A distinguished recognition that includes:
Private meetings with HBO or Marvel
Studio time in Los Angeles
Production support from Mongo Media Solutions
Professional tools from Filmustage
A custom hand‑painted wood film slate
Category Winners
Custom hand‑painted wood film slate
Professional Filmustage tools
Top 3 Scripts
Filmustage professional tools
Script Reader Pro services
Scriptwriters Network opportunities
Awards are valid for one year from the festival date and are non‑transferable.
If you cannot attend the Awards Ceremony, your personalized award can be shipped upon receipt of a pre‑paid label or shipping cost.
Nominee Perks
Nominees receive a Nominee Pass for their accepted title:
Classic content: Director
Scripts: Writer
Tech content: Creator
This pass offers:
A welcoming red carpet experience
A thoughtful Q&A block following your screening
Opportunities to connect with fellow creators, industry guests, and press
Promotional press features
Social media visibility (20M+ reach)
Online recognition of cast and crew
Guest discount codes
Distribution opportunities across multiple platforms
Many nominees continue to receive invitations, collaborations, and creative opportunities long after the festival — a reflection of the community that forms here each year.
Mandate
By submitting, you agree to our mandate:
We are fair to all creators, in all ages, all cultures, and all media.
This principle guides every decision we make and ensures that each creator’s work is received with care, respect, and thoughtful consideration.
Code of Conduct & Terms
By submitting, you agree to our Code of Conduct and Terms & Conditions. These guidelines protect the creative community and help maintain a welcoming, equitable, and professional environment for all participants.
Refund Policy
There are no refunds. Festhome offers optional submission insurance.
We cannot treat any creator differently; this would violate our mandate, COC, and T&C.
Eligibility
We accept:
Content already distributed
Content already online
Content still in post
If we have the Los Angeles Premiere, your content must not screen within the 50‑mile studio zone within one month of our festival date.
Submission & Judging
Entrants must hold rights to their content.
Content is reviewed by a panel; majority approval = acceptance.
Judges select the top three in each category.
Once accepted, withdrawal is not possible after the notification date.
Entrants agree to release the festival from liability and abide by judges’ decisions.
Integrity
We reserve the right to disqualify participants for violations. When necessary, violations may be communicated to funders, judges, and press to maintain transparency and protect opportunities for creators.
Thank you for your time. We appreciate you.
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Please submit Virtual Reality and 360 Content here. All Genres, All Formats accepted. We are set up to show VR projects on Rift (preferred), Vive and/or GearVR
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This category honors exceptional human performance across all formats presented in New Media Film Festival®. Eligible submissions include on‑screen acting, voice acting, hosting, narration, ensemble work, and character performance. We celebrate individuals whose skill, presence, and emotional impact elevate the storytelling, regardless of the medium or genre. Talent may be featured in TV, pilots, web series, mobile vertical content, immersive projects, animated works, or any format accepted by the festival. All ages, all cultures, in all media accepted.
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We accept short and long form content for Television.
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Mobile-first, portrait-style storytelling for TikTok, Reels & Shorts
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Once a month, we send out a newsletter to 80,000 subscribers. For an ad, we would need an image, tagline, logline, short paragraph and link. We will refund if we cannot fulfill the order for any reason. Where possible, you can select the month to be listed. Thank you.
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Art Sculpture Award -Gold Winged Goddess Includes shipping in USA. For International shipments, the difference in shipping costs paid by recipient. Thanks.
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A custom social media post highlighting your title on official New Media Film Festival page sX, Facebook, Instagram & TikTok. You can provide your own custom text, image & hashtag. If for some reason we cannot post, we will refund in full.
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Animated content including but not limited to Stop Motion, Claymation, Classic, etc.
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ALL LENGTHS AND GENRES
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Any format including but not limited to 35mm, 16mm, 8mm, 2D, HD, 5D, 7D, SI Canon, Alexa, etc. All Ages – All Cultures – All Media
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Shorts are narrative or documentary works created on any format (digitally, HD, 16mm, Super8, etc.) with a duration under 30 minutes. Can include web episodes, commercials, narrative or documentary under 30 minutes.
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A series of scripted or non-scripted videos, generally in episodic form. We review up to 3 episodes.
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Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Emotional Reality, 5D, XR, UHD created/inspired projects, submit here.
Mixed reality (MR) is the merging of real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and visualizations, where physical and digital objects co-exist and interact in real time. Mixed reality does not exclusively take place in either the physical or virtual world, but is a hybrid of reality and virtual reality, encompassing both augmented reality and augmented virtuality via immersive technology
All genres, All formats
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Digital Comics are accepted in digital format only (no physical books please). Winner of this category will be judged by a Marvel Graphics Novel published writer, viewed by an award winning production company for consideration to be made into an animation or live action feature.
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Any Genre, any length. All drone content accepted.
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They are scripted dramas that are typically broken down into 1 to 3 minute-long episodes designed to be watched on phones, laptops etc.
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Videos created by your cell phone camera and/or tablet. All lengths and genres accepted.
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Children are our future. What stories are you creating for children? Right now, that demographic would be Gen Alpha, they are the first to be born entirely in the 21st Century.
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Stories that are faith based and/or family friendly. All ages, all cultures, all media - always. Any length, distributed or not. Thanks.
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Open to all music genres and lengths. Music Contest - audio only, no video
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In the very first year of New Media Film Festival a music video won our Shot On Red category. We'd like to Music Videos shot on any format to have an opportunity to win, on its own, among their peers., so, this category was created.
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Since New Media is an ever evolving arena, we have this category for those of you that have created something that you feel does not fit into our other categories listed. Includes, Gaming, Tech Vlog's, VE, Vertical, Live, Location Based, 5d, 7d, SI, Interactive, online only, New Media, etc. If your creative endeavors want an opportunity to be considered for distribution and our $45k in combined prizes and this is the category you feel best fits what you created, please submit here. We accept all TRT (total running times) from 30 seconds to 2 hours in this category.
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New Media Film Festival® is the first festival in the world (as of 4-10-21, the only festival) to accept NFT's in competition and the award winner gets purchased live during the awards ceremony. Put simply, an NFT can be viewed as a valuable digital asset or a one-of-a-kind artistic masterpiece. This new technology has recently set off a trend of high-priced digital art. Collectors have famously paid upwards of $69 million for such items. This year, in a "bake-off" type competition, creators have submitted their NFTs to the festival with a pitch on why it deserves recognition. A panel of judges, made up of entertainment professionals from PBS, the BBC, The Emmys, Marvel, HBO, BMI, and the Grammy Awards, will choose up to two winners, whose work will be purchased by the festival. NFT notification and purchase is live during the Awards ceremony. PLEASE NOTE - 100% OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS CATEGORY GO TO PURCHASING NFT'S
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All Photograph submissions will be considered to be part of the International Art Exhibit during the festival. If you have other NON digital art, please submit in Art category. If accepted, you will be exhibited during the festival, receive festival badge and marketing to our 80K newsletter list, 10.5M via social media and you will walk the Red Carpet Press Junket at the festival.
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Any length pilot in documentary or narrative form for any genre.
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A program made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet and/or apps.
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All Scripts. Short Script, Feature Script, Stage Play, Television Script- short and long form, animation, comedy, sitcom, drama, books, web series, reality, live, TV anything scripted, this is for you. There is not a limit on page numbers. Top 3 winners in this category win Industry memberships valued at $1000.00 each & are still considered for Grand Prize Award.
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Writers asked for it, now we have added it. If you submit in our Script category and would like one page notes/feeback, please choose this option as well. This will give you an inside look into what your script is really conveying to an Industry reader
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Minimum length should be at least 30 seconds and no more than three minutes in length.You may submit your trailer here and your long format in one of our other categories if you wish. Our judge is a Journalist that reviews trailers for media outlets.
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This is for any type of film & media content that has a socially responsible message and would like to be considered for competition in this category. Including but not limited to PSA's, short industrials, journalism.
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You may submit any genre, any length for this category. The subject matter must at some point touch on or involve one of these elements: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and/or Math.
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Content that was made while you were a student. Considered for Best Student and Grand Prize Award
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