MISSION & OBJECTIVE
New Media Film Festival: The Best in New Media-What’s New, What’s Next…Honoring Stories Worth Telling in all media that are innovative, imaginative and inspirational. Stories that can make you laugh, cry, think & go beyond the ordinary.
New Media Film Festival intersects the interactivity of new technologies & formats for Media & Cinema with global consciousness. A festival where we Honor Stories Worth Telling that are created by people of All Ages-All Cultures-All Media.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
NEW MEDIA FILM FESTIVAL A SUCCESS!
The Best in New Media: What’s New, What’s Next …honoring stories worth telling.
“A new L.A-based festival has just popped up that addresses and celebrates all of the unique forms that visual storytelling can take in our new media world.”-BadLit
“This fest proves Tinseltown’s chops…the creativity and ingenuity of film.”-Cool Hunting
“Sundance for the Facebook Crowd.” – Culture Rehab
IMDb Qualifying
Distribution Opportunities, non-exclusive your choice of multiple platforms
International & Affordable-All Ages, All Cultures, All Media
Judges from Pixar, UTA & Industrial Light & Magic
2nd Annual New Media Film Festival SF Bay Area Nov. 5th 2011
3rd Annual New Media Film Festival Los Angeles May 2012
WE GIVE BACK
100 tickets to LA High School #9 & 100 to LA Film School Students, Proceeds to weSPARK & Unemployment Fund!
A Free Monthly Screening Series held Monthly in Boston, Microsoft in Culver City, Showbiz in NY and LA showcasing category winner
Each festival has a Free Networking lounge-Free New Media Marketing Table (place 1 take 1)- Free International Art Exhibit
LA-Friday Opening Night Gala will welcome the filmmakers, artists, producers, above and below the line crews, thought makers, implementers, distributors and press that bring stories to life.
SF & LA-On Saturday partake in your choice of screenings in these categories: APP, Mobile-Webseries-Animation-Shorts-Features-LGBT-Music Video-Live Stream-Trailers-MMTV Online Audience Choice-Documentaries-3D-Shot on RED, SRC-Socially Responsible Content, Digital Comics, trailers.
Experts in New Media Technology and Filmmaking share the Who, What, Why and How Social media, alternative distribution…the trials and tribulations of releasing independent films.
In addition to showcasing multiple categories of entered submissions throughout the weekend, our distribution partner is already eager to review NMFF submissions and online distribution outlets have offered to interview and showcase content that is relevant to their site’s genre, including but not limited to Mingle Media, Stay Tuned TV and Gal Time.
In addition to our media showcase, attendees have access to an invaluable industry networking experience, including the FREE New Media Marketing Table for use by attendees to distribute business cards and other promotional materials throughout the festival. There will be also be a FREE Networking spot for you to meet fellow New Media filmmakers, artists, producers, above and below the line crews, thought makers, implementers, distributors.
In our Inaugural year, New Media Film Festival had Bella Lagosi’s body cast from the Mummy as an art display from Heart of Clay Sculpture Studio and in 2011 we honored Vincent Price’s 100th Birthday with a sculpture. You will need to check the website www.newmediafilmfestival.com to see which sculpture will be at our 2012 festival.
After the closing night film on Saturday night, we will have our New Media Film Festival Awards presentation where we announce the winners. Industry leaders will be on board to present our pre to post grand prize package worth over $10,000.00 in SF and over $25,000 in LA!!!
Submission/Entry Fee-covers the reviewing/screening process, if accepted, then the judging process for a chance to win category prizes and/or the Grand Prize (see prize page)
Submission/Entry Process
Up to 3 people review/screen your content based on story, production value, New Media. If 2-3 of the screeners approve of your content based on our criteria: story, production value, a smipt of new media,you are accepted in to the festival.
Judging Process
If your content gets accepted into the festival,the New Media Film Festival team will choose the top 3 in each category. Those top 3 chosen in each category go before our judges to choose the category winners and the Grand Prize Winner.
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For more information, visit the Official Site here.
Use the discount code twitter10 to save $10 on submitting.
