The New Media Film Festival® isn’t the traditional clear-cut Hollywood film festival, and that’s exactly how we want it to be.
Welcome to a film festival made by creatives, for creatives. This is a place where we celebrate the works of all ages, all cultures and the use of all media. With over 25 categories, script & feedbackwe have something tailored to your talent-creativity & hard work.
Judges from Marvel, HBO, PBS, BBC, Simon & Schuster & more.
Festival Awards/Perks:
Meetings with HBO, Marvel
Studio time in Los Angeles CA
Post Production re Mongo Media Solutions
Casting & Production Services – Select Services Films Inc.
Filmustage.com one year subscription ($588.00)
Scriptwritersnetwork.org free membership ($219.00 value)
Scriptreaderpro.com coverage ($169.00 value)
Creative Handbook
Even if you win Top 3 Scripts and/or Best Script, you are still considered for Grand Prize Award $45,000.00
International Press Releases
Mentions in our social media (20M reach over all platforms combined)
To 80,000 monthly newsletter subscribers include a global audience of industry people with the power to get a script into serious consideration for production.
Previous Script Winners.
2023 – Best Script – Space Bar by Mike Drucker
2022 – Best Script – Forgotten Christmas by Ash Gilpin
2021 – Best Script – Peach Blossom by Cheng Yang
2020 – Best Script – The Real Thing by Matthew Papadopoulos
2019 - Best Script – Poughkeepsie by Joe Kelly
2018 Best Script – Rust by Justin Moran
2017 – Best Script Render by Kirill Kiselev
The awards kept coming in. For the 6th year in a row, New Media Film Festival® is Best Annual Media and Technology Event – California at the Media Innovators Awards 2024. The Media Innovation Awards have recognized innovation, creativity, effective solutions, and results that are attributable to the evolving role of media in brand-building for over 20 years.
Check out our awards on our website.
Our Founder won Top 10 Inspiring Women Leaders
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 gives you an inside look into what your script is really conveying to an Industry.
Terms and Conditions:Rules and regulations New Media Film Festival:Please note, accepted projects cannot be publicly exhibited in the Los Angeles area (50 mile radius) at any time within a one-month period of the festival start date. If this occurs, New Media Film Festival® has the right to refuse exhibition. By submitting, the entrant shall release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless New Media Film Festival®, and its agents, respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, contractors,venues, partners, sponsors, and volunteers from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitations, attorneys' fees). You agree to be bound by these guidelines and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects and to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the awards or the rules. By submitting, the submitter constitutes that the entrants information is true and correct and agrees to all competition rules and guidelines.Disclaimer: If any categories submissions does not receive high enough scores from our screening committee, New Media Film Festival® has the right to discontinue any category for a particular festival.TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SUBMITTING TO NEW MEDIA FILM FESTIVALBy submitting your work to the New Media Film Festival, you are agreeing to this statement. In submitting this work, I am claiming that it is my own and that I hold all necessary copyright or have the permission of the appropriate owners of copyright to incorporate portions of their work.Yes, I am the creator and author of the work submitted.In the event that my entry contains the work of other individuals or organizations (including any copyrighted photographs, musical compositions, etc.),I understand that it is my responsibility to obtain any necessary permissions and/or licenses.Yes, I have the necessary rights and/or permissions to use the visual elements in this entry.Yes, I have the necessary rights and/or permissions to use the audio in this entry. New Media Film Festivalis not responsible for tapes damaged or lost in transit. Works submitted for jury selection will not be returned after the close of the festival. No media/film accepted for programming can be pulled from the festival.New Media Film Festivaldoes not check to make sure that you have cleared these materials at any point during the application process, nor will we be held responsible for any inclusion of uncleared materials in your film. It is the sole responsibility ofthe entity submitting the project to secure permission from the copyright holder of the material in question, whether it is music, stock footage, or any other elements that could violate an existing copyright. Quite often, rights holders offer reduced rates for festival films, so you should contact them directly to avoid any possible rights infringements.Please note, there is a deliverables deadline for each venue. If you do not meet that deadline it is possible we will not be able to screen your content.Deliverables are the responsibility of the person submitting.This message, including any attachments, may include privileged, confidential and or inside information. Any distribution or use of this communication or any communciation between submitter andfestival by anyone other than the intended recipient (s) and other than this festival submission is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you.