New Media Film Festival
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New Media Film Festival® the film festival you’ll want to enter. Pushing the envelope is a big deal in the film industry but telling the same old stories will not get your name out there. You have to innovate and tell a new story. If this sounds like you, then the New Media Film Festival® is the perfect place to showcase your script. HBO has requested meetings with writers who have submitted to our festival.
“With industry-leading judges and a long history of featuring groundbreaking new content, the New Media Film Festival’s call for scripts is one that every screenwriter should be answering." - Film Daily
More About the Festival. Honoring stories worth telling June 5-6, 2024 Hybrid / Los Angeles CA. The rationale behind the festival is clear. New Media Film Festival® continues to show its lasting power and potential to evolve - there is scope for truly groundbreaking and compelling work in the world of storytelling. The festival is designed to both discover and cultivate highly creative work from emerging and seasoned content creators. Your innovation will not go unnoticed. In fact, it will be seen by judges from Marvel, PBS, HBO, BBC, Rolling Stone, the Television Academy and more.
Call for Scripts! All types and lengths considered in Script Category.
Animation – Book - Children’s – Comedy – Drama – Documentary – Episodic - Long Form - New Media – Novel – Pilot – Play – Screenplay - Scripted Reality – Series – Television – Videogame - Web Series and more.
Festival Awards/Perks:
· In competition for
Grand Prize - $45,000 in Awards
Meetings with HBO, Marvel
Studio time in Los Angeles CA
Post Production re IDC Studio
Casting & Production Services – Select Services Films Inc.
· Best Script & Top 3 Scripts get $1500.00 + in Writing Industry Perks
Filmustage.com one year subscription ($588.00)
IPitch.tv one year membership ($189.00 value)
InkTip.com listing ($390.00 value)
Scriptwritersnetwork.org free membership ($219.00 value)
Scriptreaderpro.com coverage ($169.00 value)
Even if you win Top 3 Scripts and/or Best Script, you are still considered for Grand Prize Award $45,000.00
· Script nominees are listed on screen during programming
· And you are part of the Q & A in that session.
· Walk the Red Carpet for Press Interviews
· Be part of the VIP Soiree, honoring the nominees.
· Highlighted in Press
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.
Pitching
Our successful Producer Panel & Pitching is now available online. You must own the rights to what you pitch. Our pitches have led to meetings with Execs from BBC, Warner, Sneak Preview, Qualcomm, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Lighthouse, and more. We strategize & pitch up to 2 Execs. If interested we connect you and are no longer involved. If no we send you why. To hear pitching tips from Execs click here ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3r19bfbegc ).
One Page Feedback - Scripts
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.
Previous Script Winners.
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
Put your innovative work forward and join the unique community of content creators at New Media Film Festival® - submit today! https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/submit/Plenty of time to join the fun.
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What others are saying.
“Worth
The Entry Fee”
- Movie Maker Magazine
“Makes
The Cutting Edge Accessible”
– Huffington Post
“I
thank NewMediaFF for what they’ve done for young filmmakers”
-Roger Corman
” The
role of this fest is bringing the Best in New Media to the World”
-Festival World
“Stories that exemplify the power of the cinematic arts to inspire and transform” - Hero Complex
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SCRIPT- All stories in text format. Short or long form, animation, treatments, bibles, live shows, plays, comedy, sitcom, drama, books, web series, reality, live, TV any story in text format, this is for you. There is not a limit on page numbers. Top 3
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PITCH. Our successful Producer Panel & Pitching is now available online. You must own the rights to what you pitch. Our pitches have led to meetings with Execs from BBC, Warner, Sneak Preview, Qualcomm, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Lighthouse, and more. We st
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Benefits
Festival Awards/Perks:
· In competition for
Grand Prize - $45,000 in Awards
Meetings with HBO, Marvel
Studio time in Los Angeles CA
Post Production re IDC Studio
Casting & Production Services – Select Services Films Inc.
· Best Script & Top 3 Scripts get $1500.00 + in Writing Industry Perks
Filmustage.com one year subscription ($588.00)
IPitch.tv one year membership ($189.00 value)
InkTip.com listing ($390.00 value)
Scriptwritersnetwork.org free membership ($219.00 value)
Scriptreaderpro.com coverage ($169.00 value)
Even if you win Top 3 Scripts and/or Best Script, you are still considered for Grand Prize Award $45,000.00
· Script nominees are listed on screen during programming
· And you are part of the Q & A in that session.
· Walk the Red Carpet for Press Interviews
· Be part of the VIP Soiree, honoring the nominees.
· Highlighted in Press
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.