Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and author James Fox as a Spotlighted Guest! The founder of Dawnrunner, Inc., James has directed and produced numerous award-winning film/visual media projects around the world. Among his award-winning screenplays, one of them, SOL, received more than thirty accolades during its festival tour. James has spoken at numerous events including the, GPU Technology Conference, NAB, Seattle International Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival, and others. He dedicates his time and energy on several advisory boards, and also through partnerships with children’s arts education organizations. We are thrilled to have James join us for our 11th year, taking place JulyRead More →

Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes Rose Marie Machario and Les Murphy as Official Panelists! As Panelists, they will all be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 11th year next July 19-21 in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual pages which can be accessed by clicking on their graphic banners below!Read More →

Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes Michael Ignacio, Jr. and Sheridan C. Hall as Official Panelists! As Panelists, they will all be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 11th year next July 19-21 in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual pages which can be accessed by clicking on their graphic banners below!Read More →

Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes Thomas Moore and Brent Campbell as Official Panelists! As Panelists, they will all be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 11th year next July 19-21 in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual pages which can be accessed by clicking on their graphic banners below!Read More →

Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker, actor, and podcaster Chase Dudley as a Spotlighted Guest! An inducted member of The Kentucky Motion Picture & Television Hall of Fame, Chase has directed and produced several feature films with his partner, Samantha Dudley. The films from his production company, Cut 2 The Chase Entertainment, include “Marvelous Mandy,” “Payday,” “Beasts of the Field,” “Locked In,” and the forthcoming “Broken Innocence,” to be released in 2024! Chase is about to begin a fundraising campaign for a new feature film project, titled “Blood on the Bleachers.” We are thrilled to have Chase join us for our 11th year, taking placeRead More →

Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning stage and screen actor, producer, and writer Bill Oberst Jr. as an Imaginator Guest! Known for Daytime Emmy Award-winning “Take This Lollipop” and a ratings-winning role on CBS-TV’s “Criminal Minds,” Bill has appeared in a multitude of film, television, and stage productions. Bill’s staged theatrical reading “Ray Bradbury’s Pillar Of Fire” won an Ernest Kearney Platinum Award for its Los Angeles debut. In 2017, it won a United Solo Theatre Festival Award for its Off-Broadway debut on Theatre Row in New York City. Bill has won numerous individual awards, and Ron Chaney, great-grandson of Lon Chaney, presented him with theRead More →

Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning author, poet, filmmaker, and playwright Lee Pennington as a Spotlighted Guest! Named Poet Laureate by the State of Kentucky, a lifetime appointment, Lee is the author of 23 books, has had nine plays produced, and over 1300 of his poems have been published in more than 300 magazines! A world-traveler, Lee also has produced 21 documentary films on a variety of subjects. In 2013, the University of Louisville opened the Lee and Joy Pennington Cultural Heritage Gallery, named after Lee and his late wife that will house all of Lee’s writings, films, and many artifacts he’s collected traveling around theRead More →

Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning author, filmmaker, and screenwriter Amy Leigh McCorkle as a Spotlighted Guest! The winner of numerous film and writing awards, and 13 times an Amazon bestseller, Amy has been published 36 times as an author, has directed/produced over 40 film projects, and has written over 40 screenplays over the course of her career. Amy is also the host of the Recovery Unplugged Live Podcast, and she currently has four feature films in the pipeline, in various stages of development. We are excited to have Amy join us for our 11th year, taking place July 19-21, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky! For furtherRead More →

Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning artist, poet, filmmaker, actor, and podcaster Jayson William Allen as a Spotlighted Guest! A professional musician for over 24 years, Jayson has founded and performed as the front-man for several bands, releasing 8 albums, with new releases currently in development. Jayson has also been a working actor since 2011 and participated in many capacities with independent film and music video projects, several of them garnering awards. A celebrated artist and photographer, fifty of his illustrations were recently featured in the poetry collection Weight of Thought from Noah Wieczorek! Jayson will be performing live as part of the entertainment taking placeRead More →

Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker, and actor Silvio Wolf Busch as a Spotlighted Guest! Silvio has over two decades of professional experience in film and stage! He has worked alongside and opposite numerous industry names such as Adam Driver, Kiefer Sutherland, Kelly McGillis, James Spader, Willem Dafoe, Charlize Theron, and many others! Silvio’s great versatility comes from applying his comprehensive life experience including his military background, involvement in adventure sports, lifelong immersion in equestrian culture, and all of his creative endeavors! We are excited to have Silvio join us for our 11th year, taking place July 19-21, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky! For furtherRead More →