Entries are now closed! Thank you to all who submitted projects for Imaginarium 2026!
Our 13th annual Film Festival is now accepting all genres of feature films, short films, documentaries, music videos, and web series for screening consideration!
We are also accepting non-produced screenplays, which are juried and also recognized in our Imadjinn Awards (writing awards).
All Official Selections are juried for awards consideration.
All Official Selections and screenplay finalists receive a complimentary full weekend Event Ticket to Imaginarium 2026 ($150 value!)
Awards are announced and presented live at our 2026 Awards Banquet, which will take place on Saturday, July 18th!
Our awards feature a wide range of categories!
Be sure to read through the full list below!
Juried awards will be issued for each of the the following:
Feature Film Awards
Best Feature
Best Feature- Runner-up
Best Directing
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Editing:
Best SFX
Best Score
Best Stunt Choreography
Best Sound
Best Character Development
Best Plot
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Short Film Awards
Best Short Film – Domestic
Best Short Film – Domestic – Runner-up
Best Directing
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Editing:
Best SFX
Best Score
Best Stunt Choreography
Best Sound
Best Character Development
Best Plot
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Documentary Awards
Best Documentary
Best Documentary – Runner-up
Web Series Awards
Best Web Series
Best Web Series – Runner-up
Music Video Awards
Best Music Video
Best Music Video – Runner-Up
NON-PRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
Best Non-produced Screenplay long format (with 3 Runner-ups)
Best Non-produced Screenplay short format (with 3 Runner-ups)
Other Additional Film Festival Awards
The Del Weston Excellence in Film Awards
Imaginarium 2026 Outstanding Achievement Awards
Imaginarium 2026 Spotlight Awards
We will also select a group of projects to be featured in our Imaginarium Independent Filmmaker Spotlight that debuted in 2025!
Submit projects now via the FilmFreeway platform! Click on the logo below!
Screenplays can also be submitted through the International Screenwriters’ Association! Click on the logo below!
