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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes Nate Hoffelder as an Official Sponsor and Individual Patron of this year’s event! Nate operates a tech service providing solutions and support for authors, and also blogs on indie publishing and the Kindle. His site, The Digital Reader, been featured in major media such as the New York Times and Forbes! We are grateful and excited to have Nate joining the Imaginarium Convention family of sponsors! About Nate: Nate has been helping people fix broken tech since 2010. He builds and repairs WordPress sites, and acts as a virtual IT department for authors. He also blogs about the Kindle and indieRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes filmmaker, actor, and broadcaster Sean Burton Saunders as a Spotlighted Guest in both the in-person and virtual events! Sean is the producer of the online episodic series Der Vertrag starring Vernon Wells, and he has acted in numerous television and film productions. Sean is also the founder of Ville CEO/Founder for Ville TV Network and President of Creative Motion Studios, which is the main production house for several regional production companies. With Sean’s experience and knowledge in broadcasting, production, acting, and visual media, he will be a great addition to Imaginarium 2021’s extensive panel and workshop programming. We are excited toRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 is proud to announce the screenplay finalists for this year’s event! All finalists will be juried for awards that will be announced live at the Awards Banquet held during the Imaginarium 2021 weekend, on Saturday, July 10th! Juried Screenplay awards are recognized in both the Imadjinn Awards as well as our awards in the Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival. This year’s entries through our platforms at FilmFreeway and the International Screenwriters’ Association represent our most competitive field yet, in the 8th year of the Imaginarium Convention! Here is the list of finalists in both long and short format primary categories, with titles andRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 congratulates the latest group of official selections for our 8th Annual Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival! All of these selections are eligible for awards and will be screened during the Imaginarium 2021 weekend in both our virtual and physical events! Screenplay finalists will be announced on Wednesday, June 23rd, to round out our full field of official selections and finalists from our 2021 entries! Latest Imaginarium 2021 Independent Film Festival Official Selections The Adventures at Comic-Con Director: Jason Brown The Telscombe Hauntings Director: Steven Lancefield I’m Over You, So Get Over Me by Alex Miller Director: Matthew Smith Nose on the Grindstone Director:Read More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly hosts The Imaginarium Music Showcase on opening night of the Imaginarium weekend! In addition to our extensive panel and workshop programming, film festival, awards banquet, and expo, Imaginarium 2021 features an array of great entertainment featuring talented creatives! The Imaginarium Music Showcase will take place from 8pm to midnight on Friday, July 9th, for convention attendees and feature live performances by Poetry of the Dead’s Jayson William Allen, The Crosswalks, and Dustin Swagger! It will be a great way to celebrate the conclusion of the first night of the Imaginarium weekend! Be sure to get your event tickets now for either ourRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes filmmaker, actor, and comedian David Wate! A multi-talented creative both in front of the camera and behind it, and in live performance, David has been involved in numerous productions and live events during his seven year career in the entertainment industry. With his knowledge and experience in production and performance in multiple mediums, David will bring great insights and advice to our extensive panel and workshop programming. We are excited to have him joining us this July! Don’t miss our 8th year as a convention for creatives of all genres and their fans, now with both virtual and in-person events toRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes Shadow Alley Press, an award-winning publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and action-adventure, as an official sponsor! An industry leader in the LitRPG genre, Shadow Alley Press is a phenomenal independent publisher and we are honored to have them join our sponsorship family! Give them a visit and browse their catalog filled with internationally bestselling titles and authors! About Shadow Alley Press: We love books and we are crazy-passionate about publishing the best adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Action-Adventure around. Though our stories can be thought provoking at times, our primary goal is to entertain readers with wild stories and interesting charactersRead More →

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We would like to take a moment to extend a heartfelt thank you to Derby Rotten Scoundrels, the Louisville, Kentucky Chapter of Sisters in Crime, for becoming our latest Individual Patron of Imaginarium 2021! Our individual patrons make a big difference in our mission to develop more programming and opportunities for storytellers, writers, and creatives of all genres! From learning, to mentorship, to professional opportunities, to networking, we want the creatives who attend Imaginarium 2021 to get the most out of it as possible and we are always looking for ways to add more content! If you would like to become one of our patrons,Read More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes artist, musician, filmmaker, actor, and poet Jayson William Allen as a Spotlighted Guest in both the virtual and in-person events! A multi-faceted creative talent with extensive credits in the music, film, and art worlds, Jayson will also be giving a special musical performance during a multi-artist concert on the opening evening of the Imaginarium 2021 weekend on Friday, July 9th! With Jayson’s range of skillsets in art, music, and film, he will be a wonderful addition to our panel and workshop programming, and we are excited to have him with us this summer! Don’t miss our 8th year as a conventionRead More →

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The Imaginarium Convention proudly announces the acceptance of payments in popular cryptocurrencies such as DogeCoin, BitCoin, Ethereum, and Ripple through partnership with payment processing industry Leader BitPay! Through this partnership, Imaginarium 2021 becomes the first convention for professional writers and creatives in the United States to allow attendees to purchase event tickets, expo space, awards banquet tickets, sponsorships, and more using these alternative payment methods. BitPay is the cryptocurrency processor for a fast-growing number of major companies, retailers, and organizations in many industries, including large sports franchises such as the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA and Oakland A’s of MLB, computer component retailer New Egg,Read More →