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Imaginarium 2020’s Independent Film Festival is now open for submissions via our official submission platforms at FilmFreeway and the International Screenwriters’ Association! A special early bird submission rate is now being offered until January 4th! All genres of features, short films, web series, documentaries, music videos, and non-produced screenplays are now being accepted for screening consideration and finalist designations at Imaginarium 2020, to be held in Louisville, Kentucky July 10-12 of 2020 at the Holiday Inn Louisville East! New award categories added for 2020 include Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Stunt Choreography, Best Score, and Best SFX in addition to our previous award categories. InRead More →

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The finalists for Imaginarium 2019’s screenplay awards were announced live last night on the Star Chamber Show podcast. There are 11 finalists for short format screenplays and 12 finalists for long format screenplays. The winners will be announced on Saturday, October 12th, during the Imaginarium 2019 Awards Banquet. The Imaginarium Convention’s screenplay awards are recognized as part of our independent film festival awards and also as Imadjinn Awards. These are juried awards for non-produced screenplays. Short format screenplays include short films, web series, and episodic television, while long format screenplays are for feature length productions. A few screenwriters had more than one submission that qualifiedRead More →

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We are proud to announce our primary wave of official selections for the 2019 Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival! Congratulations to all the filmmakers who have official selections in this year’s film festival! We have a great field of feature films, short films, documentaries, web series, and music videos that will be screening throughout the Imaginarium 2019 weekend and be juried for our annual film festival awards. Our committee is still considering the addition of a few more projects, so there may be some more additions in the coming days, but we invite you to take a look at the main list of official selections,Read More →

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Imaginarium Convention is proud to announce the Official Selections for the 2018 Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival!  A fantastic group of independent feature films, short films, and documentaries from around the world will be screened throughout the October 5-7 event and viewed by our panel of judges for our 5th year of awards! Finalists for Imaginarium Convention’s screenplay competition have also been announced! Winners in an array of categories will be announced at the Imaginarium Awards Banquet which takes place during the convention, on the evening of Saturday, October 6th. A full preview page has been added to the site for you to browse theRead More →

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  Now in it’s 5th year, The Imaginarium Convention features juried awards in an array of categories for feature films, short films, documentaries, and music videos in all genres! There is also a category for screenplays that have not yet been produced, which is juried and awarded as one of our Imadjinn Awards! Imaginarium is set for its best year yet, next October 5-7 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center!  From screenings to an array of panels and workshops over 3 days, this is fast-becoming an event independent filmmakers and screenwriters do not want to miss! Early bird deadline with submissionRead More →

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Imaginarium Convention was proud to recognize our award winners for both the 2017 Imaginarium Independent Film Festival and the 2017 Imadjinn Awards at our awards banquet!  Below is the list of the awards given and the winners for each category. Please note that this list does not have the Imadjinn Award for Best Screenplay, as judging has not been completed for the written screenplay submissions.  We will be making that announcement when all evaluations have been completed.   2017 Imaginarium Independent Film Festival Best Editing: Occupants Best Cinematography: The Ningyo Best Sound: Prisoner of Perdition Best Character Development: Auto Shop Best Plot Development: Viridescent BestRead More →

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Below is a complete list of Film Festival and Imadjinn Award winners for Imaginarium 2016.  We extend our gratitude to all who participated this year and we look forward to spotlighting many more talented filmmakers and writers in the years to come! 2016 Film Festival Award Winners Best Feature (Overall): Blood of the Tribades Best Feature (Overall) Runner-Up: Pechorin Best Feature (Non-Genre): Pechorin Best Feature (Non-Genre) Runner-up: Game Changers Best Feature (Genre): Legend of the Lich Lord Best Feature (Genre) Runner-up: Dark Tapes Best Short Film (Overall): Random Best Short Film (0verall) Runner-up: Last Request Best Short Film (Genre) Runner-up: Cassandra Best Short Film (Genre):Read More →

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We are very proud to announce our preliminary list of films to be screened at Imaginarium 2016, as well as our screenplay finalists! See the full list and more information here on our film festival page and be sure to check back soon for more updates!  http://www.entertheimaginarium.com/film-festival/  Read More →

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Just announced at the Imaginarium 2015 Awards Banquet, for the Imaginarium 2015 Film Festival: Best Feature Overall: Paternity Leave Best Feature Overall Runner-up: Rangers Best Genre Feature: Rangers Best Genre Feature Runner-up: Magnetic Best Non-Genre Feature: Paternity Leave Best Non-Genre Feature Runner-up: Redemption of Benjamin Black Best Short Film Overall: Fast Zombies Suck Best Short Film Overall Runner-up: Leah Not Leia Best Short Film Genre: Fast Zombies Suck Best Short Film Genre Runner-up: Tailypo Best Short Film Non-Genre: Leah Not Leia Best Short Film Non-Genre Runner-up: Forward Until Found Best Documentary: #allweknowislame Best Documentary Runner-up: Letters to Daniel: A One Woman Show Best Direction: MagneticRead More →

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The awards for Imaginarium 2014’s Film Festival were announced at a special awards ceremony and banquet held last night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The awards ceremony wrapped up the first Imaginarium convention and involved truly amazing projects in all categories! The winners in the Imaginarium 2014 Film Festival are listed below: Best Short Film (Non-Genre) First Place: Guinea Pigs Runner-up: America’s Got Superpowers Best Short Film (Genre) First Place: Paralyzed Runner-up: The Living Best Short Film Overall First Place: Guinea Pigs Runner-up: Paralyzed Best Documentary First Place: Science, Sex and the Ladies Runner-up: Letters to Daniel Best Character Development First Place: Scenes from aRead More →