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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author and book marketing specialist Ed Downes, and filmmaker Dylan A. Young, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Ed and Dylan will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual guest pages, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning author, poet, editor, publisher, filmmaker, and actor Katerina Stoykova as a Spotlighted Guest! Katerina is the founder and senior editor of Accents Publishing, where she has selected, edited, and published close to 100 poetry collections. Her works as an author include Between a Bird Cage and a Bird House (University Press of Kentucky, 2024) and The Poet’s Guide to Publishing: How to Conceive, Arrange, Edit, Publish and Market a Book of Poetry (McFarland, 2024). Katerina acted in the lead roles for the independent feature films Proud Citizen, Fort Maria and Other Houses. all three co-directed by Thom Southerland. Katerina alsoRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and musician John Palisano as a Spotlighted Guest! Winner of a Bram Stoker Award®, an Imadjinn Award, and a Yog Soggoth Award, and a Rondo Hatton Award nominee, John has been published and appeared in such notable venues as Vanity Fair, The Log Angeles Times, Blumhouse Online, Cemetery Dance, Fangoria, and more. His screenplays have won acclaim as finalists in Shriekfest, Project Greenlight, Latent Image, and more. His professional career started with an internship and work with Ridley Scott & Associates, then with director Marcus Nispel, Tony Bon Jovi, and more. He recently served as President ofRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning author, editor, screenwriter, filmmaker, and podcaster James Sabata as a Spotlighted Guest! A multi-award winner, James is the author of several novels, short stories, and screenplays in the horror/dark fiction genres. James is the founder and director of Spirited Giving, a pop-up horror-themed fundraiser helping local communities. James was also a co-host of TheNecronomi.Com, a popular weekly podcast analyzing horror films as social commentary that had over one million downloads. We are honored to have James join us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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The Call for Entries in the Imaginarium 2026 Independent Film Festival, our 13th year, taking place July 17-19, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky, is now open! Early entry discounts are available until September 20th! Filmmakers and Screenwriters can submit feature films, short films, documentaries, web series, music videos, and screenplays through Film Freeway! Screenplays can also be submitted through the ISA! (The International Screenwriters’ Association) The Imaginarium 2026 Film Festival features a wide array of awards, so be sure to read through everything that will be awarded next summer! All awards are juried and will presented live at our 2026 Awards Banquet, taking place on Saturday,Read More →

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Imaginarium 2025 invites you to browse a full preview of the Imaginarium 2025 Independent Film Festival, including all Screenplay Finalists, Official Selections, and projects featured in our Imaginarium Independent Filmmaker Spotlight! Presented in order of screenings, with days, times, poster images, synopsis, and directors for every project. To browse this full preview, use the link here: Link to Full Preview of the Imaginarium 2025 Independent Film FestivalRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker Jason Zamer and author, editor, and crafter Angelia Sparrow as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Jason and Angelia will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 12th year, July 18-20, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual guest pages, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker and musician Barry Koch as a Spotlighted Guest! Barry is the co-founder of TGBeyond, a company focused on creating media content to help people navigate the physical, emotional and unavoidable administrative aspects of dying. Barry is on the board of directors of Visiting Nurse Health System / Hospice Atlanta, the largest not-for-profit home health care provider in Georgia. Barry’s career in media spans over 30 years, with the last 20 years seeing him as the General Manager of Cartoon Network in Latin America! Barry is also writing and performing original songs in a new one man show called “Barry’sRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning international makeup FX artist Sven Granlund as a Spotlighted Guest! With over 30 years of professional experience, Sven’s work has appeared in numerous Hollywood and TV productions, including Deadpool and Deadpool 2, Kong Skull Island, The Cello, Blade Runner 2049, Trumbo, American Horror Story, and many, many more! Sven taught professional Special Effects and Prosthetics at Dick Smith’s world famous makeup school for several years. Sven is also the co-founder of KY Creature FX! We are honored to have Sven join us for our 12th year, taking place July 18-20, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the ImaginariumRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes screenwriter and filmmaker Craig Urquhart as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Craig will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 12th year, July 18-20, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore his individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below!Read More →