History

In 2009 New Media Film Festival® was announced in Second Life as part of the C3 – United Nations – Millennium Project as an annual event. The Festival brings together the work of established and emerging New Media Content Creators and video artists, from the US as well as internationally.

“In the world of festivals, it is refreshing that there are no politics or pay to play at New Media Film Festival® and it is run by a team of caring and passionate people that put the creators first and respects the content, not the profits.”

– Angelwood Films

About New Media Film Festival^®

New Media as an infinite catalyst for story and technology

New Media Film Festival® an innovative and award-winning festival created in 2009, celebrates global stories, technology, and platforms. We continually implement new opportunities outside the norm to bolster creators in media. Through our boundary-pushing ideology, we create an environment for creators to thrive. New Media Film Festival® is an infinite catalyst for story and technology. Not just any stories, but the stories worth telling.

New Media Film Festival® introduces new technology, communication of ideas through panels and Q & A’s to implement a more expansive use of 21st technology in storytelling for artists and content creators. The Goal of New Media Film Festival® is to bring the world the Best in New Media – Honoring Stories worth Telling of emerging and established video and new media artists throughout the world. To give the global community at large the chance to experience the latest in technology and innovative storytelling to help define the world of new media.

Sounding Board

Susan Johnston

Founder/Director. Innovator, believer in story, lover of life. Creates & implements things that help content & creators.

Knighted for work in humanity & arts.

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Ron Proulx

“Bringing music to the masses” – Variety. As CEO Arpix Media & The Rights Company, Ron works with top producers & directors, has published 2 books, has a passion for the changing face of business, media, & culture.

Peter Miller

Peter joined NFL Films right after graduating from Ohio State where he worked in the international production operations department. He moved to PBS in 2017 & started his roll as a program screener.

Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings

A social entrepreneur, speaker(CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and BET), writer (New York Times, The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, & the Washington Post among other publications), & strategist who’s on a mission to drive society toward inclusion.

Erin Gray

Not only is Erin (Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers & the 25th Century), kind, funny, smart, talented & beautiful, as CEO Heroes for Hire she connects celebs & producers with events such as ComicCon.

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Dr. Steve Small

Leader in Quantum Health field.
Keynote at Bioenergetic Medicine Conferences Internationally. Emmys® Magazine named him in their Best of edition for his work with NHL, Sirrius, & CBS.

Greg Palast

Palast has broken front-page stories for BBC Television Newsnight, The Guardian, Nation Magazine and now Rolling Stone Magazine. Greg Palast has been called the “most important investigative reporter of our time “up there with Woodward and Bernstein” (The Guardian).

Randy Bellous

CEO Randy Bellous Productions, EP on multiple Award Winning Music & Film projects including NASA with Astronaut Leland Melvin.

Newton Lee

Author/Editor on Transhumanism, Disney, Facebook, Google, Cybersecurity & Counterterrorism.
President of the award-winning, nonprofit Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships.

David Leon

Emmy Nominated Music Supervisor & Composer has worked with Warner Bros. Marvel, Universal, Disney, Fox & more…

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10850 Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064

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About New Media Film Festival^®

New Media as an infinite catalyst for story and technology