Submit Your Project to UMFF 2019 | Deadline EXTENDED August 30, 2019

WANTED: Actors, Artists, Content Creators, Designers, Musicians, Mobile/Web App Developers, Filmmakers and Writers!

The 18th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival 2019 call for entries is now OPEN. Submit your project by Final Extended Deadline by August 30, 2019. Be a part of an independent showcase of exceptional creatives. You can submit directly to UMFF or through our partners below:


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UMFF 2019 winners of each category will receive awards, as well as showcasing those projects on the Urban Mediamakers Content Creators Tour 2019.

UMFF gives 'Best Of' domestic and international awards to winning content creators. The short film category is divided in to subcategories that include the best: Shorty-Short, Comedy, Narrative, Socially-Conscious, AfroFuturism and Sci-Fi. The UMFF 2019 Founder's Choice award is given to a project chosen from all categories. Judged by a jury of industry professionals, UMFF 2019 winning selections will be announced at the awards presentation.

Calling All Middle and High School Student Filmmakers

The Young Urban Mediamakers (YUMs) are aspiring creatives ages 11-19 with an interest in acting, animation, art, drawing, film, gaming, music, new media, print, television, video and web. Annually the YUMs presents Videopalooza, a short film competition for middle and high school students. Videopalooza lifts the voices of youth as they use visual communication to express how they feel about those things that are important to them. DEADLINE FOR YUM VIDEOPALOOZA SUBMISSIONS IS AUGUST 30, 2019.

The 9th Young Urban Mediamakers Videopalooza Competition 2019 call for entries is now open. Submit your youth-produced PSA or film project today. Winning films will screen during the 18th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF), October 10-16, 2019 in metro-Atlanta, Georgia.

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UMFF Short Script-To-Screen Contest 2019 | Deadline August 30th

• Submit your original short script to the 18th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMfF). The winning script will receive a production deal from the UMFF to bring the script to screen. As a producing partner on the film, UMFF will provide a professional production team, additional fundraising assistance, editing, social media and internet presence, festival submission and distribution. [Get the details.]
  
  $10,000 Prize Value
  – Short Script-to-Screen
  – Experienced production team
  – Writer reasonable creative control
  – Professional actors
  – Award-winning filmmakers
  – Support in raising additional funds
  – Social media and website presence
  – Festival submission and distribution
  – World premiere of film at UMFF 2019

2019 Submission Deadline

• Earlybird:

  January 15, 2019

• Regular:

  April 20, 2019

• Late:

  July 20, 2019

• Extended:

  August 30, 2019

• Notification:

  September 7, 2019