Years running: 24 (since 2001)
Urban Mediamakers Film Festival
International Film Festival.
About
The Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF) is a not-for-profit, charitable 501organization that has evolved into a festival that promotes and supports independent content creators and multimedia productions — animation, advertising/marketing campaigns, commercials, film, music, new media, print, television, video and web series.
The festival includes:
- opening reception and premiere
- script reading featuring a scene from the top three screenplays in competition
- independent film screenings
- workshops and panels
- youth screening series
- distributors seeking independent films
- awards presentation and closing event
- closing night film
- audience award
- filmmaker and writer collaboration sessions (SpeedCollabs)
- cable TV airing of winning films (under 20 minutes), trailers of feature films, reaching over 4.8 million viewers. Includes on-air interview. For scripts, on-air interview on cable TV.
Awards
The winners of each category will receive a trophy, certificate, gift bag with products & services, consultation services and automatic distribution deal with UrbanFlixTogo for all festival official selections and winning films and series. Additionally, winners receive products/services from UMF 2018 partners and sponsors.
Rules
- Films that have been produced during the 36 months preceding the Urban Mediamakers Festival.
- Submit via Filmfreeway.
- Official selections that are 30 minutes or shorter must be prepared to provide electronic copies of their projects for exhibition. Online preview and DVDs may be submitted for screeners.
- All non-English speaking films must be presented in their original version with English subtitles.
Premiere Requirements
No premiere requirement
Jury and Organizers
Cheryle Reynolds (FOUNDER/FESTIVAL DIRECTOR/PROGRAMMER)
Documents
Place
United States
Norcross
Official Website
Contacts
Contact Emails
Social Networks
Facebook
Twitter
- Opening DateOctober 24, 2023
- Earlybird DeadlineFebruary 19, 2024
- Regular DeadlineMay 06, 2024
- Late DeadlineAugust 05, 2024
- Extended DeadlineSeptember 02, 2024
- NotificationsSeptember 09, 2024
- Event Dates14 — 27 October 2024
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Earlybird Deadline — $30
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Regular Deadline — $45
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Late Deadline — $55
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Extended Deadline — $65
Projects with a run time of 30 minutes or less.
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Earlybird Deadline — $25
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $45
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Extended Deadline — $55
Projects with a run time of 30 minutes or less.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $30
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Late Deadline — $40
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Extended Deadline — $50
Films that have a run time of 31 minutes or more.
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Earlybird Deadline — $45
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Regular Deadline — $55
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Late Deadline — $65
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Extended Deadline — $75
Films that have a run time of 31 minutes or more.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Late Deadline — $60
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Extended Deadline — $70
Scripts that are 30 pages or less.
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Earlybird Deadline — $25
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Regular Deadline — $45
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Late Deadline — $65
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Extended Deadline — $75
Scripts that are 30 pages or less.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $40
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Late Deadline — $60
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Extended Deadline — $70
Scripts that are 31 pages are more.
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Earlybird Deadline — $45
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Regular Deadline — $65
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Late Deadline — $85
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Extended Deadline — $95
Musically driven project that is 10 minutes or less.
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Earlybird Deadline — $25
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $45
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Extended Deadline — $55
Musically driven project that is 10 minutes or less.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $30
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Late Deadline — $40
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Extended Deadline — $50
Projects that are 30 minutes are less. NOTE: For projects 31 minutes or longer, please enter under the feature category.
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Earlybird Deadline — $25
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $45
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Extended Deadline — $55
Projects that are 30 minutes are less. NOTE: For projects 31 minutes or longer, please enter under the feature category.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $30
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Late Deadline — $40
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Extended Deadline — $50
Web/TV series (shorts) that are 30 minutes or less.
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Earlybird Deadline — $25
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $45
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Extended Deadline — $55
Web/TV series (shorts) that are 30 minutes or less.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $30
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Late Deadline — $40
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Extended Deadline — $50
Projects that are 30 minutes or less.
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Earlybird Deadline — $25
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $45
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Extended Deadline — $55
Projects that are 30 minutes or less.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $30
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Late Deadline — $40
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Extended Deadline — $50
Projects that are 31 minutes or more.
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Earlybird Deadline — $45
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Regular Deadline — $55
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Late Deadline — $65
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Extended Deadline — $75
Projects that are 31 minutes or more.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Late Deadline — $60
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Extended Deadline — $70
We're looking for fantastic graphic design pieces for media projects -- posters, web sites, flyers, logos for your project. You can submit all of your collateral together as one project.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Late Deadline — $60
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Extended Deadline — $70
We're looking for fantastic graphic design pieces for media projects -- posters, web sites, flyers, logos for your project. You can submit all of your collateral together as one project.
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Earlybird Deadline — $35
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Regular Deadline — $45
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Late Deadline — $55
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Extended Deadline — $65
Films created by Middle School Students.
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Earlybird Deadline — $10
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Regular Deadline — $10
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Late Deadline — $10
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Extended Deadline — $20
Short films made specifically for mobile devices.
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Earlybird Deadline — $25
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Regular Deadline — $30
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Late Deadline — $35
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Extended Deadline — $40
Short films made specifically for mobile devices.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $25
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Late Deadline — $30
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Extended Deadline — $35
Commercials for products or services - up to three minutes runtime. Projects over three minutes can enter under info-commercials
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Earlybird Deadline — $30
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Regular Deadline — $45
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Late Deadline — $55
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Extended Deadline — $65
Info-commercials for products or services - up to 5 minutes run-time. Projects over 5 minutes can enter under as a short documentary.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $44
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Late Deadline — $65
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Extended Deadline — $75
Spec/TV scripts for 30 minutes (maximum runtime) projects.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $55
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Late Deadline — $65
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Extended Deadline — $75
Any combination of print/online collateral materials. Maximum five pieces - (i.e., 4x6 flyer, website, app, business card, Twitter campaigns, Facebook campaigns, email campaign, etc.)
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Earlybird Deadline — $50
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Regular Deadline — $65
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Late Deadline — $75
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Extended Deadline — $95
Do you have the best app for content creators
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $30
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Late Deadline — $40
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Extended Deadline — $50
Scripts that are 31 pages are more.
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Earlybird Deadline — $45
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Regular Deadline — $65
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Late Deadline — $85
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Extended Deadline — $95
Films and videos created by High School Students.
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Earlybird Deadline — $10
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Regular Deadline — $15
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Late Deadline — $15
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Extended Deadline — $20
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