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SUMMARY:17th Annual New Media Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:New Media Film Festival® Unveils World Premieres Featurin
 g Emmy Winners\, SXSW Award Winning Creators & Broadway Talent Ahead o
 f April 6 Deadline\nThe 17th Annual edition brings together creators a
 cross 28 classic and tech‑forward categories for two days of innovat
 ive programming\, taking place June 3–4\, 2026.\n“New Media Film F
 estival® is always looking to the future\, challenging creators\, the
  market & the audience to discover new storytelling...pushing the limi
 ts.”— Oscar Winner Nicholas Reed\nLOS ANGELES\, CA\, -- On June 3
 –4\, 2026\, New Media Film Festival® once again becomes the place w
 here creators and story lovers gather to experience the future of stor
 y — in person\, in the moment. Across two days and two distinct expe
 riences\, the festival sparks new people\, new stories\, and new conne
 ctions. The festival is a space to experience red‑carpet energy\, gl
 obal voices\, creator Q&As\, and tech‑meets‑storytelling moments t
 hat only happen when humans come together to celebrate story. Human‑
 run and built for creators\, the festival unveils these prestigious vo
 ices leading up to the April 6 submission deadline.\nThe Mystery of Em
 ma ThornCategory: Trailer • World PremiereDirected by Gregory Blair\
 , a longtime festival alum. Blair first introduced the concept as a 30
 ‑second webisode at New Media Film Festival®\, a launch that helped
  spark the support that ultimately led to the feature version being fu
 nded.\nHalloween Girl – Gods and MonstersCategory: Digital Comic •
  Los Angeles PremiereCreated by Richard T. Wilson\, an Emmy‑winning 
 writer. The newest installment in Wilson's acclaimed supernatural seri
 es\, bringing fresh depth and momentum to the franchise.\nWe're Alive:
  Descendants — Season 2Category: Podcast • World PremiereDirected 
 by KC Wayland\, creator of the original We're Alive universe. Set 18 y
 ears after the original Story of Survival\, the series follows a new g
 eneration navigating a dangerous post‑apocalyptic world and features
  Emmy Nominee Christy Carlson Romano as Gloria.\n2 Can PlayCategory: B
 est Song • Los Angeles PremiereFeaturing Broadway talent Ava Della P
 ietra and directed by Azzie Scott. A standout musical entry showcasing
  top‑tier performance and production.\nHoney FungusCategory: VR • 
 Los Angeles PremiereCreated by Jonah King\, whose work has previously 
 won at SXSW. A visually striking immersive experience exploring nature
 \, decay\, and interconnected ecosystems.\nCALL FOR ENTRIES — DEADLI
 NE APRIL 6\, 2026New Media Film Festival® welcomes submissions across
  its 28 classic and tech forward categories — from narrative\, docum
 entary\, animation\, and music to VR\, AR\, AI\, digital comics\, mobi
 le/vertical storytelling\, and other new media formats. Creators worki
 ng in any medium that pushes storytelling forward are encouraged to su
 bmit before the April 6 deadline.\nABOUT — Honoring stories worth te
 lling since 2009. New Media Film Festival®\, the original and only fe
 stival in the world dedicated entirely to new media innovation\, will 
 return for its 17th annual edition on June 3–4\, 2026 in Los Angeles
 . For nearly two decades\, the festival has stood alone as the global 
 authority on new media — the technologies\, platforms\, and creative
  breakthroughs that continue to reshape how stories are created\, shar
 ed\, and experienced.\nWhile many festivals have added "new media" cat
 egories in recent years\, New Media Film Festival® is the festival th
 at defined the category itself. Long before AI assisted filmmaking\, V
 R/AR\, Web3\, digital humans\, or vertical storytelling entered mainst
 ream conversation\, the festival was championing these formats and giv
 ing them a home. It remains the first\, the original\, and the leader.
 \nSince its founding\, New Media Film Festival® has welcomed more tha
 n 300 industry leaders who have helped shape the future of media. Past
  speakers and participants include Nobel Laureate Barry C. Barish\; Ac
 ademy Award–winning actor and producer Jeff Bridges\; legendary song
 writers Don McLean and Chip Taylor\; Duncan Rouleau\, co-creator of "B
 en 10" and writer of "Big Hero 6"\; NASA/JPL engineer Nagin Cox\; futu
 rist Ted Schilowitz (RED Digital Cinema\, 20th Century Fox)\; Qualcomm
  Senior VP Brian Dunphy\; International Screenwriters Association Foun
 der Craig James\; Mashable Co Editor Ben Parr\; technologist and produ
 cer David C. Fein ("Star Trek: The Motion Picture")\; OBB Pictures Fou
 nder and CEO Michael D. Ratner\; and executives from Unity Technologie
 s\, Motorola\, Panasonic\, Nielsen\, GoDigital\, Flingo.tv\, and many 
 more. Their involvement underscores the festival's long-standing role 
 as a central hub for new media innovation and thought leadership.\nWeb
 site: https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com\n 
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