---
title: New Media Film Festival
description: LA film festival honoring innovative storytelling across emerging formats and technologies since 2009.
url: "https://www.artsume.com/o/new-media-film-festival"
type: organization
createdAt: 2026-03-30
updatedAt: 2026-06-01
organizationType: Association
location: "Los Angeles, CA, United States"
website: "https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com"
yearFounded: 2009
---

# New Media Film Festival

*Association • Los Angeles, CA, United States*

## About

LA film festival honoring innovative storytelling across emerging formats and technologies since 2009.

New Media Film Festival® is a Los Angeles-based film festival founded in 2009 with a mandate to honor stories worth telling across emerging formats and platforms. The festival champions creators working in AI-generated film, holographic comics, web series, digital comics, VR, and other cutting-edge storytelling mediums. Its judges include industry leaders from Marvel, HBO, BBC, PBS, the Emmys, and the Grammys, and it has honored celebrities such as Jeff Bridges, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Ray Bradbury. Known for programming firsts — including AI-generated film, touch-rotation storytelling, and NFT categories — the festival positions itself at the intersection of technology and narrative. It emphasizes inclusivity and creator-first values, with no pay-to-play submissions.

## Details

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Website:** https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com
- **Social Media:** facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewMediaFilmFestival, twitter: https://twitter.com/NewMediaFF, instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newmediafilmfestival/, youtube: https://www.youtube.com/newmediafilmchannel, tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@newmediafestival, pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/newmediaff, linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2852314

## Opportunities

View current opportunities from New Media Film Festival on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/new-media-film-festival