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Imaginarium 2021 Proudly Welcomes award-winning publisher, filmmaker, and writer James Fox as a Spotlighted Guest in both our virtual and in-person events! The founder of award-winning Multimedia Studio Dawnrunner, a publishing house, film production company, and game developer based out of San Francisco, CA, James is an exceptional talent active in several creative spheres. With his wide array of knowledge about writing, publishing, game development and design, and film and television production, James is a phenomenal addition to the Imaginarium 2021 panel and workshop programming! Creatives in many areas will greatly benefit from his insights and advice! Don’t miss our 8th year as a conventionRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 Proudly Welcomes Award-winning author, screenwriter, and publisher Tony Acree as Toastmaster in our in-person event! The author of the award-winning, bestselling Victor McCain thrillers, Tony is also an award-winning screenwriter who is currently developing a feature film project! Tony is also operates Hydra Publications, an award-winning press with several imprints based out of Louisville, Kentucky. With his exceptional business and creative acumen, Tony will be a wonderful addition to our extensive panel and workshop programming, in additional to being Toastmaster for our Awards Banquet where the 2021 Imadjinn Awards and Film Festival Awards will be announced! Don’t miss our 8th year as aRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes Submerge Universe Franchise Creator Demetrius Witherspoon as a Spotlighted Guest to our in-person event! A filmmaker, comic creator, game designer, screenwriter, and publisher, Demetrius is a multi-talented creative who has developed an entire science fiction franchise that includes feature films, comic books, games, an animated series, novels, and much more! We are thrilled to have Demetrius with us this year and attendees of Imaginarium 2021 will be able to get his insights and advice on all his spheres of activity during our extensive panel and workshop programming! Don’t miss our 8th year as a convention for creatives of all genres andRead More →

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The Imaginarium 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention is proud to welcome award-winning screenwriter and author D.L. Gardner as a Spotlighted Guest! An exceptional artist, D.L. is also a columnist for Amazing Stories Magazine in addition to being the creator of the Ian’s Realm Saga, a fantasy series that is currently being developed for film! D.L. will bring great knowledge and insights in writing, screenwriting, film, and art to attendees of Imaginarium 2020, now in its seventh year (and first virtual edition) taking place this September 21-27! About D.L. Gardner: D.L. Gardner is an award-winning author and screenwriter of fantasy fiction for young and young atRead More →

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The Imaginarium 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention is proud to welcome award-winning filmmaker, author, screenwriter, and comic creator Demetrius Witherspoon as a Spotlighted Guest! The creative force behind the Sci-Fi Submerge Universe Franchise, Demetrius is an exceptional multi-faceted talent whose work includes films, novels, card games, apparel, comic books and much more. Attendees will benefit greatly from Demetrius’ insights, advice, and experiences in several kinds of media, and we are thrilled and honored to have him joining us for Imaginarium 2020 this September 21-27, our 7th year and first virtual edition! About Demetrius Witherspoon: Demetrius Witherspoon is the Writer, Director, Producer of the Award-Winning Sci-Fi SubmergeRead More →

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Imaginarium 2020 is proud to welcome screenwriter, filmmaker, and actor Silvio Wolf Busch as a Spotlighted Guest! A tremendous talent who has worked alongside many Hollywood stars over the course of his career, Silvio brings several areas of expertise to the Imaginarium Convention’s extensive programming. From his military and martial arts background, to stunt work, writing, directing, and acting, Silvio has a phenomenal array of skills to bring to any creative project, and attendees of Imaginarium 2020 are going to love meeting, networking with, and learning from him! About Silvio Wolf Busch: Silvio Wolf Busch is a German-born American screenwriter/filmmaker/actor. He began his career asRead More →

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Imaginarium 2020 is proud to welcome award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter Antonio Pantoja as a Spotlighted Guest! Named by the Louisville Courier Journal as one of the 20 Kentuckians to watch for in 2020 in a front page article, Antonio saw his feature film debut “One Must Fall” garner a multitude of film festival awards in 2019 leading to a distribution deal with Gravitas Ventures and highly successful commercial release. Antonio regularly spends time giving workshops and clinics sharing his knowledge and advice with students and professionals alike, and he truly embodies the mutually-supportive, uplifting spirit that is at the core of what the Imaginarium ConventionRead More →

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Imaginarium 2020’s Independent Film Festival is now open for submissions via our official submission platforms at FilmFreeway and the International Screenwriters’ Association! A special early bird submission rate is now being offered until January 4th! All genres of features, short films, web series, documentaries, music videos, and non-produced screenplays are now being accepted for screening consideration and finalist designations at Imaginarium 2020, to be held in Louisville, Kentucky July 10-12 of 2020 at the Holiday Inn Louisville East! New award categories added for 2020 include Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Stunt Choreography, Best Score, and Best SFX in addition to our previous award categories. InRead More →

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We are proud to announce our primary wave of official selections for the 2019 Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival! Congratulations to all the filmmakers who have official selections in this year’s film festival! We have a great field of feature films, short films, documentaries, web series, and music videos that will be screening throughout the Imaginarium 2019 weekend and be juried for our annual film festival awards. Our committee is still considering the addition of a few more projects, so there may be some more additions in the coming days, but we invite you to take a look at the main list of official selections,Read More →

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Imaginarium 2019 proudly welcomes writer, director, artist and SFX artist Terence Muncy as a Spotlighted Guest. Terence’s range of expertise in multiple spheres of creativity will be a great addition to our extensive programming! Attendees are going to enjoy meeting him and we are very excited to have Terence joining us this year! About Terence: Terence Muncy is an artist, director, writer and special effects artist originally from Harlan, Kentucky. Terence is the owner of Warbranch Productions and Black forest Studios in Indianapolis, Indiana. Some of the films that he has directed or been a part of include “The Shack” (2004) Short Film (Director, WriterRead More →