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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning stage and screen actor, producer, and writer Bill Oberst Jr. as an Imaginator Guest! Known for Daytime Emmy Award-winning “Take This Lollipop” and a ratings-winning role on CBS-TV’s “Criminal Minds,” Bill has appeared in a multitude of film, television, and stage productions. Bill’s staged theatrical reading “Ray Bradbury’s Pillar Of Fire” won an Ernest Kearney Platinum Award for its Los Angeles debut. In 2017, it won a United Solo Theatre Festival Award for its Off-Broadway debut on Theatre Row in New York City. Bill has won numerous individual awards, and Ron Chaney, great-grandson of Lon Chaney, presented him with theRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning author, poet, filmmaker, and playwright Lee Pennington as a Spotlighted Guest! Named Poet Laureate by the State of Kentucky, a lifetime appointment, Lee is the author of 23 books, has had nine plays produced, and over 1300 of his poems have been published in more than 300 magazines! A world-traveler, Lee also has produced 21 documentary films on a variety of subjects. In 2013, the University of Louisville opened the Lee and Joy Pennington Cultural Heritage Gallery, named after Lee and his late wife that will house all of Lee’s writings, films, and many artifacts he’s collected traveling around theRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning author, filmmaker, and screenwriter Amy Leigh McCorkle as a Spotlighted Guest! The winner of numerous film and writing awards, and 13 times an Amazon bestseller, Amy has been published 36 times as an author, has directed/produced over 40 film projects, and has written over 40 screenplays over the course of her career. Amy is also the host of the Recovery Unplugged Live Podcast, and she currently has four feature films in the pipeline, in various stages of development. We are excited to have Amy join us for our 11th year, taking place July 19-21, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky! For furtherRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes author, editor, publisher, filmmaker, screenwriter, comic creator, and game designer Vincent V. Cava as a Spotlighted Guest! Vincent’s work has been published by Simon & Schuster, PS Publishing, Adams Media, and more! He is also the co-producer and co-writer of the Creepypasta film (2023), and he co-wrote and published Creepypasta the graphic novel! In addition, Vincent’s stories have been used to promote media for Fox (The Pyramid), Starz (Ash VS The Evil Dead), and Crypt TV! We are thrilled to have Vincent join us for our 11th year, taking place July 19-21, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on theRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning artist, poet, filmmaker, actor, and podcaster Jayson William Allen as a Spotlighted Guest! A professional musician for over 24 years, Jayson has founded and performed as the front-man for several bands, releasing 8 albums, with new releases currently in development. Jayson has also been a working actor since 2011 and participated in many capacities with independent film and music video projects, several of them garnering awards. A celebrated artist and photographer, fifty of his illustrations were recently featured in the poetry collection Weight of Thought from Noah Wieczorek! Jayson will be performing live as part of the entertainment taking placeRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker, and actor Silvio Wolf Busch as a Spotlighted Guest! Silvio has over two decades of professional experience in film and stage! He has worked alongside and opposite numerous industry names such as Adam Driver, Kiefer Sutherland, Kelly McGillis, James Spader, Willem Dafoe, Charlize Theron, and many others! Silvio’s great versatility comes from applying his comprehensive life experience including his military background, involvement in adventure sports, lifelong immersion in equestrian culture, and all of his creative endeavors! We are excited to have Silvio join us for our 11th year, taking place July 19-21, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky! For furtherRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes Cathy Jackson, Morgan Hazelwood, Adam Sergent, and Carma Haley Shoemaker as Official Panelists! As Panelists, they will all be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 11th year next July 19-21 in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual pages which can be accessed by clicking on their graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2024 Proudly Welcomes Bad Image Productions as an Official Sponsor! The winner of the Media Innovator Award for Best Up & Coming Film Production Company 2022 – Midwest USA from Corporate Vision Magazine, Bad Image Productions is an independent production company founded by Adam Sergent specializing in feature film production! Bad Image Productions has produced the feature films, “The Devil’s Instrument” and “Darkness Hunting” and own the Bad Image BLOG – For All Things Independent Filmmaking! For further information on Bad Image Productions, visit their official site at: https://badimageproductions.com/ For information about Imaginarium 2024, visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and comic creator Devin Hylton as a Spotlighted Guest! Devin’s first feature film, The Repairman, won numerous awards internationally and screened on multiple continents. Devin has also published several graphic novels from companies as diverse as Markosia Enterprises and Arcana Studio! In addition, some properties of his have been optioned for feature film development by production companies such as Platinum Studios, who were affiliated with the Hollywood movies Men In Black and Cowboys & Aliens. We are thrilled to have Devin join us for our 11th year, taking place July 19-21, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further informationRead More →

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The Call for Entries in the Imaginarium 2024 Independent Film Festival is now open! Early entry discounts are now available too! Filmmakers and Screenwriters can submit feature films, short films, documentaries, web series, music videos, and screenplays through Film Freeway! Screenplays can also be submitted through the ISA! (The International Screenwriters’ Association) Imaginarium 2024 features an exciting expansion in our areas of recognition for filmmakers and screenwriters, so be sure to read through all of the awards that will be a part of Imaginarium 2024! All awards are juried and will presented live at our 2024 Awards Banquet, taking place on Saturday, July 20th! SubmitRead More →