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Nominations are now open for the 2020 Imadjinn Awards! Emerging as one of the nation’s premier literary awards series, the Imadjinn Awards are awarded in a broad range of categories after all finalists are evaluated and judged by the Imadjinn Awards Jury. The 2020 Imadjinn Awards are for books published in 2019 and include categories for short stories, anthologies, and single author collections. Authors, publishers, and official representatives can nominate a title. To see the official rules for nominations and the nomination form, please visit the following link: http://www.entertheimaginarium.com/imadjinn-award/ The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 17th at midnight EST. Winners will be announced atRead More →

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The finalists for Imaginarium 2019’s screenplay awards were announced live last night on the Star Chamber Show podcast. There are 11 finalists for short format screenplays and 12 finalists for long format screenplays. The winners will be announced on Saturday, October 12th, during the Imaginarium 2019 Awards Banquet. The Imaginarium Convention’s screenplay awards are recognized as part of our independent film festival awards and also as Imadjinn Awards. These are juried awards for non-produced screenplays. Short format screenplays include short films, web series, and episodic television, while long format screenplays are for feature length productions. A few screenwriters had more than one submission that qualifiedRead More →

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Nominations are now open for the 2019 Imadjinn Awards! Featuring 15 categories of literary awards, the Imadjinns are a highlight of the annual Imaginarium Convention’s Awards Banquet. Categories in the 2019 Imadjinn Awards include: Best Romance Novel Best Thriller Novel Best Mystery Novel Best Science Fiction Novel Best Fantasy Novel Best Historical Fiction Novel Best Children’s Book Best Paranormal Romance Novel Best Non-Fiction Book Best Young Adult Novel Best Horror Novel Best Short Story Best Urban Fantasy Novel Best Anthology Best Short Story Collection (single author) The nomination period will be closed at 11:59pm EST on May 31st. Following the nomination deadline, the Imadjinn AwardsRead More →

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Thank you to all the attendees, vendors, guests/panelists, and staff for making our 5th anniversary the best Imaginarium Convention yet! Looking forward already to 2019! Here is the full list of award-winners announced at our Awards Banquet: 2018 Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival Awards Best Feature Film Bong of the Living Dead Best Feature Film Runner-up All About the Afterglow Best Short Film The Lightkeeper’s Story Best Short Film Runner-up Broken Contentment Best Directing Submerge: Echo 51 Best Editing In a Flash Best Cinematography The Blurry World of Marcello Casagrande Best Sound Scott & Crowley; A Comic Book Adventure Best Character Development Baby Frankenstein BestRead More →

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Nominations are now open for the 2018 Imadjinn Awards! Both published and self-published authors are eligible for the 2018 awards, which will be given in 14 categories for works published for the first time during 2017. The Imadjinn Awards were introduced in 2016, the third year of the Imaginarium Convention, to recognize exceptional literary works in all genres. The 2018 awards will feature the selection of finalists in each category by the Imaginarium Awards Committee.  The works of the finalists will then be read and judged by the Imaginarium Awards Jury to determine the winners in each category. To make a nomination, please visit theRead More →

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  Now in it’s 5th year, The Imaginarium Convention features juried awards in an array of categories for feature films, short films, documentaries, and music videos in all genres! There is also a category for screenplays that have not yet been produced, which is juried and awarded as one of our Imadjinn Awards! Imaginarium is set for its best year yet, next October 5-7 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center!  From screenings to an array of panels and workshops over 3 days, this is fast-becoming an event independent filmmakers and screenwriters do not want to miss! Early bird deadline with submissionRead More →

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The Imaginarium Convention is proud to announce “Return to Freedom” by Bristol Mac Donald as the recipient of a 2017 Imadjinn Award for Best Screenplay! A high number of entries and the competitive nature of the category involving screenplays that have not yet been produced resulted in a slightly extended judging period, in addition to a decision to recognize 3 runner-ups in this category. The final award recognitions for the 2017 Imadjinn Award for Best Screenplay are as follows: 2017 Imadjinn Award for Best Screenplay “Return to Freedom” by Bristol Mac Donald First Runner-up “Under the Helmet” by Todd Bird Second Runner-Up “Swimming with the Sharks”Read More →

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Imaginarium Convention was proud to recognize our award winners for both the 2017 Imaginarium Independent Film Festival and the 2017 Imadjinn Awards at our awards banquet!  Below is the list of the awards given and the winners for each category. Please note that this list does not have the Imadjinn Award for Best Screenplay, as judging has not been completed for the written screenplay submissions.  We will be making that announcement when all evaluations have been completed.   2017 Imaginarium Independent Film Festival Best Editing: Occupants Best Cinematography: The Ningyo Best Sound: Prisoner of Perdition Best Character Development: Auto Shop Best Plot Development: Viridescent BestRead More →

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The voting week for this year’s Imadjinn Literary Awards is now open, and will run until the first evening of Imaginarium 2017, October 7th at 9pm! Voters must have been, or be for 2017, confirmed attendees, vendors, guests/panelists, volunteers, or staff members of Imaginarium Convention. Full information on voting and the voting form can be found at: http://www.entertheimaginarium.com/imadjinn-award/  Read More →

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Below is a complete list of Film Festival and Imadjinn Award winners for Imaginarium 2016.  We extend our gratitude to all who participated this year and we look forward to spotlighting many more talented filmmakers and writers in the years to come! 2016 Film Festival Award Winners Best Feature (Overall): Blood of the Tribades Best Feature (Overall) Runner-Up: Pechorin Best Feature (Non-Genre): Pechorin Best Feature (Non-Genre) Runner-up: Game Changers Best Feature (Genre): Legend of the Lich Lord Best Feature (Genre) Runner-up: Dark Tapes Best Short Film (Overall): Random Best Short Film (0verall) Runner-up: Last Request Best Short Film (Genre) Runner-up: Cassandra Best Short Film (Genre):Read More →