The Imaginarium 2022 Awards Banquet was held last evening, where the winners of this year’s Imadjinn Awards, Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival Awards, the new Michael Knost Wings Award, and other recognitions were announced. The evening also featured some fantastic entertainment from Safiya Nawaar and World Arabesque Dance, magician John Pyka, and the singer Lina! Presiding over the evening was Toastmaster Tony Acree, and assisting with the handing out of awards were Diana Wieczorek and Carrie Canatsey! Below is the full list of Imadjinn Award and Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival Award winners for 2022! Congratulations to all award-winners, runners-up, and finalists! The 2022 ImadjinnRead More →

The Imaginarium Convention is proud to announce the finalists for the 2022 Imadjinn Awards! All finalists will be juried with the winners in each category announced live at the Imaginarium 2022 Awards Banquet held on Saturday, July 9th, at the Holiday Inn Louisville East during the convention weekend! The Imaginarium Convention received the largest number of nominations in its nine-year history for 2022, and we want to extend our congratulations to all who have been named finalists! 2022 Imadjinn Award Finalists! Best Anthology It Came from the Trailer Park Volume 1  – Editor William Joseph Roberts BLOOD ON THE BLADE – Editors Jim Beard andRead More →

The Imaginarium Convention is proud to announce our 2020 Imadjinn Awards Finalists! All titles listed below are now being juried to determine winners of each category. Winners of 2020 Imadjinn Awards will be announced during an awards ceremony on September 27th, on the final day of the Imaginarium 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention! Congratulations to all the finalists! Best Anthology Malice in Memphis presents Mayhem IN Memphis – edited by Carolyn McSparren Tales Of The Lost – edited by Eugene Johnson Dark Tides – edited by John J. Questore & Eugene Johnson Best Audiobook Narration Spook House – written by Michael West & narrated by Nila B Hagood Cinema ofRead More →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Imaginarium Convention is proud to announce the opening of nominations for the inaugural Imadjinn Awards, a series of literary awards for small presses and self-published authors in a full range of genres and categories. The process includes a nomination period, a selection of finalists by a professional jury, and then voting by the Imaginarium Academy, which includes registered attendees, vendors, and panelists/guests. Awards will be presented at the Awards Banquet at Imaginarium 2016 on October 8, 2016. Visit this link for further information and the official nomination form. http://www.entertheimaginarium.com/imadjinn-award/Read More →

The dates for the third annual Imaginarium Convention are October 7-9 of 2016, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. The nation’s premier creative writing convention, Imaginarium 2016 will continue the mission to provide exceptional programming in a welcoming and enjoyable atmosphere. Expanded gaming, the film festival, music events, the costume contest/masquerade, expo, and more will take place with well over 100 panels and a series of workshops at the center covering all aspects of writing, publishing, screenwriting, game design and more! Be sure to also get ready for the debut of the Imadjinns, a series of new literary awards! To celebrate Imaginarium 2016,Read More →

6:00 pm Imaginarium 2014 Awards Banquet A full dinner buffet will be served at the awards banquet which will feature the announcements of the Imaginarium 2014 Film Festival Winners, along with several other awards and the unveiling of a new series of Literary Awards to debut in 2015. To secure reservations at the awards banquet and get further details, please visit the Awards Banquet page.Read More →