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Imaginarium Convention is proud to announce the Official Selections for the 2018 Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival!  A fantastic group of independent feature films, short films, and documentaries from around the world will be screened throughout the October 5-7 event and viewed by our panel of judges for our 5th year of awards! Finalists for Imaginarium Convention’s screenplay competition have also been announced! Winners in an array of categories will be announced at the Imaginarium Awards Banquet which takes place during the convention, on the evening of Saturday, October 6th. A full preview page has been added to the site for you to browse theRead More →

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Imaginarium 2018 is proud to welcome back Healing Hands Entertainment as an official sponsor! An award-winning film production company, Healing Hands Entertainment is home to some wonderful independent creative talents who attendees are going to enjoy meeting and interacting with in our programming, expo, and other activities! We are very excited to have Healing Hands Entertainment back with us for our 5th anniversary event! About Healing Hands Entertainment: Healing Hands Entertainment is a film production company that specializes in music videos, documentaries, short films and is proud to announce they are in pre-production on their first feature film Letters to Daniel. Founded and owned byRead More →

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Imaginarium 2018 is proud to welcome actor/filmmaker/screenwriter/photographer Silvio Wolf Busch as a spotlighted guest! A multi-talented creative, Silvio will bring many areas of expertise to the programming and activities at Imaginarium 2018. From his writing to filmmaking, acting, and photography, Silvio is known for delivering excellent work again and again, and attendees at Imaginarium this October 5-7 are going to really enjoy meeting him! We are thrilled to have Silvio with us for our 5th anniversary event! About Silvio Wolf Busch: Silvio Wolf Busch is a German born American actor. He began his career as a stuntman in California where his extensive Equestrian skills landedRead More →

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Imaginarium 2018 is proud to welcome illustrator and sequential artist Kevlen Goodner as a spotlighted artist guest! Imaginarium Convention brings together creatives from all spheres of storytelling, encompassing books, film and tv, gaming, comics/graphic novels and more, and we are very excited to have Kevlen joining us for our 5th anniversary event! A teacher of illustration, Kevlen will be participating in our nationally-acclaimed programming and attendees are going to really enjoy meeting him! About Kevlen Goodner: Kevlen Goodner (The Illest-Strator) is a highly skilled sequential artist, TedX storyteller, and technically gifted draftsman. His ability to capture gestures, along with his eye for rendering detailed humanRead More →

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Imaginarium 2018 is proud to welcome Safiya Nawaar, Lady Safiya Seraphine Lovelace, for a special performance at our Awards Banquet in addition to a prime bellydance workshop with a steampunk and funk twist! Attendees will love the performance, and the workshop will be fantastic for those who are into Cosplay or would like to explore the world of bellydancing! We are thrilled to have Safiya aboard the Imaginarium family!  Be sure to check out her Arabesque World Dance in Lexington, Ky! Steampunk Funk – Theatrical Fusion Bellydance Workshop at Imaginarium 2018! Every Cos-play Character needs a little bit of personality, attitude and character development toRead More →

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The Imaginarium Convention is proud to welcome Retro Rewind, a great retro gaming store that is coming aboard with us to run several retro gaming stations as part of Imaginarium 2018’s Gaming Area! Attendees can look forward to having a lot of fun revisiting and exploring some classic gaming systems throughout the Imaginarium weekend! Retro Rewind is going to be a wonderful addition to the Imaginarium family and we are thrilled to have them joining us! About Retro Rewind: Retro Rewind LLC is Lexington’s retro gaming HQ. dealing in Atari, Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, Xbox, collectibles, and accessories, plus so much more! Offering wide variety ofRead More →

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Imaginarium 2018 is proud to welcome Big Rentz as an official sponsor for our 5th anniversary coming this October 5-7 in Louisville Kentucky!  A full-service online equipment rental network that is a leader in its industry, Big Rentz is a wonderful addition to Imaginarium Convention’s sponsor family and we are thrilled to have them aboard with us!  Imaginarium is thankful for their support of professional creatives in becoming an official sponsor! About Big Rentz: BigRentz specializes in the rental of boom lifts, scissor lifts, forklifts, telehandlers, dirt and excavation equipment, and jobsite services to meet the needs of businesses and contractors alike. BigRentz is innovatingRead 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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In: Author Guests, Guest of Honor, Imaginarium

Imaginarium 2018 is proud to welcome NYT and USA Today best-selling author Robyn Peterman as our Guest of Honor! Robyn is a fantastic writer of paranormal and contemporary romances who is well-loved by readers all around the world! With her exceptional skill set in writing and a keen understanding of today’s independent publishing climate, Robyn is going to be a tremendous addition to the Imaginarium Convention family and we are thrilled to have her with us this year! About Robyn Peterman: NYT and USA Today best selling author, Robyn Peterman writes because the people inside her head won’t leave her alone until she gives themRead More →