New Media Film Festival® Highlights Creator Impact Through Distribution Successes Publishing Deals
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LOS ANGELES - Californer -- Real-world creator success stories from New Media Film Festival®

LOS ANGELES, CA - Since 2009, New Media Film Festival® has been honoring stories worth telling while creating meaningful outcomes for creators across film, television, publishing, music, technology, immersive media, and emerging platforms.
What began as a celebration of storytelling has evolved into a global community where relationships forged through the festival have resulted in impact with distribution and casting opportunities, publishing deals, project funding, industry collaborations, and career advancement.
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Among the documented creator outcomes:

• More than 230 distribution successes have resulted from festival introductions, networking opportunities, and distribution initiatives.
• Gregory Blair secured full funding for Deadly Revisions from a 30-second pitch presented at New Media Film Festival®.
• Hello World leveraged its Best Drone win to secure $6 million in funding and went on to produce drone light shows around the world.
• James Picard's Grand Prize-winning documentary contributed to a $1 million offer for a featured painting.
• Jimmy Steinfeldt connected with legendary filmmakers, including Roger Corman, leading to interviews and material for an Alfred Hitchcock book.
• Festival connections helped lead to publishing opportunities for Patrice Poujol and Nagin Cox.
• A festival connection led to a Bootsy Collins music video collaboration for Noel Lawrence.
• Brian Beacock leveraged festival recognition as part of a career journey that later included Emmy® recognition.
• Nancy Wyllie was invited to screen at the Darwin Museum in Moscow and participate on an industry panel.
• Julian McCrea secured funding for a VR project and premiered the work in Los Angeles.
• Lana Lankeaou secured project backers through relationships developed through the festival community.
• Antonia Roman met Rich Mongo at a festival VIP Soirée, invited him to audition, and later cast him in her series.

"At New Media Film Festival®, we believe great stories deserve more than recognition, they deserve opportunity. Over the years, we've witnessed creators secure distribution, funding, publishing deals, industry partnerships, and career-changing connections that began with a single screening, conversation, or introduction at the festival. These success stories demonstrate the power of community and our ongoing commitment to helping creators turn their vision into lasting impact."
- Susan Johnston, Founder & Director, New Media Film Festival®

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For more than seventeen years, New Media Film Festival® has welcomed first-time creators, independent artists, established professionals, and industry leaders while remaining committed to its mandate:We are fair to all creators, in all ages, all cultures, and all media.
As the festival continues to grow, its focus remains unchanged: championing innovative storytelling while creating meaningful opportunities for creators to connect, collaborate, and succeed across an ever-evolving media landscape.