Opening Night featured 3D submissions and festival activities included panels where “old media” and “new media” converged to share the best of ideas and submissions with expert panels Live streamed and festival prizes totaling over $30,000 in all categories.

The New Media Film Festival (NMFF) announced the winners of this year's festival, the acceptance of submissions for the November Festival and that the 3rd Annual New Media Film Festival Los Angeles taking place in May 2012 will have a pre-to-post production prize package worth $22,000.00. The festival founder and director, Susan Johnston, also announced two new categories for the Audience Choice online voting: Trailers and Live Streaming. For photos, videos and more info please visit: www.minglemediatv.com/NMFFLosAngelesMay2011.html.
The 2nd Annual New Media Film Festival winners are as follows:
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Excels in Story, Production Value, New Media
• Personalized New Media Film Festival Film Slate Award
• $10,000 Post Production from Greenhouse Studios
• Distribution Opportunity from Award Winning Go Digital Distribution
• A day at Kess Pro Studios, Los Angeles
• Production Consulting & Services from Award Winning Select Services Films Inc
• Casting from Susan Johnston Casting
• One year subscription to Scriped Pro Services
• Final Draft Version 8
• Subscription to Script Magazine
• Filmmaking Webinar On Demand
• Showbiz Labor Guide
• Become part of "The Best of LA" New media Film Festival screening series to be submitted worldwide

Moral Kombat – Spencer Halpin, Lorne Lanning, Ramy Katrib

3D Winners Receive
• 2 hours 3D color correction from Hollywood DI

3D Winners
• Winner 3D Content Award Tema.ca
• Winner 3D Innovation Award The Music Peace
• Winner 3D Stereography Award Cosmic Journey

Category Winners Receive
• Personalized New Media Film Festival Film Slate Award
• Final Draft Version 8
• Subscription to Script Magazine
• Filmmaking Webinar On Demand
• Showbiz Labor Guide
• Distribution Opportunity from Award Winning Go Digital Distribution
• Become part of "The Best of LA" New media Film Festival screening series to be submitted worldwide.
• Various prizes

Winners by Category
• Animation – Tempo Dir. Eduardo Ramierez Montiel-Mexico
• Apps- Doddle Me Richard Kwiat-US
• Art On Wall Sunset Dir. Peter Hriso US
• Digital Comics-Madam Samurai – Writer Gary Young (Harry Brown) & Artist David Hitchcock (Spring Heeled Jack)-UK
• Documentary Feature– Moral Kombat - Spencer Halpin, Lorne Lanning, Ramy Katrib, US
• Documentary Short- YS Yannick Sire Dir. Oli and Joe US
• Feature- Quirk of Fate Dir. Marco J. Riedl -Germany
• LGBT- McCracken Live!- Brian Beacock -US
• Mingle Media TV Travel Companions, Dir. Ferdinando Carcavallo, Italy
• Mobile The Sun is Down Dir. Jason Whiton US
• Music Video- Linkin Park – "Waiting For The End" 3D - Passmore Lab-US
• Shorts- Not Your Time Dir. Jay Kamen US This category also receives $5k Post Package from Greenhouse Studios
• Shot on Red Sleeping with Frank Dir. Lily Baldwin US
• SRC - Socially Responsible Content The Drop Dir. Marvelyne Engel US
Web Series- Jungle Fever 2 Dir. Peter Haynes - New Zealand
Award Presenters
• Founder/Director Susan Johnston
• Golden Globe Winner John Saxon
• Golden Globe, Independent Spirit Award, LA Critics Winner & Oscar Nom. Sally Kirkland
• Actress Erin Gray
• Special Thanks to Sarah Leners

People Are Talking About The Festival

"You pulled together a heroic task into a great event. Kudos!”
Frank Chindamo, President & Chief Creative Officer, www.FunLittleMovies.com

"I so enjoyed everything about it--the event, the content, the people, the technology, the enthusiasm..."
Former NFL Football Player, American Gladiator, Actor, Lee "HAWK" Reherman

"Winning the Director’s Choice Award from the Dallas Video & Film Festival was a personal accomplishment that I will always cherish, but have the documentary win the overall Grand Prize from the New Media Film Festival and acknowledged in such a way, and amongst such esteemed colleagues, speaks more to the collaborative effort that the entire cast and crew put into the film. It’s an important credit and compliment to all of the interviewees – many of whom had never been on-camera – the crews, and my partner on the project, Ramy Katrib. We’re collaborating on my latest project, a portrait called, To Fix You, about the future of healthcare, medicine and human longevity. I hope to leverage this award in working with more colleges, universities and pharmaceutical companies and am deeply humbled and grateful.” – Spencer Halpin, Moral Combat

"Susan put together programming that covers the spectrum of where today's storytellers are sharing their stories. The New Media Film Festival is not for the young or old, it is for all of us who have a story to share with the world."
- Stephanie Piche, Executive Producer, Mingle Media TV Network
We are excited to announce that submissions are being accepted for November 2011 San Francisco Bay Area New Media Film Festival – all media categories: Art, Dance, Photos, Film, Mobile, Trailers, Live Stream, Crowd Sourcing, Apps, SRC, Digital Comics, Uploads, WebSeries. Please visit: www.NewMediaFilmFestival.com.
For more information about the festival please visit:
www.newmediafilmfestival.com

About New Media Film Festival
The New Media Film Festival brings together Industry Professionals and Content Creators across Film, TV, Games, Publishing, Mobile, Web and Tech. Founded by Independent Filmmaker, Susan Johnston and launching in Los Angeles, June 2010, the two-day event features the Best of New Media and includes Short Film, Mobile, Games, Web, iApps, Animation, Live Streaming, Trailers, Technology Platforms, and New Film Technologies. Past screenings have included Sundance, Cannes, Los Angeles and World Premieres as well as the best local Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area talent working in new media. Panel discussions and demos highlight New Technology, Financing & Monetization, the Convergence of Media, and where Traditional Media meets New Media. New Media Film Festival is produced in partnership with Producers Guild of America, NATPE, and other Entertainment Industry organizations. New Media Film Festival is currently accepting submissions at www.newmediafilmfestival.com. For more information about the Festival and/or sponsorships, please contact Susan Johnston, the Founder, and Director of the New Media Film Festival, at 310-288-1100 or info@NewMediaFilmFestival.com. Visit their website for more information at www.newmediafilmfestival.com.

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