It's A Wrap — The 5th Annual Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF)

October 13-15, 2006 -- Atlanta, Georgia

With over 3,000 minutes of independent films and music videos, the 5th Annual Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF) 2006 was an overwhelming success!

Can you believe it? The Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF) celebrated five years on October 13-15, 2006! UMFF 2006 continued the strong Atlanta vibe that encompasses the city's signature of being culturally diverse. UMFF 2006 brings 1,000+ minutes of independent film screenings from around the world. UMFF 2006 honored winning festival filmmakers, as well as Georgians and national artists that are making a mark on the independent film community. This three-day festival's theme was "Creating Urban Legends in Independent Filmmaking," and offered independent film screenings with competitions for the best-of-the-best: Student Film, Music Video, Short Film Screenplay, Short Film, Animation, Documentary, Feature Film, Television Pilot/Show, and Audience Choice Award. Awards in all competition categories were given. The festival included workshops, Writer's Row, Creativity Alley, networking, filmmaking case studies, and the Urban Mediamakers Awards.

This was an awesome event for independent filmmakers, actors, writers, directors, independent filmmakers, students, producers, music composers, animators, media professionals, designers, stylists, and lovers of independent films.

We're proud to announce the winners of UMFF 2006 ...

Best Short Film Script

00:02:02 (Two Minutes, Two Seconds) — Kanithea Powell, Atlanta, Georgia

Best Animation

Adopted by Aliens — Shawnee Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs, Winnetka, California

Best TV Pilot/Show

The Envy Life — Jilene Coggins-Smith, Atlanta, Georgia

Best Student Film

Sticks & Stones — Rehema Imani Trimiew, North Plainfield, New Jersey

Best Documentary

Lost In The Rubble — Malik Salaam, Atlanta, Georgia

Best Music Video

Waitin' For My Season — G-Dinero, Artist; Gabriel Hart, Director, Atlanta, Georgia

Best Short Film

Clandestine — Condra Magee, Lithonia, Georgia

Best Feature Film

The Dreamer, The Lover and The Talker: An Anthology — Milo Stone, New York City, New York

Audience Choice Award

Unforgiven Sins: The Case of the Faceless Murders — Perla F. Humphrey, Stockbridge, Georgia

UMFF 2006 Honored Winning Filmmakers and Some of Georgia's Own in the Film Industry

The Georgia film industry has grown by leaps and bounds, and so have many filmmakers and actors from the state. As part of the Urban Mediamakers Awards and Fundraiser, UMFF 2006 winning filmmakers were honored. Recognition was also given to individuals and companies that are making big impressions on the independent film community in Georgia and nationally. Honorees included Robert Townsend, The Black Family Channel, the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Georgia Film Commission.