UMFF 2025 Schedule

Schedule | IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL Film Screenings, speakers, Panels,creatathon, Networking, Tours, and Community!

Presented by the Urban Mediamakers Association, the 24th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF) celebrates diverse artists, filmmakers, writers, actors and digital content creators who are using new technology, content creation tools and platforms, as well as distribution models to create a multitude of interactive projects.

Register NOW for in-person and virtual UMFF 2025 events running October 13-19, 2025 throughout Gwinnett County and Atlanta, Georgia.

 

Get your tickets to the Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF) 2025

UMFF 2025 Schedule

GET TICKETS TO THE 24TH URBAN MEDIAMAKERS FILM FESTIVAL • OCTOBER 13-19, 2025

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We’re excited about the upcoming 24th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF) with in-person and virtual programming from October 13–19, 2025. Our theme this year is “Changing the world, one story at a time.” Get tickets today.

UMFF 2025 features in-person showcases and virtual streaming! Official Selections will stream 24/7 on UrbanFlixToGo.com for 30 days, Oct 13 – Nov 13, 2025, competing for Digital Audience Awards. Winners are determined by view counts on UrbanFlixToGo.com.

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*** All times are EST (US) | Schedule subject to change. ***

Monday, October 13, 2025 | Anti-Columbus Day Opening | Atlanta Theater, Atlanta, GA | Register

  • UMFF 2025 Anti-Columbus Day - Opening Event | Virtual Kickoff on Zoom | UrbanFlixToGo.com Screening Spotlights
  • Voices of Truth: Anti-Columbus Day Discussion - The Atlanta Theater
  • Stories After Sundown: Opening Night Screenings + Filmmaker Q&A - The Atlanta Theater
  • After-Glow Toast: Dessert bar + Networking - The Atlanta Theater

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | Virtual and In-Person | “Tuesday Cinema Across Borders” | Zoom + UrbanFlixToGo | Register

  • UMFF 2025 Guest Speaker - Virtual - Content Creators Zoom Space
  • UrbanFlixtoGo.com Online Screenings Spotlight + Filmmaker Q&A
  • UMFF SpeedCollab Social: Location: Off-The-Hook Fish, Shrimp and Wings in Lawrenceville, GA.

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | “Reel Voices of UMFF 2025” | Zoom + UrbanFlixToGo | Register

  • UMFF 2025 Guest Speaker - Virtual - Content Creators Zoom Space
  • UrbanFlixtoGo.com Online Screenings Spotlight + Filmmaker Q&A
  • UMFF SpeedCollab Social: - Virtual - Content Creators Zoom Space

Thursday, October 16, 2025 | Independent Storytelling | Urban PitchFest | Norcross Cultural Arts & Community Center | Register

  • UMFF In-Person screenings with Q&As | Noon - 10pm
  • UMFF 2025 Guest Speaker - Virtual - Content Creators Zoom Space
  • Content Creators Workshops | 1-7pm
  • Urban PitchFest 2025 - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, October 17, 2025 | A Taste of Black Gwinnett – Content Creators Edition + Writers Spotlight | Norcross Cultural Arts & Community Center | Register

  • UMFF In-Person screenings with Q&As | Noon - 5pm
  • UMFF 2025 Guest Speaker - Virtual - Content Creators Zoom Space
  • Content Creators Workshops | Noon - 4pm
  • A Taste of Black Gwinnett - Black-owned businesses, food, entertainment, film screenings and community - 7-11pm
  • Design & Film 24-Hour CreateAthon – Kickoff: Adobe vs. Canva and Other Competitors
  • Live Script Reading - Writers Spotlight: Top UMFF 2025 Writers announced

Saturday, October 18, 2025 | Gwinnett Comic Con + Afrofuturism Fest | Norcross Cultural Arts & Community Center | Register

  • Atlanta Film/TV Production Tour - 9a-1p
  • UMFF In-Person screenings with Q&As | Noon - 5p
  • UMFF 2025 Guest Speaker - Virtual - Content Creators Zoom Space
  • Gwinnett Comic Con: Led by Greg Burnham + guest artists, cosplay contest, vendor marketplace
  • Afrofuturism Fest with festival ambassador Jennifer Rutledge Pettie, JD, MPH — author of A Queen’s Birth Story; conversation on Black maternal health, healing and futurism
  • Young Urban Mediamakers Showcase: Youth films and projects
  • UMFF 2025 CreateAthon Continues
  • Content Creators Workshops | 10a - 4p
  • AfroFuturism Feature Film Screening - 7p

Sunday, October 19, 2025 | Revolution in Motion – Closing Day and Awards | Norcross Cultural Arts & Community Center | Register

  • UMFF In-Person screenings with Q&As | Noon - 5pm
  • UMFF 2025 Guest Speaker - Virtual - Content Creators Zoom Space
  • Content Creators Workshops | 10a - 4p
  • Design & Film CreateAthon Showcase
  • UMFF Awards, Dinner and Wrap Party
We're Changing The World, One Story At A Time

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Jennifer Rutledge Pettie - A Queen's Birth Story

 

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Official Selection Poster - StrangersInvitation

 

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