Urban Mediamakers Festival - USA | Middle and High School Filmmakers

UMFF 2025 Schedule

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Young Urban Mediamakers (YUMs) | Ages 11-18

We are training and supporting the next generation of content creators and storytellers. Young Urban Mediamakers of the Urban Mediamakers is a group of middle and high school students ages 11-18 who are interested in the film/TV industry. Urban Mediamakers Film Festival and programs give African, African-American, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Latinos storytellers an opportunity to showcase their artistry, compete with peers, hone their skills through educational series and interact with public supporters of independent storytelling.

Register for UMFF 2025 today!

Submit Your Middle and High School Films today!

Submissions NOW CLOSED for 2025 and will reopen on October 20, 2025.

get your tickets to Videopalooza 2025

Young Urban Mediamakers Videopalooza Showcase - Saturday, October 18, 2025 - FREE and In-Person for youth 12 and under | Live Voting | Get Tickets

YUMs Videopalooza IN-PERSON AND ONLINE - in 2025

Competition Feature Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025 - Norcross Cultural Arts Center

Join us for a showcase of some projects competing in Videopalooza 2025 on Saturday, October 18th at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center, 10 College Street, Norcross, GA 30071.

Videopalooza 2025 Official Selections

VIDEOPALOOZA - HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEEN FILMMAKERS
- Crescendo - director Gabrielle Vance - United States - 07:00 mins. | Get in-person tickets! | Watch on UrbanFlixToGo.com.
- Don't Move - United States - 01:00 mins. | Get in-person tickets! | Watch on UrbanFlixToGo.com.
- Dreamer - director Kate Ellis - United States - 09:00 mins. | Get in-person tickets! | Watch on UrbanFlixToGo.com.
- I am project - director kevin Leon Albor. - United States - 01:00 mins. | Get in-person tickets! | Watch on UrbanFlixToGo.com.
- Locker Neighbors - director Joshua Velazquez Jaimes - United States - 04:00 mins. | Get in-person tickets! | Watch on UrbanFlixToGo.com.
- Ms. West - director Zoe Alphonse- 15:00 mins. | Get in-person tickets! | Watch on UrbanFlixToGo.com.
- Running with the Lions - director Christian Yoder - United States - 31:00 mins. | Get in-person tickets! | Watch on UrbanFlixToGo.com.
- Second Chance - director India Anne Mitchell - United States, United States - 09:00 mins. | Get in-person tickets! | Watch on UrbanFlixToGo.com.
- The Choice - director Arianna Lewis - United States - 01:00 mins. | Get in-person tickets! | Watch on UrbanFlixToGo.com.
- What is Art? - director Sophia Lee - United States - 03:00 mins. | Get in-person tickets! | Watch on UrbanFlixToGo.com.
VIDEOPALOOZA - MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT FILMS
- The First Step - director Aklen Nwankwo - 04:00 mins. | Get in-person tickets! | Watch on UrbanFlixToGo.com.
- What we imagined - director Shubhavi Arya - United States, United States - 03:00 mins. | Get in-person tickets! | Watch on UrbanFlixToGo.com.

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