This year’s Josiah Media Festival will take place entirely online and is re-screening through January 2021, when winners will be announced and screened in a special online award ceremony held the weekend of January 29-31, 2021.

In 2020, the Josiah Media Festival celebrates its 14th consecutive year as one of the world’s longest-running film festivals exclusively for young filmmakers 21 years old and under. Each year, this festival has received increased international participation. During our unprecedented call for entries during the COVID-19 pandemic, we received nearly 2,300 films, adjudicated 131 entries. We are screening 60 of the best from around the world from four categories (Narrative, Documentary, Animation,
and Experimental).

Encore Screening Schedule

Each block features a different collection of ten films followed by one filmmaking workshop. All blocks begin at 10am CST and will repeat every two hours thereafter
(10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm, 10pm, 12am, 2am, 4am, 6am, 8am, 10am. CST)
*Watch all six blocks on the URBAN-15 website to see the best 60 films made by young media artists from around the world AND six exciting student workshops on film craft!

December 18-20, 2020: Blocks 1-3

December 25-27, 2020: Blocks 4-6

January 1-3, 2021: Blocks 1-3

January 8-10, 2021: Blocks 4-6

January 15-17, 2021: Blocks 1-3

January 22-24, 2021: Blocks 4-6