The Josiah Media Festival was founded in 2007 to honor Josiah Miles Neundorf, a talented media artist from San Antonio, who succumbed in 2006 to bone cancer. In honor of this artist, his parents, Marcus and Nancy Neundorf, and URBAN-15 created the Josiah Media Festival, designed to showcase outstanding works by young filmmakers around the world. Since its founding, young filmmakers participating in the Josiah Media Festival have gone on to receive acclaim at other film festivals worldwide, received attention from national and international media, and begun thriving professional careers.