In 2018, the Josiah Media Festival celebrates its 12th 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 attention and participation. During the 2018 call for entries, we received over 2,000 films, adjudicated 254 entries, and selected 12 winners from around the world, including in San Antonio. Over the course of the three-day festival, we will screen the best 71 films from four categories (narrative, documentary, animation, and experimental) and offer three Saturday workshops for young filmmakers and film educators.

When Marcus and Nancy Neundorf met with URBAN-15 directors in 2007, no one could have envisioned that a memorial screening of films by their recently deceased son, Josiah Neundorf—a talented young media artist from San Antonio who succumbed to bone cancer in 2006—would evolve into an internationally-recognized film festival. Since its founding, young filmmakers participating in the Josiah Media Festival have gone on to receive acclaim at other film festivals worldwide; garner attention from national and international media; excel at schools such as Tisch, USC, AFI, Chapman, Columbia and Ringling; and begin thriving professional careers.

Screening Schedule
Thursday, October 18 at 7pm
Friday, October 19 at 7pm
Saturday, October 20 at 2pm (highlighting young San Antonio filmmakers)
Saturday, October 20 at 7pm (12 winning films followed by award ceremony and Skype conversations with winners from around the world)

Workshop Schedule
Saturday, October 20 at 11am: “Drone Filmmaking”
Saturday, October 20 at 12pm: “Feed Your Crew on a Budget” (lunch included!)
Saturday, October 20 at 3:30pm: Topic TBA

For detailed schedule of films, visit https://urban15.org/2018-jmf-schedule/
For filmmaker bios, visit https://urban15.org/jmf-2018-filmmaker-bios/