MOMO Film Festival

MOMO Film Festival MOMO Film Festival
Celebrating bold, independent voices in contemporary cinema. Founded in Los Angeles.
🎬 4th year · Based in the U.S.

Late Deadline — April 1, 2026Last call for filmmakers.Submit your film to MOMO Film Festival.
03/23/2026

Late Deadline — April 1, 2026
Last call for filmmakers.
Submit your film to MOMO Film Festival.

We’re pleased to introduce the jury members of the 2026 MOMO Independent Film Festival.Our jury brings together film sch...
03/15/2026

We’re pleased to introduce the jury members of the 2026 MOMO Independent Film Festival.

Our jury brings together film scholars, filmmakers, writers, and curators whose work reflects the spirit of independent cinema.

We’re honored to have them join this year’s edition.

We’re pleased to welcome Timothy Donnelly as a jury member of the MOMO Independent Film Festival — 2026 Edition.An accla...
03/15/2026

We’re pleased to welcome Timothy Donnelly as a jury member of the MOMO Independent Film Festival — 2026 Edition.
An acclaimed poet and Professor of Writing, Donnelly’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and other leading literary publications. He teaches at Columbia University School of the Arts.
We’re honored to have him join our 2026 jury.

We’re pleased to welcome -Gillece as a jury member for the 2026 edition of the MOMO Independent Film Festival.Jocelyn Sz...
03/15/2026

We’re pleased to welcome -Gillece as a jury member for the 2026 edition of the MOMO Independent Film Festival.

Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece is a film scholar and writer whose work focuses on American cinema, film history, and the cultural politics of genre. She is the author of The Optical Vacuum: Spectatorship and Modernized American Theater Architecture and Movies Under the Influence.

We’re honored to have her join our jury this year.

Supporting Michigan FilmmakersFor the 2026 edition of MOMO Film Festival, Michigan-based filmmakers may request a 45% su...
02/28/2026

Supporting Michigan Filmmakers
For the 2026 edition of MOMO Film Festival, Michigan-based filmmakers may request a 45% submission fee support.
If you are submitting a film from Michigan, send us a message to receive your local support code.

We’re pleased to introduce another member of our 2026 jury.Eiichi TakahashiFilmmakerEiichi Takahashi is a Japanese filmm...
02/10/2026

We’re pleased to introduce another member of our 2026 jury.

Eiichi Takahashi
Filmmaker

Eiichi Takahashi is a Japanese filmmaker whose work explores intimate human relationships and social dissonance. After studying architecture and fashion, he trained under director Shinya Tsukamoto and worked as an assistant director on his films. His work has been screened and awarded at international festivals, including receiving the Best Film Award at MOMO Film Festival (2024).

🎬 MOMO Independent Film Festival — 2026 Edition

We’re pleased to introduce another member of our 2026 jury.Olga ArtemyevaFilm Curator, Critic & ProgrammerOlga Artemyeva...
02/09/2026

We’re pleased to introduce another member of our 2026 jury.

Olga Artemyeva
Film Curator, Critic & Programmer

Olga Artemyeva is a film curator, critic, and writer based in New York City. She holds a PhD in Art History and teaches Film Studies. Her work spans international film festival programming, with a focus on horror, debuts, shorts, and independent and experimental cinema.

🎬 MOMO Independent Film Festival — 2026 Edition

We’re pleased to introduce another member of our 2026 jury.Gustavo RosaWriter, Director & ProducerGustavo Rosa is a writ...
02/08/2026

We’re pleased to introduce another member of our 2026 jury.

Gustavo Rosa
Writer, Director & Producer

Gustavo Rosa is a writer, director, and producer whose films have screened at major international festivals including Berlinale, Sundance, SXSW, and Santa Barbara.
He holds an MFA in Filmmaking from Columbia University and teaches filmmaking, with his students’ work recognized internationally and by the Directors Guild of America.

🎬 MOMO Independent Film Festival — 2026 Edition

Meet our 2026 Jury.We’re pleased to welcome Pune Haeri —Screenwriter, Playwright & Translator.Her work bridges storytell...
02/08/2026

Meet our 2026 Jury.

We’re pleased to welcome Pune Haeri —
Screenwriter, Playwright & Translator.

Her work bridges storytelling, literary translation, and cultural programming, bringing a rich, transnational perspective to the MOMO jury.

🎬 MOMO Independent Film Festival — 2026 Edition

Jon StoutFilmmaker, Director & CinematographerAn award-winning filmmaker whose work spans cinema and broadcast media, ex...
02/07/2026

Jon Stout
Filmmaker, Director & Cinematographer

An award-winning filmmaker whose work spans cinema and broadcast media, exploring grounded horror, surreal comedy, and unconventional narrative forms.

🎬 MOMO Independent Film Festival — 2026 Edition

Meet the Jury — 2026 EditionWe’re pleased to welcome D.K. Odessa as a jury member for the MOMO Independent Film Festival...
02/05/2026

Meet the Jury — 2026 Edition

We’re pleased to welcome D.K. Odessa as a jury member for the MOMO Independent Film Festival — 2026 Edition.

A multi-award-winning director, filmmaker, and educator, D.K. Odessa’s work spans documentary and narrative cinema, with screenings on major international platforms including BBC, PBS, Showtime, Al Jazeera, and VH1. A Fulbright Senior Scholar, his practice bridges filmmaking, education, and visual storytelling.

More jury members to be announced soon.

🚀 Early Bird is OPEN (Sept 27)! Submit your film or script to the 2026 MOMO Film Festival. Shorts, features, docs, anima...
09/28/2025

🚀 Early Bird is OPEN (Sept 27)! Submit your film or script to the 2026 MOMO Film Festival.

Shorts, features, docs, animations — and now, scripts.
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