We’re in the middle of an indie boom.
Creators all over the world are making groundbreaking work on their own terms. The challenge is finding and keeping viewers. IndieBOOM is a new platform designed to attract and engage audiences by turning viewing into a game. IndieBOOM is an international, independent media platform devoted to the best original short-form content from all over the world. Films, series, media and more (including trailers!) compete with one another for views, and every view is a vote. The content with the most time viewed in each category wins laurels, and a cash award of $500 goes to the video with the MOST time viewed overall: our Grand Prize Winner.

IndieBOOM is designed for creators.
Created by the team at the award winning Art of Brooklyn Film Festival (aobff.org), IndieBOOM is for everyone everywhere. Whether you're a professional filmmaker with a short you want to expand into a feature, a content creator generating new media to build your brand, or an indie artist making exciting genre or fan tribute works, IndieBOOM is for you.

All entries are watched by a panel of industry pros. Then, each Official Selections gets its own page complete with social sharing tools and links to make promotion to your network — and beyond — easy and fun. A run on IndieBOOM works seamlessly alongside crowdfunding campaigns on other platforms, and can direct attention to creator websites and channels... all while building large, enthusiastic fanbases for you and your work.

Audiences choose the winners by watching our selections (which are all 100% free to stream.) We keep track of time viewed, and the most-viewed film in each category (Comedy, Sci-Fi, Doc, Fan Film, etc) wins laurels. (Refreshing a web page over and over won't help you win.)

*** The Selection with the most views overall wins our Fan Favorite Award— and a $500 CASH PRIZE! ***

What's eligible for IndieBOOM?
Films, videos, and trailers in all genres, from any year. Content can already be available online. As long as it runs no longer than 40 minutes, and you made it yourself, it's eligible.

There are NO restrictions on completion date or online status.

Where can you watch IndieBOOM?
We stream online and on our free Roku and Fire TV apps, and can also be watched on Apple TV via the Vimeo app.

After the competition, films are welcome to stay on our site for as long as they want. And all our winners will stream on Roku and Fire TV for a full year.

Awards & Prizes

• Every Official Selection will receive IndieBOOM! Official Selection laurels

• Each Selection with the most total time streamed in its category will receive Laurels (Winning Comedy, Winning Drama, Winning Documentary, etc.) and a digital certificate.

• Our panel of Judges will award Jury Prize laurels and a digital certificate to their outstanding Selection of the Festival.

• Our Fan Favorite Selection (most overall views of the Festival) will receive laurels, a digital certificate and a CASH PRIZE of $500!

• All our Winners will stream on our free Roku and Fire TV channels for a full year.

• All Official Selections of IndieBOOM have the option of remaining on our website and Vimeo channel for as long as they like. After the festival, we will remove any video upon request of its creator.

Rules & Terms

• IndieBOOM accepts entries of 40 minutes or less in length. Trailers to all upcoming/unfinished work are welcome!

• Narrative films must be in English or have English subtitles.

• Multiple episodes of a web series may be combined and entered as one film, as long as the total length of the video does not exceed 40 minutes.

• You must have ownership rights and/or written permission to submit your Film to IndieBOOM.

• If your work is selected, you allow IndieBOOM (aka IB) the rights to make it available and viewable through mobile applications and desktop applications on computers, mobile devices, tablets, connected televisions, and other media and technology (collectively, “Streaming Services”) including our website and our Vimeo, Roku and Fire TV channels.

• Filmmaker agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless IB and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and any and all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, “Losses”) incurred as a result of any claim, judgment or proceeding relating to or arising out of: (a) Filmmaker's breach of this Agreement, including of any of the warranties or representations; (b) any adversarial action whereby IB is alleged to have infringed or secondarily infringed on the copyright, trademark, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of another party in connection with the Film whether or not Filmmaker was aware of the potentially infringement and whether or not the Film is actually infringing.

• In connection with this promotion, Filmmaker grants to IB the right to use photographs, film clips, stills, artwork, and the names and likeliness of Filmmaker and the actors appearing in the Film.

• The term of this agreement shall be for the duration of the IndieBOOM Festival.

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  • Philip Kral

    Indieboom is a terrific streaming outlet to showcase your film. It gives it a streaming service presentation and place to live. Your films success depends solely on your ability to spread the word/ advertise it and hence it's a great festival to not only show your film off to literally as many people as you can ANYWHERE - but to practice your ability to market. I gave only 1 star to networking because it doesn't take anything away from the quality of the festival - it's just impossible to network with other filmmakers when it's a website. Theoretically you could look at the other films and send a message somehow, but you could do that on Vimeo or Youtube. It really takes a physical venue to really network. Saying that, I would highly recommend this fest and will apply again.

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  • Brittney Bertier

    We have been blown away by the process at IndieBOOM! They are exactly what independent creators have been in need of!

    January 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you Brittney, we really appreciate that. Keep creating!

  • William Wonders III

    IndieBoom has been amazing. Great communication and always engaging. It was an honor to win Best Documentary.

    January 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks William!

  • Michael Roth

    My thanks to Anthony and all at IndieBOOM - being a part of it all was a blast, their support was great, and I'm flattered and honored that WEB OPERA was chosen/voted for best music - thanks to all -

    January 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you Michael!

  • Rob Ayling

    Great festival. Great communication and a great platform to showcase your short film. We were very fortunate to get an honourable mention for our film Living in Crime Alley (A Batman Fan Film). Thanks again for having us!

    January 2020
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    Response from festival:

    We appreciate the kind words, Rob!