nextPIX Productions has been producing and co-producing independent films since 2000. In addition, the company has provided finishing grants to numerous documentary film projects through its “firstPix” grant program. Many of the nextPix and firstPix films have gone on to theatrical distribution and/or screened at major film festivals. nextPix is committed to producing quality films that speak to the human condition and elevate the human spirit. They believe that films that speak to pressing social issues can both enlighten and make sense commercially. See the website for news on the New Projects, firstPix, and other media and web-based projects pioneered by nextPix.

Web del Sol has led the way since 1994 in promoting top flight literary work and journals all over the world via the Internet. As of 2001, Web del Sol became a producer of not only of literary works, journals, and criticism, but also a healthy dose of cinema review and coverage, bleeding edge culture-theory, and the latest in jazz music online. Web del Sol, as a sponsor of the NFT Competition, is committed to promoting and advancing the cause of indie filmmakers as well as new authors and writers. Visit the website for the latest book reviews, news, and journal digests.

Red Hen Press wishes to create a place in the world for good writers, especially writers whose work is often ignored by conglomerate publishers, but whose voices deserve to be heard. They seek a diversity of voices that speak to what it means to be human. Redhen enables good literary work to swim to the surface and they share that work so that literature can create a common language space for global, community, and individual transformation.