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For his podcast Weight for It, creator ohitsBigRon was awarded $50,000. Check out his acceptance speech on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/Qtk5dKXFxhE?siā¦


For his video āA simple task thatās insanely hard for a robotā, creator stuffmadehere was awarded $50,000. Check out his acceptance speech on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/imTzAXKe5nU?siā¦


For his story, āMahsa āJinaā Amini was murdered,ā Brandon Stanton was awarded $50,000. Check out his acceptance speech on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/HZQLVlZQCRA?siā¦




Episode One of our newest show, Show Me Your Algorithm, is out now on YouTube! Xyla Foxlinā” joined IMI to reveal her YouTube algorithm. To dig further into her algorithm, check out our website! youtu.be/LUCS2duqruk?siā¦

Supported by IMI, Donāt Forget About Me ā Elle Mills newest film ā is out now! Two siblings. One childhood home. And the return of a jaded version of their favorite childhood TV character. youtube.com/watch?v=5zr_9-ā¦


The Sloan Science Prizes for Youtube will return for 2025! With SloanPublic, we're awarding $100K for science documentaries and $50K for science fiction shorts or pilots. For updates, sign up for our newsletter at theimi.co or follow us here!



The Independent Media Initiative announced "Proxy" host Yowei Shaw among the winners of the 2025 IMI Awards (The Independent Media Initiative). The awards honor exceptional independent creators in today's digital world: bit.ly/4eHnYuM




Meet Grady Hillhouse, a 2025 IMI Award Winner! He won $50,000 for ā1.5 Years of Heavy Construction in 1.5 Hours,ā documenting a massive San Antonio infrastructure build. Heās one of six creators weāre honoring this year. See all the winners at the link in our bio.



Meet Yowei Shaw, a 2025 IMI Award Winner! She won $50,000 for āBrian Canāt Stop Fact-Checking His Mother-in-Law, exploring the challenges of caring for a loved one with dementia. Sheās one of six creators weāre honoring this year. See all the winners at the link in our bio.


Meet Joel Haver, a 2025 IMI Award Winner! He won $50,000 for making 12 feature-length films in 12 months from a meta look at the film industry to the longest stop-motion film ever. Heās one of six creators weāre honoring this year. See all the winners at the link in our bio.


Meet Evan Ratliff, a 2025 IMI Award Winner! He won $50,000 for season 1 of Shell Game, a podcast where he uses AI to duplicate his voice. Heās one of six creators weāre honoring this year. See all the winners at the link in our bio.
