Leonardo DiCaprio recipient of the Socially Responsible Conservationist Award. Los Angeles, CA/ the 6th Annual New Media Film Festival embraces all visual mediums from the past, present and future. This year features a slate of films that continue to define the best in visual narratives and technology. Confirms Susan Johnston, Founder and Director, “Our goal is to foster independence and risk taking. We aim to engage a diverse audience with programming that is immersive, cutting edge and meant to inspire, motivate and ultimately connect us all”.

NMFF honors Leonardo DiCaprio with the Socially Responsible Conservationist Award for efforts to steward the planet’s remaining wildernesses via his Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. At the forefront of implementing solutions to create harmonious relations between humanity and nature, DiCaprio appears in the opening scenes of ‘Worst Shark Attack Ever’ part of the SRC – Socially Responsible Content Category’.