ABOUT

“THE PEOPLE’S FESTIVAL”

Zepstone Arts Foundation (Zepstone International Film & Music Awards) is a grass roots, nonprofit 501(c)(3), IMDb qualifying festival with in-person events (Zepstone Arts Festival) that take place annually in September, in the heart of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Zepstone is "arts reborn." Our goal is to reimagine how to support and showcase the arts, including films, screenplays, music videos, songs, podcasts, fashion, dance, theater, and visual arts.

We incorporate elements of these into our annual Zepstone Arts Festival. Some examples include film and music video screenings, educational community panels, podcast listening sessions, a fashion show, competition concerts, annual film award categories, and annual music award categories.

Mission

Our mission is to build, broaden, and embolden the scope of the Salt Lake City arts community.

Vision

We envision an arts community in Salt Lake City that is diverse, inclusive, culturally elevated, and enriched by international and local traditions. We envision a festival built by the people, nurtured by the people, and grown by the people. We envision a world where our youth can build and grow the arts community.

HOW DOES OUR FESTIVAL WORK?

Our festival is broken up into 4 rounds a year. At the conclusion of round, we announce Official Selections and Quartlery Winners for each round.

From those best-of-the-best winners from each annual category (shown below), they will go on to compete for annual awards presented at Zepstone Arts Festival, such as Best Short Film of the Year, Best Music Score of the Year, Best Music Video of the Year, etc. Please take some time to review the annual award categories below. All other award categories are for Quarterly Rounds.

Mark your calendars!
Live Events at the Zepstone Arts Festival
“ZEPTEMBER”
September 8th - 14th, 2025
Salt Lake City, Utah

Every September, we host the Zepstone Arts Festival in ZEPTEMBER, which showcases filmmakers, musicians, and the arts. If chosen as an annual Official Selection, your project will be screened in-person or virtually (or both!). This hybrid festival provides in-person and virtual screening opportunities, educational community panels, outside-of-the-box activites (such as fashion shows), live performances by Quarterly Award Winners, concerts, and networking opportunities.

The Zepstone Arts Festival culminates with the prestigious Red Carpet Awards Shows, where annual award-winners will be announced.