From Idea to Maximum Impact

From Idea to Maximum Impact- May 6, 2025 at 4:30pm ET

I am so excited to introduce you all to Monique Madrid. She is so inspirational to me. I hope you will join us live on our YouTube. Make sure to subscribe and click the bell so you get reminders when we go live.

Monique Madrid, UNF alum, is a festival organizer based in Jacksonville. In 2016, she became the first black female film festival organizer in Jacksonville. She created a comedy film festival called LOL JAX Film Festival providing a platform to local community filmmakers, actors/actresses, and comedians to showcase their short films and talent. The motto of the festival is “Love Our Locals while Laughing Out Loud”. https://loljax.com/

She is the co-city producer of the Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Project which is an international filming competition that challenges filmmakers to make a short film in only 48 hours. The Jacksonville city winner goes on to compete with other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza for a chance to have their films screened and honored at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. In 2023, Jacksonville won grand champion at Filmapalooza and were able to represent Duval in France. https://www.48hourfilm.com/jacksonville

She has worked on film projects as a story editor, line producer, assistant editor, voice over and camera operator. She was selected for 40 under 40 in 2020 by Jax Business Journal and was selected as one of the Women of Influence in 2023 also by JBJ. Her festival has won Best Film Festival with Folio’s Best of Jax 5 years straight and is the current winner for 2025. Monique understands the importance of the arts through visual storytelling and makes it her mission to promote, create opportunities, expand inclusion and celebrate the local arts community.

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