Anthem, The Libertarian Film Festival, is dedicated to finding and presenting the year's best films about personal and civil liberty. We seek films and documentaries about self-reliance, innovation, commerce, the sovereignty of the individual, and the power of persuasion over force. We want to see protagonists acting in their own self-interest, doing all that they can for themselves, without government intrusion, regulation, or support. When people watch out for themselves, they create a better world for everyone. We also believe that the right to fail is essential to success; never forget that Henry Ford designed 18 failures between the Model A and the Model T!

Several years ago John Stossel created a wonderful documentary called "Greed," which he describes as "one of the most important engines of human advancement and prosperity." At Anthem, we're a little greedy too. We're greedy for the best films about personal liberty and accountability. We're greedy for the best prizes and awards that will motivate the brightest filmmakers to submit their works to our festival. We're greedy for intelligent viewers to watch and embrace these films. We hope our greed for the best will result in wonderful films and documentaries about human advancement and prosperity.

If you, too, believe in the rights of the individual over the tyranny of the majority; if you welcome the risk of failure along the road to success; if you acknowledge that your right to act freely ends when it intrudes on another person's right to be left alone; if you accept the consequences of your actions, and hold others accountable for theirs; and if you believe that you are a little bit different from most of the people you encounter, we believe you belong at Anthem. (And if you don't already hold these beliefs, we would like the opportunity to persuade you in that direction!)

See you in Las Vegas, July 11-14, 2012.