FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
O'Dowd William IV
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DOLPHIN DIGITAL MEDIA INC [DPDM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O DOLPHIN DIGITAL MEDIA, INC., 2151 LE JEUNE ROAD, SUITE 150-MEZZANINE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/20/2016
(Street)

CORAL GABLES, FL 33134
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/20/2016   P   483 A $ 6.68 (1) 950,652 D  
Common Stock               614,682 I By Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
Common Stock               1,242,104 I By Dolphin Digital Media Holdings, LLC

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (2) (3)               (3)   (3) Common Stock 2,185,000 (3)   2,300,000 I By Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
O'Dowd William IV
C/O DOLPHIN DIGITAL MEDIA, INC.
2151 LE JEUNE ROAD, SUITE 150-MEZZANINE
CORAL GABLES, FL 33134
  X   X   Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ William O?Dowd IV   09/22/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents the weighted average price of the shares purchased. The prices of the shares purchased pursuant to the transactions ranged from $6.50 to $6.75 per share. The Reporting Person, upon request, will provide the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(2) On March 7, 2016, a merger was completed among the Issuer, DDM Merger Sub, Inc., Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. and Dolphin Films, Inc., pursuant to which the Issuer acquired Dolphin Films Inc. (the ?Merger?). Pursuant to the merger agreement, as part of the Merger consideration, the Issuer issued 2,300,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., an entity wholly owned by the Reporting Person.
(3) Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 0.95 shares of Common Stock at any time and has no expiration date.

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