MINA

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In its 15th edition MINA, the Mobile Innovation Network and Association, will present a public screening of smartphone, mobile and pocket films at ACMI (Melbourne, Australia) and at the Mobile Studies Congress at IITH Hyderabad, India. MINA is the longest-running film festival dedicated to celebrating mobile and smartphone film-making internationally. MINA creates connections between filmmakers, communities and the creative industries. The #MINA2026 International Mobile Innovation Screening will showcase short films (8 min maximum duration) produced on and with smartphones, mobile and pocket cameras. In the last fourteen years, MINA featured new developments in narrative and non-narrative explorations, in documentary, experimental and abstract filmmaking. In 2017 MINA successfully introduced drone filmmaking and in 2018 Mobile Cinematic VR productions as part of the screening program. Mobile AR, mobile VR and drone project videos can include project showcases and documentation (maximum duration 4min). Last year we introduced a Vertical Video category in collaboration with Vertifilms and Mobile AI productions as part of its Innovation category. In 2026 MINA will present - an open call for mobile, smartphone and pocket films - New Voices: Next Gen smartphone filmmakers - a category for young and emerging filmmakers (including students) - Mobile Cinematic VR & 360° Video Production: The Future is Now - a category for Cinematic VR and 360° Video Production - Innovation category: Mobile AI, Vertical Videos & Mobile Films, Mobile AR, Mobile XR, Mobile Storytelling, live streaming, mobile social media apps, micro-movies & micro-formats (such as TikTok videos) and other pocket cameras (such as GoPros) & mobile devices. -#EcoSmartphoneFilms, focus on Ecology - Connecting to culture, country and communities Submissions must be filmed on a mobile, smartphone or pocket camera and can be edited on a mobile device, pad, smartphone or desktop computer. MINA Screening Partners: Adobe Creative Educator Innovators SmallRig Vertifilms SightVault 15th International Mobile Innovation Screening & Smartphone Film Festival Smartphones provide opportunities to see the world in a new perspective and change the viewpoints of representation. With the rise of MoJo (mobile journalism) and transmedia storytelling filmmakers, artists, activists and designers establish new forms of connectivity and sociability. Collaborative and co-creative film-making practices empower communities around the world to express themselves. With the constant innovation of camera technology and image/video processing applications, mobile and smartphones aesthetics are shaping new experiences and enable storytellers to cover new ground. In order to make the program accessible in an uncertain time for travelling the screening reel will also be streamed at other festivals internationally. For further questions or if you would like to host a smartphone filmmaking screening or workshop email Max@mina.pro

Last updated Sep 6, 2026

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