All films must be shot with mobile phone cameras to qualify for all competitions in our film festival. WE HAVE NEW RULES & UPDATES TO OUR FESTIVAL.
We have two new additions that we are very excited about:
1. The Mobile Short Film Screenplay Competition - 1 Screenplay per submission
2. Frame A Story (One story in one frame) - May submit up to the limit allowed but only one will be selected.
We also have our traditional short film competition which is now accepting films 3-10 minutes in length. Our feature film competition is 40min. to 2 hours. Narrative only.
Because our festival is now geared for high quality professional mobile films, we also created The Rookie Award category, with a handful of films to screen in a separate session during the festival. (1-5 minutes)
Note: All films selected may, or may not, be selected to stream online.
We do not accept direct email submissions.
International Mobile Film Festival is one of the first, if not the first, international film festival exclusive to only films shot with mobile phones to screen on big screens in a live venue. IMFF is based in San Diego, California. We launched in 2009 officially as a live event film festival. In April 2023, we celebrate 12 years in session.
Not more than 10% of total footage may be aerial footage shot with drones (Max. 10% of total film). No other mobile devices qualify.
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Our 12th annual International Mobil Film Festival™ (brand name) in San Diego takes place the last weekend of April 2022. We plan to hold our live event April 28, 29 & 30, 2023 in San Diego.
We are an IMDb qualifying film festival. We launched in 2009 as a film festival for only films shot with only mobile phones with a live venue screening of all accepted films. We created a respectable traditional film festival for only mobile films.
We have two separate competitions: Short Films and Narrative Feature Films. Check the rules for details. 2022 introduced one new competition/category to the festival as the short film competition has changed. We are raising the bar for short films and films of a higher level of quality will be selected. High quality is Story, Video and Audio.
THE ROOKIE AWARD in 2023: The Rookie Award! The award will be presented to the best film by a less experienced mobile filmmaker. All genres from our short film categories qualify. The entries in this new category will not be included in the short film competition and the short film competition films will not be included in the Rookie Award competition.
We urge youth of all ages to submit to this new competition. The films selected in the Rookie Award competition will screen in another session of the festival. The Rookie Award will be presented during the awards ceremony for all competitions and all attending filmmakers will take part in the Red Carpet Extravaganza. More in the rules, below and our website.
You need to know the rules before you submit your film. Read rules in the Rules section and our website Rule's page for even more details and specifics.
No limit on submissions! We lifted the limit of one film per filmmaker to no limit. *Paid submissions only. Note that only one film from each filmmaker or entity will be selected to compete. We only accept film submissions through FilmFreeway.
Visit our website: www.internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/rules for complete details.
RULES ON WEBSITE have the complete details. Read all the rules before submitting. There are no Refunds.
Please answer all emails promptly. By not responding to requests from the festival puts you at risk of being disqualified.
Filmmakers who attend our event in San Diego will receive special recognition and unique attention during our festival's live event on the last weekend in April. Filmmakers will be part of Q&A Panel, walk red carpet, interviewed, and much more. We also promote selected films and filmmakers online. All officially selected films receive customized unique laurels from our film festival.
All the information is clearly defined on our website.
https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/mff/rules
By submitting media to this contest, you acknowledge that you have read and understand the terms and conditions of this contest.
Affiliates, employees, interns, contractors, & subsidiaries are ineligible to participate.
AWARDS
All selected films in all categories will receive laurels noting their official selection. Laurels and promotions including announcements and press release with winners listed.
Each category will select a winner and the winners from each category (excluding The Rookie Award) will be in the running for the First, Second and Third Place awards and the trophy awards. Category winners will receive laurels as well.
The feature film winner will receive the Best Film award trophy and laurels.
Some filmmakers may be selected to be guests in the "SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking" hosted by festival founder Susy Botello. Podcast episodes include a written article with links and photos of each guest.
"The red carpet is in your pocket!™"