In its 11th edition MINA, the Mobile Innovation Network and Association, will present a public screening of smartphone, mobile and pocket films in China (13-15 November 2022), New Zealand and Australia via Urban Screen TV.

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 #MINA2022 International Mobile Innovation Screening will showcase short films (8 min maximum duration) produced on and with smartphones, mobile and pocket cameras.

In the last eleven years, MINA featured new developments in narrative and non-narrative explorations, in documentary, experimental and abstract filmmaking. In 2017 MINA successfully introduced drone and in 2018 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).

In 2022 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: MoJo, Mobile Storytelling, micro-movies & micro-formats - a category for live streaming, mobile social media apps, drones and other pocket cameras (such as GoPro) & mobile devices
-#EcoSmartphoneFilms, focus on Ecology

MINA Screening Partners:
Adobe
Urban Screen TV
FilmConvert
Luma Touch
FiLMiC Pro
Moondog Labs
Struman Optics

Supported by:
Mobile Studies Institute
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

11th 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 via Xerb (more information will be available soon on www.mina.pro).

For further questions or if you would like to host a smartphone filmmaking screening or workshop email Max@mina.pro

Awards & Prizes

Selected works from the #MINA2022 International Mobile Innovation Screening will be featured in the MINA program and MINA’s international partner festivals & screenings.

Rules & Terms

Submitted short film, documentaries, experimental films and videos shall be filmed with a mobile, smartphone or pocket cameras. Filmmakers agree for videos to be featured in MINA promotional material, online & in print, in the MINA show reel and featured MINA screenings and exhibitions.

Projects can be edited on smartphones, mobile devices or desktop computers.

Filmmakers have to submit a short synopsis (200-250 words), a short biographical note (100-150 word), Twitter and/or Facebook name.

In order to make the program accessible in an uncertain time for travelling the screening reel will also be streamed via Xerb (or an alternative platform).

Title of Film, Name of Filmmaker, duration, country of production, name of smartphone/tablet shall be provided with all submissions.

Please note that by submitting your smartphone film to MINA, you accept and agree that you grant MINA a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, screen, broadcast, and distribute the smartphone film as part of the annual MINA screening program without any compensation to the submitter.

All copyrighted material(s) used in the submission must be cleared by the submitter before submission. Any issue(s) that may arise due to infringement of copyrights is the submitter’s sole responsibility. MINA, sponsors and/or supporters and its members are not responsible for any infringement of copyrights.
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  • André Almeida Rodrigues

    MINA is a good film festival.

    January 2020
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  • Vanessa Vox

    One of the most interesting smartphone festivals. I like MINA special interest for innovation. Top team and communication. Great locations for screenings. I'm happy to be part of MINA2020. Thank you.

    November 2019
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  • Pegah Izadian

    It was a great and professional mobile film festival.

    December 2017
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  • Harold González Chavarría

    It has been an excellent experience, will definitely participate again, excellent communication with the team, looking forward for next edition

    November 2017
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