CALL FOR ENTRIES: Mobile Journalism Awards recognizes excellence in non-fiction storytelling produced with smartphones, mobile and pocket cameras.
There are categories for video, photography, and audio stories.
Winners will be showcased in a series of film screening events.
(Ohio, London, Paris, Cairo, and Buenos Aires)
Judges will be nominated by the directors of:
- E.W Scripps School of Journalism & School of Film, Ohio University
- Journalism co.uk
- Global Editors Network
- American University Cairo, School of Journalism
- EFJ School of Journalism
- Latin American Congress of Mobile Journalism
- Visual Editors, Non-profit
We honor the best work each year with screenings, prizes and a permanent archive.
What makes these awards special?
These are the ‘Academy Awards’ and ‘Pulitzers’ for Mobile Journalism — The highest honors for mobile journalism.
CATEGORIES
Best Documentary
• Non-fiction subject Between 3 and 10 minutes in length on any topic. Must be reported using observational narrative ethics. e.g. No staging, No scripting, and No casting allowed.
Best Documentary Short
• Non-fiction subject up to 3 minutes in length on any topic. Must be reported using observational narrative ethics. e.g. No staging, No scripting, and No casting allowed.
Best News story
• Max 3 minutes
Deadline reporting
• Breaking news and live reporting. Unplanned, and on-deadline.
Best Social Media Story
• Max 2 minutes on any topic
Best Audio Story
• Best Podcast, Radio report. Live show or series. Max length 10 minutes. Please submit as a video project – using your audio story for the soundtrack and a still frame title card for the video track.
Best Photography
• Best non-fiction photography shot with a smartphone. No digital adjustments to image other than minor exposure and color corrections are allowed. No staging. No filters. No kidding.
Best Travel Story
• Max 3 minutes
Best Fashion Story
• Max 3 minutes
Best Nature Story
• Max 3 minutes
Best Food Story
• Max 3 minutes
Best Editing
• An entry where the editing of the story arc is central to the success of the project. Max 2 minutes
Best Use of Sound
• Max 2 minutes
Innovation prize
• Submit a project that stretches the boundaries. (For example: Creatively exploit a unique feature or failing of mojo, Code a killer Mojo app, or assign 12 reporters to Mojo swarm an event using only smartphones)
The judges are looking for amazingly experimental ideas that can inspire others.
Jury Awards
- Winners will be notified at each stage of the judging process: From "Official Selection" to ‘Semi-finalist,’ ‘Finalist,’ and "Award Winner."
Recognition
- Winning work will be recognized in live screening events around the world. (See list of partner journalism schools)
Selected films will receive laurels and category winners will receive certificates.
PRIZES
Sponsors like like Shoulderpod and Smart Film School are donating thousands of dollars in prizes.
All entrants will get a complimentary one-year membership to MOJOS - the Mobile Journalism Society.
The organizers anticipate that more donors will support this competition as awareness increases.