#MojoAwards — Mobile Journalism Annual Competition
• Best Documentary
• Crisis Reporting
• Mobile Journalism
UPDATE:
The first round of judging of the current season #MojoAwards is complete.
Six #Mojo short films have been selected for the international film festival.
Work will be screened at the NAB Show in Las Vegas and the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy in April.
• See categories rules on this page
• Submit your best #Mojo stories
The Mobile Journalism Awards is an annual global competition run by the Visual Editors Non-Profit to advance, identify and celebrate the best mobile journalism reporting each year. Winning work is featured in international screening events and winners receive prizes.
NOTE: Entries may be recorded with any combination of smartphone, mobile, drone and pocket cameras. They do not need to be edited on mobile devices.
News agency shots can be included, but cannot be the majority of the visual content. Read the rules below for more details.
Ethical and transparent mobile journalism is what judges like to see.
These awards make a real difference for mobile storytellers and the communities they serve.
The #Best Documentary winner is screened at a special event at the NABshow in Las Vegas in April. (In partnership with the Broadcast Educators Association).
Finalists films are also screened at international journalism events throughout the year. The live Awards show is broadcast from Berlin a global online meetup and film festival gala.
Judges are free to make several awards from each open category.
Students need not be intimidated to submit their work. In fact, a female student from Mexico was awarded Best Documentary honors in 2021.
Details at https://www.visualeditors.com/
This competition focuses on stories that have been reported with smartphones and other small recording devices like action cams, drones and pocket cameras. Stories shot primarily with DSLRs, mirrorless, or cameras with other large sensors are not eligible.
Each journalist who has a story selected as a finalist will be awarded a $500 gift certificate from the Smart Film School.
Winning entries will be screened during a special event at the NABshow in Las Vegas in April at the Las Vegas Convention center.
The best stories from this competition are then curated in a permanent collection at the Smart Film School. This allows scholars from all walks of life to review the collective body of documentary film work as it matures over time.
CHARITABLE DONATIONS
Proceeds from this event and prizes donated support Visual Editors, NFP - A public charity that provides visual journalism educational resources.
The public can also support this project by giving to the charity.
Congrats to all who enter!