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

Awards & Prizes

Selected works from the #MINA2026 International Mobile Innovation Screening will be featured in the MINA program and MINA’s international partner festivals & screenings.

Rules & Terms

Submitted short films, documentaries, experimental films and videos shall be filmed with a mobile, smartphone or pocket camera. 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, the screening reel will also be streamed via MINAVault (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, online screenings and future MINA screenings 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.

MINA's screening director A/P Schleser, regularly publishes on smartphone filmmaking and mobile storytelling. If you would not like to be part of this research conducted by Swinburne University of Technology, please inform Max Schleser upon receiving the acceptance into MINA notice. If you do not decide to take part in Schleser's research, this has no impact on your screening as part of the MINA smartphone film festival. For further clarification, please contact Max Schleser.

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  • Mikey Peterson

    Fantastic festival! Though I was unable to attend, they were very inclusive and communicative. Honored to be a part of this screening, and to exhibit amongst such diverse and high caliber work.

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  • Victor Mendoza

    One of the best film festival experiences I've ever had. Congratulations to the team!

    November 2025
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  • Barbara De Baare

    A very fine festival. I was unable to attend myself, but they did everything they could to involve me.

    November 2025
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  • Tal S. Shamir

    Great festival - thank you for your work. I didn't have a chance to go, but I was delighted to be included in this year's program.

    November 2025
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  • Kaho Sugisaki

    The staff communicated politely and kindly. The social media updates were clear and engaging, making the overall experience very satisfying. I would be delighted to take part again in the future.

    November 2025
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