The Mobile Journalism Awards is an annual film competition produced by the Visual Editors Non-Profit to identify, advance, and celebrate the best mobile journalism reporting each year.
In an era where smartphones have revolutionized storytelling, the Mojo Awards celebrate excellence in mobile journalism, which empowers more journalists to narrate stories from more corners of the globe.
DEADLINE
March 14, 2026
https://filmfreeway.com/MobileJournalismAwards
#MojoAwards categories:
- Best Mobile Journalism Video
- Best Documentary Film
- Best News Creator Story
DEADLINE: March 14, 2026
https://filmfreeway.com/MobileJournalismAwards
SMALL CAMERAS, GLOBAL IMPACT
In addition, the best films from all seasons of the Mobile Journalism Awards are 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 and new entries from each year’s competition results.
CATEGORIES
Best Mobile Journalism Video
An open call for feature video stories, news reports, travel stories, and human-interest features that have been shot primarily with smartphones. Your film must be less than 7 minutes in runtime.
Best Documentary Film
• Non-fiction subject between 3 and 15 minutes in length on any topic. Must be accurately reported with integrity using journalism ethics. Creative approaches to editorial illustration and narrative exposition that push the frontier of the documentary genre forward are certainly welcome.
Best News Creator Story
Journalism news creator videos are personality-driven. Creators present non-fiction topics between 1 and 5 minutes in length using social media conventions.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
https://filmfreeway.com/MobileJournalismAwards
This competition showcases the best stories and mobile storytellers each year.
Journalism is a cornerstone of free speech and a strong defender of democratic ideals.
By raising the standards for mobile journalism and hosting public screenings, journalists can show the impact of non-fiction storytelling.
The Mobile Journalism Awards recognize excellence in non-fiction storytelling by mobile reporters.
Recent winners
A list of previous winners can be found here.
CHARITABLE DONATIONS
The public can also support this project by giving to the charity.
Visual Editors is a USA registered 501(c)(3) charity founded in 2005 to support visual journalism education. Officers and staff donate their time and expertise – there is no payroll, our overhead is bare-bones.
Your contributions directly support these programs.
Donations can also be made by bank wire transfer if you prefer.
The Visual Editors, NFP treasurer can provide you with details when you are ready to give.
Contact us.
Congrats to all who enter!
SPONSORS
The following sponsors have made donations to support the #MojoAwards.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Blackmagic Design, Zacuto, Luma-Touch, Røde, Smart Film School, MoonDog Labs, Filmocracy, IK Multimedia, Shoulderpod, and Shure.
JOIN THE #MOJO CLUB FOR FREE
The #MojoAwards is also a #MojoMeetup where you can network with MOJO colleagues from around the globe in real time and share tips about the latest tools and techniques.
Join the international mojo community online (for free!) at MOST – Mobile Storytellers.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
#MojoAwards receives mobile journalism stories from reporters in the United States, India, Brazil, United Kingdom, Mexico, China, Italy, France, Canada, Russian Federation, S. Korea, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Chile, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Spain, Sweden, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Ireland, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Switzerland, and Israel.
PARTNERS
USA
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism
Visual Editors non-profit
Broadcast Educators Association
National Association of Broadcasters
Society for News Design
This group of forms the competition committee. The directors of journalism schools, editors-in-chief, and media development experts volunteer their expertise to the non-profit.
They also advise on categories, judging criteria, and help to coordinate additional screening events of the winning work from this competition.
The #MojoAwards are a project of Visual Editors, NFP, a Chicago-area non profit that supports visual journalism scholarship.
Make a tax-deductible contribution to support this project.
More ways to donate
Institutional donors may request a copy of the organization’s 501(c)3 ruling from the IRS and the certificate of good standing issued by the Illinois Secretary of State.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Films from the winners premieres in April each year at the NABshow in Las Vegas.
Follow this page and the #MojoAwards hashtag on Twitter for all competition announcements.
Official updates will be posted by @MobileMost and @VizEds
The best work from each awards season is also curated in this permanent collection at the Smart Film School.