#MojoAwards Season Six Finalists Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Eight MOJO films have been nominated in Season Six of the Mobile Journalism Awards.

Category winners will be announced April 12, 2025 at the live awards show at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.

 Mobile Journalism Awards film screening at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.

Finalists films will also join the permanent collection of the best work from previous seasons.

Nominees are awarded a $500 prize voucher from the Smart Film School.

Congratulations to:

Beloved, hated tourist: Have we destroyed Mallorca?
By Sebastian Strandberg
Crisis reporting
Sweden

NO 16
By Nadeera Shehan Arumawadu
Crisis Reporting
Sri Lanka

A lifeline for Baltic cod
Calle Elfström
Documentary
Sweden

Ariane tried caving near Paris in France
Ariane Limozin
Documentary
France

My First Starling Murmuration
Ben McGrail
Mobile Journalism
United Kingdom

Greenland: Fishing among icebergs
Leonor Suárez
Rural Voices
Spain

Boggabilla teens find their voice in a shipping container turned recording studio
James Ellis Paras, Max Anthony Tillman
Rural Voices
Australia


The top films from this year’s competition will be screened in April at the NABshow in Las Vegas and the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.

The April screenings events are organized with the Broadcast Education Association and the International Journalism Festival.

Winners will be announced, followed by a panel discussion with judges.

Prize sponsors include Blackmagic Design, IFAD (United Nations), and the Smart Film School.

The winner of the Rural Voices category wins $1,000 cash and travel to Perugia to accept the prize.

The annual competition attracts film story entries from mobile journalists reporting in more than 40 countries.

SEASON SIX JUDGES include Johanna Rüdiger, Michelle Porter, Aphrodite Salas, Rob Layton, Bart Weiss, Robert Stewart, and Naila Hamdy.

Additional screenings are also made by invitation at global journalism conferences and other events organized by U.S. Speaker Program.




    PRIZES

    Blackmagic Design is donating four DaVinci Resolve Speed Editors (which includes the DaVinci Resolve Studio) to the prize pool that will be awarded to the winners of the next #MojoAwards competition.

    Each journalist who has a story selected as a finalist will also be awarded a $500 gift certificate from the Smart Film School.

    Winning films will receive prizes donated by The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)  and the Smart Film School.



    CALL FOR ENTRIES – SEASON SEVEN
    OPENS SEPTEMBER 14, 2025

    https://filmfreeway.com/MobileJournalismAwards

    #MojoAwards categories:

    • Mobile Journalism
    • Crisis Reporting
    • Documentary
    • Rural Voices

      SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 14, 2026
    Call for entries
    CALL FOR ENTRIES
    https://filmfreeway.com/MobileJournalismAwards

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    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.

    MADE FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND PROFESSIONALS

    Students need not be intimidated to submit their work.
    In fact, a female student from Mexico was awarded Best Documentary honors in season two.

    CATEGORIES

    Mobile Journalism
    • An open call for feature stories, news reports, travel stories, and human-interest features that have been shot primarily with smartphones.

    NOTE: Judges can make several awards from work entered into this category. It all depends upon the variety, originality and quality of the work sent in.

    • Assets from other small mobile gear like portable mics, GoPros, Drones, 360° and Action Cams is allowed.
    • English Subtitles (burned in) are mandatory for any non-English scenes.
    • All aspect ratios are supported (Square, Horizontal, Vertical).

    Documentary
    • Non-fiction subject between 3 and 10 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.

    Crisis Reporting
    Entries may consist of reports, documentaries, live shots, news packages, or human-interest features that have been shot primarily with smartphones.
    • Stories can be filmed in any location (battlefield, border crossings, homes, in transit, or anywhere necessary to tell the story of the crisis).
    • Assets from other small mobile gear like portable mics, GoPros, Drones, 360°, and Action Cams is allowed, but material that was clearly produced with the capabilities of larger cameras is ineligible.
    • English Subtitles (burned in) are mandatory for any non-English scenes. All aspect ratios are supported (Square, Horizontal, Vertical).

    Rural Voices
    This award will go to the best story (shot on a mobile phone) highlighting rural issues or reporting on the challenges of daily life of people living in rural or remote areas of the world, whether focused on food security, the effects of climate change and challenges of farming, issues around connectivity, access to markets/transport etc., challenges of youth unemployment or other.

    We are particularly interested in entries from people living in fragile environments and crisis areas. Entries from rural women, youth and people from indigenous communities are particularly welcome. 

    Mobile Journalism textbook for schools

    MADE FOR PROFESSORS

    The 2025 University Edition of the Mobile Journalism textbook is now available for universities to purchase for journalism educators and students.

    This book is the preferred text for professors teaching courses in smartphone video production, mobile journalism, digital marketing, broadcast reporting, and mobile filmmaking. The book is required reading for students in the Singapore University of Social Sciences Digital Marketing program.

    The University Edition of the Mobile Journalism textbook.


    The latest edition of “Mobile Journalism” is here, offering a comprehensive guide to multimedia storytelling with smartphones.

    Featuring 200 full-color pages, along with numerous videos and downloadable resources, this edition is a must-have for reporters, editors, producers, students, and media faculty.

    What sets the 2025 edition apart are the fresh case studies highlighting the experiences of industry experts like Ros Atkins from the BBC, Johanna Rüdiger from Deutsche Welle, Mike Reilley, Rob Layton, Leonor Suárez, and Lyn-Yi Chung. These professionals share their insights, along with the latest tech, techniques, and global case studies, making this edition a valuable resource for anyone interested in mobile journalism.

    Marcela Kunova of Journalism Co UK describes this edition as the ‘MOJO bible,’ encompassing 12 chapters that delve into the world of mobile journalism. Whether you’re looking to enhance your skills, stay updated on industry trends, or simply explore the power of smartphone storytelling, “Mobile Journalism” has you covered.

    Explore fresh insights on utilizing the AI toolkit, uncover behind-the-scenes processes for creating full-length TV documentaries using mobile equipment, and discover what it means to be a respected news influencer reporter.

    PURCHASE ORDERS FOR UNIVERSITIES

    The University edition is available for universities for journalism educators and students. Contact us for purchase order information.



      Instructors can request a review copy for the purposes of designing a course and assigning the book to students.
      Request your complimentary instructor review copy today.

      Use your official university or school email address when making your request

      Remember, this textbook is refreshed annually in the spring to incorporate the most recent technologies and methodologies.

      The book is distributed as an interactive PDF and is delivered once a purchase order is completed with your institution.


      The ‘Bible of Mobile Journalism.’

      Marcela Kunova, Editor, Journalism Co UK

      Written for reporters, editors, producers, students and media faculty, this ‘MOJO bible’ features 12 chapters on multimedia storytelling, photo journalism, graphics, video editing, live reporting, and all the kit and apps that fuel mobile journalism.

      The Mobile Journalism textbook features 200 full-color pages, dozens of videos, and downloadable resources. It is the #MOJO bible used by journalism teachers everywhere.

      Win $1,000 and a trip to #MojoAwards in Italy PLUS gear from BlackMagic Design!

      === FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ===

      Faculty and students are eligible to win a $1,000 cash prize and paid travel to the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy where their winning film will be screened at a special event.

      This prize and the travel award is thanks to a new mobile documentary film category and sponsor of Mobile Journalism Awards — The United Nations IFAD agency in Rome.

      Blackmagic Design is also donating four DaVinci Resolve Speed Editors (which includes the DaVinci Resolve Studio) to the prize pool that will be awarded to the winners of the next #MojoAwards competition.

      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.

      Win Blackmagic Design video gear – #MojoAwards

      Blackmagic Design is donating four DaVinci Resolve Speed Editors (which includes the DaVinci Resolve Studio) to the prize pool that will be awarded to the winners of the next #MojoAwards competitiont.

      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.

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      Win $1,000 and a trip to #Mojo Awards in Italy – New Category and sponsor for Mobile Journalism

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

      Mobile Journalists can win $1,000 cash and a paid trip to the #Mojo Awards event at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.

      This prize and the travel award is thanks to a new Category and a new sponsor of Mobile Journalism Awards.

      Here are the details.

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