2026 Awards | International Mobile Film Festival

2026 Awards Announcement

We’ve enjoyed sharing your films with our global community for our 15th Edition of the International Mobile Film Festival.

We hoped that you watched all the films and are inspired to make your own with the most accessible camera, your mobile phone.

We look forward to sharing mobile filmmaking stories with you throughout the year and look forward to next years’s edition in-person and online. We live in times where nothing is set in stone. However, what has been known through the history of human time, is that stories connect us. Films are an art form which can reach everyone around the world through entertainment and emotion. There has never been a more opportune time to make films and share stories. We hope our community embraces and supports each other as indie artists, storytellers and filmmakers.

Without further ado, we now share the awards for our 15th annual edition. Every film selected was nominated for an award this year. Every film had merit to walk away with an award. If you did not win an award, you need to know that meeting the criteria in itself ensures only the best films are considered.

We are grateful to our judges: Caroline Spence, Trotman-Harewood, Jed Brophy, Jason Rivera, Jeremy Gladen, Jack Lugar, and Ant Pruitt.

We thank our prize sponsors FilmConvert and Zacuto.

We are grateful to all our sponsors and to our team of ambassadors.

We look forward to a new year and a new edition with new hope and inspiration brought by you and your films. We look forward to promoting and sharing more about you and your films in the weeks to come through our publications. We are open to your communication as you continue to evolve within the community. We want the opportunity to share your upcoming work and projects and to stand by you as your advocate.

Next week, we will be sharing all the awardees on our awards page. We are on IMDb if you want to share your award on your profile on the platform. You’ll find instructions there.

If you would like to watch the films, they will be available for a bit. You can watch as many times as you’d like before they go offline. Get tickets.

AWARDS 2026

BEST FEATURE FILM
LA QUETE (The Quest)
Bagaria Jean
Tourrettes-sur-Loup, France
Apple iPhone 13 Pro

FIRST PLACE
First Cut
Kyungrok KIM
in Narrative Short Film
Seoul, South Korea
iPhone 16 Pro

SECOND PLACE
Iron…ic Horror
Shaun Labrecque
in Narrative Short Film
Enumclaw, Washington U.S.A.
Apple iPhone 17 Pro

THIRD PLACE
In Dreams: A Love Letter to Lebanon
Featured Community Stories Film 2026
Nick Mery
In Documentary Short Film
San Antonio, Texas U.S.A.
Apple iPhone 6 Plus

The Rookie Award for 2026
Pros and Cons of Daydreaming
Lorena López
Bogotá, Colombia
OPPO Reno 11 5G

Special Recognition Honorary Award for Sound
First Cut by Kyungrok KIM

Selected by Jason Rivera, Film Composer
“This special recognition honors a filmmaker whose exceptional use of sound enhances storytelling through thoughtful integration of dialogue, sound design, and music. The award celebrates the essential role of audio in creating an immersive, emotional impact, and a cohesive cinematic experience.” – Jason Rivera, 2026 IMFF Official Short Film Competition Judge

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year’s International Mobile Film Festival!

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