IMFF 2023 Awards

Congratulations to the winners of the 12th Edition of International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego.

It’s hard to believe the 13th edition ended April 28th, 2024! It was an exciting celebration of the global community making movies with smartphones.

Without further ado, we congratulate everyone who participated this year. Accolades to all of you, the contenders, and your achievement making a film that will always be a part of your legacy. Your film is an official selection in the pioneer International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego. You did it. You made a movie!

Congratulations to the awardees this year!

BEST FEATURE FILM

Paralysis by Levi Austin Morris

iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro | Los Angeles, CA

SHORT FILM AWARDS

First Place Time by Elizabeth Marlo

Xiaomi X | Mexico City, Mexico

Second Place Lockdown by Alex Dridger

Google Pixel 6 | Paderborn, Germany

Third Place Family by Dastanbek Borkoshev

iPhone 11 Pro | Kant, Kyrgyzstan

THE ROOKIE AWARD

Robots Don’t Tell Jokes by Kelli Caldwell | iPhone 12 and iPhone 8 | Portland, Oregon

BEST SMARTPHONE PHOTO AWARD

Frame A Story (One story in one frame): Ian Leer, One Frame Stories: War with the Drobe | iPhone 12 Pro Max | London, United Kingdom

BEST IN CATEGORY WINNERS

Best Narrative: Time by Elizabeth Marlo | Xiaomi X | Mexico City, Mexico

Best Documentary: Family by Dastanbek Borkoshev | iPhone 11 Pro | Kant, Kyrgyzstan

Best Ultimate Mobile Film: Lockdown by Alex Dridger | Google Pixel 6 | Paderborn, Germany

Best Experimental: TARA 2022 by Megan Landry | iPhone 11 | Ottawa, Canada

Best Music Video: Toxic Love Part 2 Director’s Cut by Xiang Ao, Chaobin Yan | iPhone 13 Pro – Shanghai, China

Our Gratitude

Thank you to all the judges, all the sponsors, our ambassadors, Jed Brophy for coming out to share a message and a special presentation, to Levi Austin Morris with Allison Lobel and Jamie Tobias for their incredible mobile filmmaking workshop, “Make Your Dream Movie,” to all the participating filmmakers who came to support, celebrate and make new connections in San Diego, and all the contenders who could not make it in person.

We also wish to thank volunteers from our sponsor Sandy Dee with A Pawsability 4 Veterans, Brian and RJ; our Event Ambassador, Paulina Colis; and our event photographers: Joel Feria, Brittany Hales, and Mario Sevilla.

Welcome to our community of super heroes. We hope you are more inspired than ever, and continue to make more films with your smartphones. We look forward to seeing you next year!

SBP (S. Botello Productions)

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