Global Mobile Film Awards™ has been dubbed the “Oscars” of the mobile film industry and has an established global recognition since February 2017.

GMFA takes place online annually in December. Submissions to get nominated for a Best of the Best Award end in October. Only films which have previously won awards in any film festival qualify. Whether it’s Sundance or a mobile film festival the criteria is that it must have been shot with a smartphone. Read more details on the website.

Read all the rules and submit your film today. Early Bird deadline is August 30. Submit your nomination on FilmFreeway.

If a film festival awarded you for a film shot with a smartphone, check with them to see if they are a member to receive a complimentary nomination.

Global Mobile Film Awards™ Best Film Award Nominated by Cinephone Smartphone Film Festival 2018: “Promise” by Ivan Sosnin shot with Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in Russia

Synopsis: A couple of elders escape from a retirement home, hijack a truck and drive to the sea. They go shopping, buying things for a handful of pills, swim in the pool, make selfies on a stolen phone, float on serf on the waves. Live their lives to the fullest. Main heroes of the clip are 85 and 86 years old. Director, writer – Ivan Sosnin Producers – Yana Shmailova, Danil Golovanov, Tanya Chepko, Mitya Usov DOP – Aydar Sharipov Key cast – Robert Fishman, Lubov Krupnova #GMFAwards2018