the first film festival to screen dance film
shot solely on mobile devices

2026 MOBILE DANCE FILM FESTIVAL
SUBMISSION PERIOD OPEN
March 1 - july 31

•Filmmakers may submit up to 3 films.
•No submission fees - ever.
•Submission Period is March 1 - July 31
•Adjudication period is the month of August with Official Selection announcements made the first week of September.
•In-Person screenings are late September with exact dates TBD.
•On-Demand screenings will be available for the month of October.

A Jury of your Mobile Dance Filmmaker peers chooses the official selections.
Officially selected filmmakers will receive a $200 production stipend.

Our Student Film category is open to Mobile Dance Filmmakers who are enrolled in any academic programming at the time of their submission.

Please click the button directly below for specific Submission Requirements and to find our film submission applications.

The Mobile Dance Film Festival and all Mobile Dance Film Association programming is presented at no cost to our audience - with your financial support, we can continue to work in this way.

Please consider a tax deductible donation of any amount to keep programming free of charge!

THANK YOU!!!

Still from 2021 Official Selection "Untold Stories" by Hermes Chibueze Iyele