Dublin Smartphone FilmFestival

Dublin Smartphone FilmFestival The Dublin Smartphone Film Festival (DUBSMARTFF) is a brand new international festival dedicated to celebrating work shot on Smartphone and Tablets.

The Dublin Smartphone Film Festival is a brand new international festival dedicated to celebrating work shot on Smartphone and Tablets.
​
No longer is expensive technology a barrier to creativity. The mobile phone has expanded the scope and freedom for filmmakers, providing limitless possibilities in the palm of your hand. The festival was created with the goal of encouraging filmmakers to share

the stories they have captured on mobile devices and to provide smartphone filmmakers with a platform to exhibit these stories to a wider audience.
​
The festival with kick off in January 2018 and submissions will be open in July to anyone with a Smartphone/Tablet a compelling story to tell.

03/06/2026

Think story first, equipment second!!

I am honestly surprised I still get to do this!!With the onslaught of AI this and AI that, the idea of teaching people h...
02/06/2026

I am honestly surprised I still get to do this!!

With the onslaught of AI this and AI that, the idea of teaching people how to make movies on their phones can seem a bit old-school.

In our bubble, this is all old hat at this point. It can feel like people have moved on to the next new thing.

So when I get to teach at Bealtaine Festival, Harold's Cross Park, it’s class! Such a receptive group, hungry to learn, capture, and create stories. It’s a refreshing reminder that people are still interested in all of this, and maybe we need to step out of my bubble every now and then.

Submissions are open for 2027!It’s our 10th year!! ✅ Feedback requested on each film✅ Free online workshops to market yo...
01/06/2026

Submissions are open for 2027!

It’s our 10th year!!

✅ Feedback requested on each film
✅ Free online workshops to market your film
✅ Join our community of Smartphone Filmmakers
✅ Earlybird discount on submissions until July 1st
✅ Submission discount of entry fee if you sign up to our newsletter through our website.

Link in bio for more details

28/05/2026

It’s not you!! It’s us!!

26/05/2026

3 simple things to think about before pressing record!

The third one in particular!! Who is it for!!! Lots of times people don’t really take an audience into account!! Is it something an audience will engage with! We get so caught up in making it we never think about the audience watching it!

This was part of our chat with Ray Hegarty who won the best documentary at the Dublin Smartphone Film Festival 2026.

Find out more about Ray and his filmmaking journey in the latest episode of the Future film podcast where we chat to the creators behind the films at this years festival! Produced and edited by the students of

Link in the bio to give it a listen

25/05/2026

Find your films Family!!

This is footage from the last Dublin Smartphone Film Festival events.

An inspiring day of mobile filmmaking, storytelling, and creative community exactly what the Dublin Smartphone Film Festival is all about. These moments remind us why independent cinema and creative communities matter.

🎥 Want to submit your film?

We’re currently gearing up to except smartphone short films for our tenth event in 2027. Submissions will open June 1st

Whether you’re an experienced filmmaker or creating your very first short, we want to see your work.

👉 Submit your film via FilmFreeway (link in bio)
👉 Screen your work in front of a live audience
👉 Connect with filmmakers, creators, and collaborators
👉 Be part of Ireland’s growing mobile filmmaking community

Community makes filmmaking stronger.

22/05/2026

Just cause you can make something alone! Should you?

We sat down with recently to chat for a limited run of podcast episodes called Stories behind the Screen! Produced and created by Students from the podcast episodes look at EDI in Film with a focus on accessibility in the Arts!

It was a fun project and can catch this interview and more in the bio

21/05/2026

Should we drop our AI category??

For the last 2 years we have had one! At first we thought this is the way creativity is moving, it’s barrier free filmmaking so it ties into what we are about!

We had problems

1. Some publications wouldn’t promote our event
2. We opened ourselves up to a lot of slop

The second year we did it we were to embarrassed maybe to promote it! We got some submissions but mostly it was very low key.

We are now looking at our categories again and want to know should we have one? Are we turning our back on the future or are we sticking to what’s right!!

Let us know what you think?

Address

27 Pearse St.
Dublin

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Dublin Smartphone FilmFestival posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Dublin Smartphone FilmFestival:

Shortcuts

Share

Category