Robb Montgomery is an American mobile journalism professor and documentary filmmaker based in Berlin. He has been teaching filmmaking and video journalism since 2008.

He is the author of Smartphone Video Storytelling and Mobile Journalism textbooks and the chair of the Mobile Journalism Awards competition.

His documentary films have been awarded at global film festivals and he trains journalists for CNN, Reuters, The New York Times, Journalism Co UK, Mediacorp, Radio Free Europe, Hindustan Times, Channel News Asia, BILD, InterNews, and VRT public broadcasters.

His certificate courses (hosted by the Smart Film School) are used by journalism schools and media organizations worldwide.

CREDENTIALS

• Former editor: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times

• Journalism professor

• Filmmaker / Winner of Film Festivals in L.A., Berlin and Milan.

• Chair, Mobile Journalism Awards

BOOKS

Smartphone Video Storytelling (2018 Taylor & Francis, New York & London)

Videos mit dem Smartphone (2019 dPunkt Verlag - German language edition)

Mobile Journalism (2020 Visual Editors, Chicago)