Call for Short Films for Mobile Film
Festival
The
GSMA – a global trade group for the mobile industry, and Mofilm – that
deals in short films for mobile and online distribution, have announced
the first Global Mobile Film Festival at the Mobile World Congress in 2009
happening in Barcelona. With an official “call for films,” they’re
inviting international film-makers to participate. The films should be up
to five minutes in length and they’ll be judged by an international jury
of film festival and mobile content experts.
The
GSMA's previous collaborations include the Sundance Film Festival to
create the Global Short Film Project, which debuted at the Mobile World
Congress in 2007; and this year, showcasing with Mofilm, the work of short
film directors representing the Cannes, Locarno, Shanghai, and Sundance
Festivals supported by the actor, director and film maker Robert Redford
and the actress, writer and director Isabella Rossellini.
"We have
found there is avid interest and appeal in the idea of showcasing short
films on the mobile screen, not just in terms of the ability to reach
audiences in a very personal and direct way, but also in the potential
scale and the viral nature of the medium," said Michael O'Hara, chief
marketing officer of the GSMA. "There are already more than three billion
screens in the hands of users, and with increasing sophistication of
mobile broadband networks and rapidly evolving device capabilities, the
time is right to create a festival devoted to small screen movies and to
invite international film makers to participate for the first time."
Andy
Baker, the managing director of Mofilm said "I'm delighted that what
started as an experimental project with leading film makers in 2007 will
now become a key part of the mobile and film industry calendar. Mobile
represents a huge opportunity for content and we are proud to be working
within both industries to showcase the very best talent, globally, for
mobile."
The GSMA
and Mofilm are seeking films up to five minutes in length, made both using
traditional film making techniques by established and upcoming film
directors, as well as films made using mobile devices themselves.
Submission forms and films can be uploaded online at the Mofilm website:
http://www.mofilm.com/
Films
will be judged by an international jury of film festival and mobile
content experts, with the best films showcased at the GSMA's Mobile World
Congress (http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/).
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