On November 8, the Sundance Institute announced in New York the first Sundance Film Festival for mobile users. Through its Global Short Film Project, it has commissioned six independent filmmakers to create five short films, crafted exclusively for mobile distribution.
This pilot project is the first to commission high calibre independent filmmakers to create original stories specifically for the mobile environment. The filmmakers will be working with a limited budget, time and resources to make a 3-5 minute film for a small mobile screen.
Robert Redford, Sundance Institute president and founder, said that “cell phones are fast becoming the ‘fourth screen’ medium, after television, cinema and computers”.
This project will explore the potential of the mobile medium to deliver cinematic entertainment to a global audience and may be the start of a new era in which the 'fourth screen' will change the way people are entertained and educated.
Comments
Hi Marie,
Mobile phones are indeed catching fire as a platform of content.
Short films would probably fit the capacity of mobile phones, but I wonder when it would be possible to have full length feature films available for viewing on mobiles.
Posted by: Emilio Simbillo | November 14, 2006 11:35 AM