IP Democracy: Next Up -- Oscars for Cell Phone Movies?

I’m a little late to this one, but Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute has teamed with the GSM Association to commission independent filmmakers to produce short (3 to 5 minutes) films for cell phones. The mutually beneficial goal of the alliance: develop original content for mobile phones while providing filmmakers with greater exposure.

GSM represents 700 mobile phone operators in 215 countries and will unveil the very short films at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona in February. After that the films will be marketed to mobile content providers for distribution to cell phone owners. Among the auteurs whose films will be headed to the small screen are Nathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, creators of Little Miss Sunshine, and Maria Maggenti, creator of Puccini for Beginners.

Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on November 9, 2006 5:16 PM to IP Democracy