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14th October 2004 - Nokia is calling on movie-lovers
in the UK to vote for their favorite 15-second short
film at www.nokiashorts.co.uk - and give the winning
director a chance to showcase their talents in a longer
film.
From an interesting take on speed dating to the driving
test from hell, the ten Nokia Shorts 2004 finalists
span a range of genres and employ a variety of innovative
film techniques. There's animation, comedy, drama and
some surreal dark comedies - all executed within 15
seconds.
Nokia Shorts is designed to encourage the development
of film content for mobile devices and was launched
in June by Oscar-winning director Mike Figgis. The winner,
as chosen by members of the public, will get the opportunity
to make a longer film with a professional crew plus
training courses courtesy of Raindance, UK's leading
independent film company.
The finalists, chosen by an industry-led panel, were
screened at this year's 12th Raindance Film Festival,
which took place at selected cinemas in London between
the 1st and 10th October 2004, where festival goers
were able vote for their favorite.
"With the competition only in its second year,
we have been astonished by the interest in Nokia Shorts
among young film makers and the quality of the entries
that we received," said Mirko Aksentijevic, Business
Manager, Nokia Multimedia UK. "With video content
becoming more and more popular on mobile phones, Nokia
Shorts is paving the way in terms of the type of content
that people will be able to consume on their handsets."
"This competition really shows the talent that
exists out there among the young British film community,"
said Elliot Grove director and founder of Raindance.
"To get a concept across in just fifteen seconds
is no easy feat and we were thrilled at the high standard
of the entries. These 10 film makers will now gain fantastic
exposure through having their shorts shown at this year's
Raindance Film Festival."
The winner of Nokia Shorts 2004 will be announced in
early November. The winner will receive training courses
in the key aspects of film making at Raindance and also
have the opportunity to make another short film, longer
in length than 15 seconds and with a bigger budget,
professional crew and professional film equipment. The
two runners-up will also receive Raindance training
courses. Each finalist will receive a new Nokia 7610
imaging phone with 1 megapixel integrated camera.
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