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2nd International Cell Phone Cinema Film Festival
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The 2nd International Film Festival on Cell Phone Cinema. Inspired by the success of the first International Film Festival on Cell Phone Cinema, AAFT is now organizing the 2nd International Film Festival on Cell Phone Cinema. The event to be held on January 21, 2009 is open for participation from across the globe.
What is Cell Phone Cinema?
Cell Phone Cinema is an ode to the progeny of wireless telecommunication and a creative salute to the advancement of Graham Bell's innovation. The festival aims at extending the opportunity of creating and capturing images and videos through the simple use of our everyday pocket companion, the cell phone. It marks the advent of a new form of creative expression, that which is simple, basic and affordable and very convenient to use. |
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The Competition:
Date: 21st January 2009
Task: Shooting a Film/music video / news/ still picture on MOBILE PHONE
Registration Deadline: 18th January 2009
Length of the video: Until 3 minutes maximum
Shooting Technique: Mobile Phone (cell phone)
Registration Fee: None
Purpose: To unleash the creative spark of the participants by using non traditional means of technology like the Cell Phone and create both motion and still imagery.
The Task: Participants can shoot a Video (max. 3 minutes) or Still Picture using a mobile phone |
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Categories: The entries for the competition will revolve around the realm of :
1. Fiction / Music Video
2. Reality / Electronic News Gathering
3. Still Image
Prize Distribution:
1. Fiction / Music Video – USD 1000
2. Reality / Electronic News Gathering – USD 500
3. Still Image – USD 500 |
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Rules of the game:
The competition is subject to certain restrictions, which are enlisted below:
- All entries to be created using a mobile phone. The entries should be original and not infringe on any copyright law.
- All work to be either uploaded on batchbuzz.com or the body of work can be sent on a CD at the festival office -- Asian Academy Of Film & TV , Marwah Studios , Fc-14/15, Film City , Sector 16 A ,Noida -201301 , UP India ).
- Decision of the Festival director will be final and binding to all the participants of cell phone cinema film festival. |
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Announcement of Result:
The film entries received from various countries will be judged by an international jury in New Delhi.
The result for the 3 winner of the Cell Phone Cinema festival will be announced on 21st January 2009.
The list of the film entries, qualified for the finals, will be disclosed through the Internet.
Jury:
- Karl Bardosh – Master Professor, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU
- Kurt Inderbitzin- Hollywood Film Producer/Director
- Boney Kapoor – Film Producer
- T.P Agarwal – President, IMPPA
- Saeed Mirza- Renowned Film Director
- Rahul Rawail – Renowned Film Director
- Pankaj Prashar – Renowned Film Director
- Ashok Tyagi – Renowned Film Director
- Arun Anand - Still Photographer
- Satish Garg - TV Producer/ Director
- Gurbir Grewal – National Award Winner and Renowned Film Director |
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Curtain raiser function |
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The leading lady of the feature film Assma and successful actress of a large number of Hindi movies Hrishita Bhatt advised the aspiring actors to prepare themselves for giving a wide range of performance. Begin somewhere and keep learning and improving all the time she added. The young, beautiful and talented actress with great screen presence together with the Hero of the film Shubh were interacting with the students of Asian Academy of Film & Television, Asian School of Media Studies and Asian Business School at Noida Film City.Answering questions Shubh said that filmmakers indeed have a great opportunity to communicate with the masses and to convey message laced with entertainment. He was the view that each film could deal with at least one cause for the elimination of evils prevalent in the society and to make it a happy, healthy and balanced one. Asserting that by and large films are inspired by the life around us, Shubh said his first film Assma is a real life drama. The producer of the feature film Shakti Mukherjee said that talented and passionate film professionals could create their |
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own space in the show world even without a god father. Addressing the large gathering on this occasion Atul Vyas of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce said that the initiative taken by Sandeep Marwah to promote cellphone cinema really ahead of time. Cellphone and the related technological developments have enabled every citizen of the world to make and watch movies anywhere and at anytime he added. Vidhant Kannoi of Bathbuzz.com, Harsh Narayan of Dragon.com and Shantanu of Gurujee.com also shared their views with the audience on the potential of cellphone cinema. Subhand Hrishita Bhatt were made the life members of the prestigious International Film & Television Club on this memorable occasion. |
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Seminar : 2nd International Cell Phone Cinema |
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President of Indian Motion Picture Producers Association and a well known educationist T P Agarwal said that lack of in-depth knowledge of film production on the part of multinational and their over enthusiasm to venture into it had generally been unhelpful to the industry. He further said that improper understanding of various aspects of film making has resulted in the production of largely unsuccessful films in the recent past. Unrealistic cost of production of the films financed by the multi nations has indeed set bad precedents in the industry, |
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he added. President, IMPPA was participating in a seminar organized by President of Asian Academy of Film & TV, Asian School of Media Studies and Asian Business School Prof Sandeep Marwah on the occasion of 2nd International Festival of Cell phone Cinema at Noida, Film city. Voicing his concern over unusually large number of feature films awaiting their release, T P Agarwal advised the film producers to choose good subjects for screen presentation. He was of the view that attempt to exploit baser human instinct does not pay at the |
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box office and therefore depicting vulgarity in the films unnecessary. Answering a question put to him by the students T P Agarwal said that film making is not all that simple or fun and that it needs hard work on the part of a team of trained and experienced creative people. Well known film and television writer/directors A S Bedi and Prasan Sinha also shared their experience of and views on the film making and television production, with the students. President of Indian Motion Picture Producers Association accepted life membership of the prestigious International Film & Television Club on this memorable occasion |
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Closing Ceremony |
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3 Cheers to 2nd International Festival of Cell Phone Cinema |
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Colourful flags ,posters ,hoarding, large gathering of young enterprising and energetic crowd in the campus of Asian Academy Of Film And Television at Marwah Studios Complex made the whole Noida Film City vibrant with the 2nd International Festival of Cellphone Cinema especially on this 7th and closing day of the festival.
The international guest Kurt Inderbitzin ,renowned film producer from Hollywood,said,” I am proud to be associated with innovative people ,you never know who may give one unique idea while making Mobile Cinema to the best producer of this industry.” Another International jury member Prof Karl Bardosh of Tisch School Of Arts, |
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New York University, who was talking to the audience through internet expressed and explained the need for Mobile Cinema. “Have confidence and conviction people will understand you in no time” ,said Industry Pundit renowned film Writer and Director Rahul Rawail known for his films like Betab, Love Story, Arjun, Arjun Pandit ,Khuch Khati Kuch Mithi etc joined on the jury bench with another Industry Giant Pankaj Parashar, largely known for his films like Jalwa,ChalBazz, Aasman Se Gira ,Himalaya Putra, ect to assess more than 400 entries received from all over the World for 2nd International Festival of Cellphone Cinema. |
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” I am not emphasizing on the techniques but I can say that these films are made by heart ,I can see emotions in all the films.”said Pankaj Parashar. .Rajjat Barjataya of Rajshri.com added the young spirit to the Jury. He replied to all the technical questions asked by the national press. “All entries will get participation certificates,15 top still shots and 11 short films are the recipient of consolation certification. US Dollar 2000 will be awarded to the winners.”said Sandeep Marwah International President of Asian Academy Of Film And Television during the function.”I am expecting 140 million people will be able to watch cinema on Mobile in next three years in India.”Marwah added. The function ended with special thanks to the partners The Film and TV Producers Guild of India, Batchbuzz.com, Dragon.com, Rajshri.com, Times Broad Band and, 1takemedia.com, Shivkala Motion Pictures, International Film And Television Club by Akshay Marwah director of the festival |
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