Roberta Suid

Roberta Suid

Hatem Salem

Cairo Mobile Film Festival Is Open for Submissions

The third annual Cairo Mobile Festival is inviting submissions from now until September 30, 2018. You’ll find the online submission form here. For more information contact hatem.salem@icloud.com The Festival aims to develop and promote young talents of local and regional cinema arts that will help develop the film industry in various levels. The festival aims to…

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Triple-lens iPhone Coming Soon

According to many iPhone prognosticators, Apple will release a triple-lens iPhone in 2019.  Sources of the prediction include Mac Rumors, BGR, and AppleInsider. Depending on whom you believe, the triple-lens system will give the iPhone a high-quality 3x zoom, or will improve the quality images taken in low-light conditions. The mock-up of the triple-lens iPhones was…

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High School Videographer Promotes Mental Health Awareness

Eli Lucas is a high school videographer who uses his skills to make a difference in his community. A recent example is “Mental Health Awareness,”  an animated public service announcement (PSA) that Eli created in collaboration with his school’s counseling department. Eli discusses that video and upcoming projects below.   Interview with Eli Lucas MMM:  How did you develop…

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SF3 2018 Is Open for Entries!

SF3 2018 has announced its 4th season. All films must be shot on a smartphone or tablet and be 6.5 minutes or less. Enter by August 1st at www.sf3.com.au. The SmartFone Flick Fest’s gala screenings, held in Sydney, Australia, is set for September 7, 2018. Here’s the Festival’s trailer. The Rules The film must be shot entirely on…

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mobile rig

Grip&Shoot Launches Mobile Rig Kickstarter Campaign

Most mobile moviemakers will shoot their video naked, that is using just the smartphone or other device. But it’s undeniable that attaching an external microphone, light, and other gear to a mobile rig will significant up production values. The newest entry to the mobile rig family is the “Grip&Shoot Cage.” The producers are currently running a Kickstarter campaign. It’s…

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Thomson Competition 2018

“The Migrant Bus” Wins Thomson MoJo Competition

With her first smartphone news report, Gisella Rojas Rodriguez has taken the top prize at the Thomson Foundation 2018 Mobile Journalism Competition. An Ecuadorian studying investigative journalism in Mexico, Rodriguez used an iPhone 7 to shoot “The Migrant Bus,” a four-minute mini-doc about migrants seeking a safer place to live. Edited with the Kinemaster app, the movie combines traditional doc shots, such…

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