Long-form Mobile Movie Competition

The International Mobile Film Festival is sponsoring a long-form mobile movie competition.  Films must be shot using a smartphone. The run-time is 40 to 90 minutes. Deadline is October 19, 2018. You’ll find the online entry form at FilmFreeway. FacebookTwitter

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African Student Cellphone Film Competition Calls for Entries

The Faces 2018 African Student Cellphone Film Competition encourages students from Africa “to express themselves and to engage with issues of relevance to Africa, using available cellphone technology.”  Check out the pitch video featuring last year’s winner Choolwe Nsanzya. The challenge is to make a film—live action or animation—using a smartphone. Run-time limit is 3 minutes. Each entry must contain the…

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SF3 to Screen Top 10 Kid-made Mobile Movies

The Australia-based SmartFone Flick Fest (SF3) will hold a special screening for the top 10 kid-made mobile movies submitted to this year’s competition. Entrants, who can live anywhere in the world,  must be 16 years or younger.  The prize for best film includes a week long filmmaking workshop at NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art), apps, mics and more.…

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My RØDE Reel 2018 Competition Offers $1 Million AUD

According to  W. Edwards Deming, “Monetary rewards are not a substitute for intrinsic motivation.” We’re not surprised. Our interviews with scores of successful mobile moviemakers reveals that almost all of them shoot movies because they love doing so. But that doesn’t mean competing for a filmmaking prize is a bad thing. In fact, for lots of…

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Kino T.O. and TSFF Hosting a 48-hour Filmmaking Contest

The time it takes to produce a movie varies wildly. In the long-production category, there are examples like David Lynch’s “Eraserhead” (6 years) and Richard Linlater’s “Boyhood” (12 years). On the other end of the spectrum, B movies often were cranked out in a couple of days. Roger Corman’s “Little Shop of Horrors” shot in two…

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