one-minute movie

A Boy and His Toy Win Big

“Unsung Hero” is the ironic title of a short film celebrating a hero. In just 60 seconds, Indian director Vinamra Pancharia dramatizes the collaboration of an imaginative boy and a found toy. This simple but joyful movie won the International Grand Prize at the 13th edition of the Mobile Film Festival. The editors of MobileMovieMaking…

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One-minute Movie Celebrates Nature Close up and from Afar

French filmmakers Benjamin Lapierre and Alexandre Gaudou continue to push the boundaries of no-budget iPhone movies. In “Overview,” their push takes us to outer space. This one-minute movie—an entry in the Mobile Film Festival competition—deals with the theme: “Making Peace with Nature.” Appropriately enough, many of the shots were recycled from the team’s earlier movies.…

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Public Service Announcement Calls for Climate Awareness

Public service announcements (PSAs) typically feature one or two people making the presentation. But breaking the dialogue into bits delivered by many presenters can have a big impact. Matteo Tibiletti’s “Wake Up!” is a good example of the group pitch, in this case a please for climate awareness.   The group pitch is also a…

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One-minute Movie Illustrates Many Filmic Techniques

Is it possible to develop a variety of sophisticated filmic techniques in a short movie? If you carefully study the 60-second drama “Maiden,” we’re convinced you’ll answer ” Yes!”  Directed by Iranian filmmakers Fatemeh Saeedi and Saeed Aghakhani, “Maiden,” a finalist in the 2018 Mobile Film Festival, employs many filmic techniques that you’re likely to encounter in well-made features.…

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51 Human Rights Movies in 51 Minutes

The 14th edition of the Mobile Film Festival celebrates Human Rights in partnership with YouTube Creators for Change, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for human rights and the European Union as part of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of  the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Following an international call for films—to make a one-minute…

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