Overview
The cult of phone culture has now evolved to the point of art, as the first ever film festival in Australia dedicated solely to smartphone films debuts in Sydney this August.
The inaugural SmartFone Flick Fest, taking place at Sydney’s beloved Chauvel Cinema, will include among its finalists only films shot on a smartphone or tablet, all coming in at under six-and-a-half minutes long. The festival is a sign of the new trend in global filmmaking that was evident at this year’s Sydney Film Festival, where the acclaimed Tangerine, shot entirely on an iPhone 5S, was among the highlights. Theoretically, anyone with enough talent can now make a high quality film and reach a global audience, not just those with big budgets.
Receiving over 500 entries from all across the globe, the festival will screen ten finalists from Spain, India, Indonesia and Australia and be judged by a expert panel that includes award-winning writer/director Serhat Caradee (Cedar Boys) and Jason van Genderen from the Pocket Film Academy, masters of the art of smartphone filming.
“Our finalists’ subjects include everything imaginable from love stories to a dramatic interrogation, an Indian pickpocket, an unlikely superhero and a film about the love child of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire,” said Angela Blake, who co-founded the festival with Ali Crew.
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Information
When
Fri, Aug 28, 2015
Friday, August 28, 2015
7:30pm
Where
Chauvel CinemaCorner of Oxford Street & Oatley Road
Paddington