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Mobile FilmMakers 2006
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Singapore, 9 May 2006 � Discovery Networks Asia, a division of real-world entertainment company Discovery Communications, today announced its second collaboration with Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications, with the launch of the Mobile FilmMakers 2006 Awards. With the first installment of the initiative completed in December 2005, the new contest � which kicks off on May 8 � gives consumers the opportunity to try their hand at mobile filmmaking, the chance to walk away with a grand prize of USD$10,000, and also a three-month stint with producers from Discovery Networks Asia.
The Mobile FilmMakers Awards initiative was launched in 2005, empowering mobile phone users everywhere with the knowledge and technology of mobile filmmaking at their fingertips and the opportunity to showcase their talent. The initiative reinvents the way people view filmmaking and adds a new dimension to the film industry, contributing to the evolution and growth of filmmaking. Using high-performance multimedia devices such as the Nokia N93 that comes with optics from Carl Zeiss, the world's leading optics company, talent in the region are now able to create their own personal high-quality mobile films. The genre of mobile filmmaking also provides those who are interested in filmmaking with a new medium through which they can bring to life their unique visions and perspectives, and showcase their films on a different platform.
Even seasoned professional filmmakers are experimenting with this new genre. The Mobile FilmMakers 2006 Awards website (www.mobifilms.net) will showcase exclusive clips produced by celebrity filmmakers from Asia, as part of the mobile filmmakers gallery. Among the filmmakers featured are Ekachai from Thailand (director of 'Beautiful Boxer', which won several international awards), Kelvin Tong from Singapore (director of horror movie 'The Maid') and Bertrand Lee also from Singapore, Yasmin Ahmad from Malaysia (who won 'Best Director' at the Malaysian Film Awards for her movie 'Sepet').
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