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Nokia have announced a shortlist of five films in its Nokia Shorts 2006 competition held in association with Raindance, the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) and Kevin Macdonald, director of One Day in September and Touching the Void.
Entrants were asked to make a film lasting just 15 seconds and the results included comedy and animation.
The five finalists are:
1. Chrysanthemums the Word – Toby Roberts
2. What’s the Point? – Katherine Taylor
3. Fate and Mr McKinley – David Lilley and Stephen Grey
4. Death of the Dinosaurs – Leilani Holmes
5. Ah, Youth – Paul GilbertThe winner will take the ‘Best 15 Second Short’ BIFA at this year’s British Independent Film Awards.
Source: Mobile Digest
I can’t wait to get home and check these out with sound! I don’t carry headphones with me; I loathe earbuds. My favorite so far, silent movie style, is Fate And Mr McKinley. This may change whenever I get home though, a good soundtrack makes or breaks a commercial.
Check out the finalists here: Nokia Shorts 06
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Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
