Earlier this year, Nokia announced their plans to team up with US director, Spike Lee to create a short movie. The film will be a collaboration of videos shot on consumers' mobile phones. The film's theme is 'humanity' and videos can include any combination of text, music, video or images.
“The future of filmmaking is changing and mobile-generated art is fast becoming the next medium for film. In five years, I believe we will be watching films in movie theatres that have been shot on a mobile phone,” said Spike Lee, director for Nokia Productions.
“Today, with state-of-the-art multimedia devices like what Nokia has to offer, you are seeing first hand the democratization of film. Aspiring filmmakers no longer have to go to film school to make great work. With a simple mobile phone, almost anyone can now become a filmmaker.”
The submission process is over, more than 100,000 people have submitted their videos and there are now 30 finalists. On October 14th, Hollywood will play host to Nokia Productions' film premiere.
I think it's a great idea; I love the theme and can't wait to see the winning videos.
Check out the preview video below and let us know what you think!