From the Sundance Institute Straigth to Your Cell!

article by Anne Howard

New York- NY(rushprnews)- Live and broadcast globally by webcast from the Museum of

Television & Radio in New York, Robert Redford announced on November 8th at 10 AM a new project from the Sundance Film Institute, the Global Short

Film Project,   which will consist of bringing to your cellular phone short films from six  independent filmmakers, in collaboration with the the GSM Association (GSMA), whose members serve more than 2 billion mobile phone customers .

Redford reiterated the most important mission of the Film Institute, one that is often overshadowed by the Sundance Film Festival, " a mission of discovery, to support and nurture independent filmmakers and new

talents". Redford went on adding "Cell phones are fast becoming the ‘fourth screen’ medium, after television, cinema and computers,” said Sundance Institute president and founder Robert Redford. “We feel this experiment embodies fully, our quarter-century dedication to exploring new platforms to support wider distribution of independent voices in filmmaking. We are excited about bringing this opportunity to

independent filmmakers and most excited to see what they will do with it,” added Redford. . Six filmmakers have been selected. Some of them unknown and others with recent feature film success, such as Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.  The short films will be three to five minutes in length and the selection has already been made.

The six filmmakers featured in the Sundance Film Festival: Global Short Film Project are Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

– 06 SFF), Justin Lin (BETTER LUCK TOMORROW – 02 SFF), Maria Maggenti

(PUCCINI FOR BEGINNERS – 06 SFF), Cory McAbee (THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT –

SFF 01) and Jody Hill (THE FOOT FIST WAY – SFF 06).

The Sundance Institute will exclusively premiere these completed short films on the opening day of the world’s biggest annual mobile event, the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona next year (12-15 February 2007). The event attracts more than 50,000 visitors annually from across the mobile value chain. The films will be available for cell phone download during the congress for attendees, and for broader distribution through mobile carriers immediately following the event – further details will be announced early next year. You may contact the writer at anne@annehowardpublicist.com

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