April 13, 2006

Action!: Chinese Cell Phone Owners as Short-Film Makers

shanghai_freak_bti.jpg Virtual China via Youmeiti reports on the opening of the First Cellphone Film Festival, put on by the daily Shanghai webzine Metroer.

"Shanghai based Metroer, just ended their national cell-phone enabled short-film competition. Filmmakers who created 2 minutes of original works were eligible to submit their films via their cell to Metroer's website. Films could have been produced on any format, just as long as they were submitted via cell. "