Mobifest LA - Call for Entries

[jewel56a]

Call for Entries
Mobifest LA Mobile Film Festival
April 3, 2007, Los Angeles

Established and emerging animators are invited to submit their animated shorts and be one of five filmmakers screened at Mobifest LA. Deadline for submissions is midnight (PST) March 28th. Open to any filmmaker over the age of 18.

Finalists will be selected by a panel of celebrity judges with the best animation eligible for a grand prize that includes a paid trip to Mobifest LA, a creative session with Mike Judge ("Beavis and Butthead", "King of the Hill"), a mobile distribution agreement, a Palm® Treo(TM) smartphone, and a Microsoft Zune(TM) digital media player.

Animators can also enter the NESTLE® BUTTERFINGER®, “Sweet Dreams” category and win a contract to help work on Butterfinger's next viral marketing campaign plus other great prizes. Deadline for submissions is midnight (PST) March 26th. Entrants must be 18 years of age or over and U.S. residents.

Go to http://www.mobifest.net for full details.

[AnimWatch]

Two winning Steves were flown into Los Angeles to receive their prizes at the screening and awards ceremony on Tuesday night, Apr 3.

- Steve Topham recieved the Butterfinger Sweet Dreams prize for his film "Striptease", including a bunch of tech gadgetry and a wagonload of Butterfinger bars.

- AnimWatch Editor Steve Ogden travelled from Baltimore to receive the grand prize of tech gadgets and a creative session with Mike Judge for his short, "Flakes".

Mobifest is very pleased with their collaboration with the Animation Show, which resulted in a large number of entries from talented animators around the world. Festival celebrity panel member Mike Judge expressed his surprise at how difficult it was to choose a single winner, so the festival added an honorable mention category. Many notable films wound up as honorable mentions, including AnimWatch regular Nigel Wood, receiving recognition for his "Cosmonauties" short.

[Mathias]

Thats some really fun news! Congrats to the prizes for Flakes. Nice that Nigel got recognition for his Cosmonauties aswell!

[ZooRocket]

Congrats Steve... well deserved.

[bishoplynx]

congrats man. Thats awesome.

[tokzic]

Nicely done Steve and Nigel! Tech gadgets eh.. Microsoft Zune, Palm Treo smartphone, mobile distribution agreement (can you elaborate on that), and a one on one with Mickey-J - very sweet!!

[AnimWatch]

Thanks for all the congrats and wellwishing.

As for the mobile distribution agreement... I'll let you know what it means when I find out... :)

[Roachford]

Sweeeet! Congrats Steve.

[AnimWatch]

Thanks, everyone. Final button on the Mobifest deal is this funny interview (http://www.animationshow.com/Journal/behindthescenesatmobifest) with me by The Animation Show's Robert May.

[Mathias]

Nice little interview and nice to see that there are more episodes of Flakes in the works! I don't think I'm the only one who wonders really how you manage your day with all the big things going on and on top of that having a family. :S

[ZooRocket]

Nice little interview Steve... I think they cut you alittle short though... more like 50 hours of work in 24 hours :)

Someday you will find time to sleep.