- Portable Film Festival
Infobox Film Festival
name = Portable Film Festival
caption = Festival logo
number = 160
location =Melbourne ,Australia
language = International
website = http://www.portablefilmfestival.comThe Portable Film Festival® is an onlinefilm festival offering audiences the chance to download an entire curated international film and video program for free to a portable device, such as aniPod ,Sony PSP ,3G capablemobile phone orlaptop . [ [http://www.screenwest.wa.gov.au/go/news/the-international-portable-film-festival-breaks-new-ground-as-the-first-cinema-free-festival International Portable Film Festival Breaks New Ground - Screen West ] ] The festival works to liberate the filmmaking and film viewing process, making story accessible to everyone regardless of their experience, location, or technical proficiency. [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/screen-test/2007/07/12/1183833641608.html?page=fullpage Screen Test - The Age ] ] As a cultural movement, the festival represents the growing democratization of filmmaking and viewing processes across the world.Each August, the Portable Film Festival hosts it annual competition, which features a curated selection of film and video culture. An international call for entries is open annually between March and June for both professional and amateur filmmakers.
History
Based in
Melbourne ,Australia , the first Portable Film Festival was launched online in September, 2006. It featured 67 pieces of content from over 250 submissions. Melbournians Andrew Apostola, 27, and Simon Goodrich, 25, founded the festival to explore the art of portable filmmaking and viewing. Apostola and Goodrich were already at the time directors of Portable Content, a company producing portable content for businesses and schools. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/youve-got-the-whole-film-festival-in-your-hand/2006/03/26/1143330924051.html You've got the whole film festival in your hand - Technology - Sydney Morning Herald ] ]One of the films featured in the 2006 festival included Hungarian director's Geza M Geza and Eva M Toth's short, "Maestro", that went on to garner a nomination for
Best Animated Short Film at the 79thAcademy Awards .The second festival commenced on August 1, 2007, and included 150 international entries in five categories in 2007. Samuel Tourneux's entry, "
Even Pigeons Go To Heaven ", went on to receive an Oscar nomination forBest Animated Short Film at the 80th Academy Awards. Singapore director Craig Rosenthal's entry "The Trainee", premiered at the festival, picking up the "Grand Hopper" for best short film, subsequently going on to be showcased internationally at the New York City Shorts Festival, the San Francisco Independent Film Festival, the Cape Town World Cinema Festival andCinemanila .Categories
Content is currently divided into six categories;
*Short Film
*Music Video
*Get Animated
*Look At Me (onlinewebisodes /video blogging ),
*First Hand Capture (captured footage from mobile phones and digital cameras)
*Feature FilmNew in 2008 was the inclusion of feature films in the program [ [http://portablefilmfestival.com/category.php Categories Page - portablefilmfestival.com ] ]
Competition
All Portable Film Festival awards are decided by user ratings. Major prizes are supplied by Adobe and Apple. Named The Hoppers, awards are handed out in several categories as shown below. The 'Grand Hopper' is the prestigious award for best short film.
Festival winners
2007 winners
2008 Festival
Now in its third year, the 2008 Portable Film Festival is showcasing over 160 films from 39 different countries, chosen from nearly 550 submissions. The program launched on August 1, 2008. Voting will close at midnight on August 31st.
Notable Inclusions
*"Fog"- chosen for International Critic’s Week at Cannes. Also screened at
New Zealand International Film Festival ,Melbourne International Film Festival , andStockholm International Film Festival *"Kodiak"- Nomination for Best Emerging Director,
Vancouver International Film Festival .*"My Name is Lisa" - Best Short Film,
YouTube Awards 2008, Carte Blanche Selection, Short Film Corner and Cannes*"Amnesty International – David Hicks" - Marc Fumie received the Young Director’s Award at Cannes
*"It Could Happen To You" - An outcome of the talent camp at this year’s
Berlin Film Festival *"My Brown Friend" - Programmed at
London International Film Festival *"Death by Scrabble" - Programmed at over 25 international film festivals, winning a runner up award at the Royal Television Awards (UK)
The Music Video program includes content from major indie acts such as:
TV on the Radio ,J Dilla ,Gnarls Barkley ,Goldfrapp ,Modest Mouse ,Okkervil River ,Deerhoof ,Yeasayer ,Jamie Lidell ,Bomb the Bass ,The New Pornographers andKimya Dawson .MIFF Programming Overlap
The following films are rolling out simultaneously in the Portable Film Festival and the
Melbourne International Film Festival
*"Angels Die in the Soil" (Feature Film)
*"Nick Huggins (Music Video),
* MobiDocs program including "I’ve Never Had Sex", "Marree Man" and "Away" (First Hand Capture and Short Film) [ [http://www.if.com.au/2008/08/04/article/MobiDocs-to-screen-at-Portable-fest/NMFDCDKCHA.html MobiDocs to Screen at Portable Fest - Inside Film ] ]Related Events
ymposium
The Portable Symposium Series brings ground-breaking international cross media practitioners to the Australian and Asia Pacific creative communities. In an intimate and open conversation, these events promote innovation, risk taking and dialogue between creative communities throughout the region. Touring all major cities of Australia, as well as
Singapore andNew Zealand , the Portable Symposium Series attracts an audience of technology minded professionals, filmmakers and creative industry practitioners interested in trends and innovation in online video and content. [ [http://portablefilmfestival.com/symposium.php Symposium - portablefilmfestival.com ] ] The festival has toured a range of notable speakers including Miles Beckett, creator oflonelygirl15 and Ezra Cooperstein, VP of user-Generated Content from Al Gore’s "Current TV " network. The next series coincides with the launch of the festival program in August and will featureAndrew Baron , creator and producer ofRocketboom . [ [http://portablefilmfestival.com/symposium.php Symposium - portablefilmfestival.com ] ]Inspired Media
Presented by Adobe and the Portable Film Festival, Inspired Media is a monthly industry event held in
Melbourne ,Australia that showcases the most prolific and innovative professionals working in the creative industries. Featuring speakers from film, advertising, online and mobile industries, Inspired Media provides a space for discussion, collaboration andnetworking . [ [http://portablefilmfestival.com/imedia.php Inspired Media - portablefilmfestival.com ] ]Portable Screen Academy
The Portable Screen Academy is a rare opportunity for emerging filmmakers to work alongside recognised industry professionals in an intensive ideas-inspired lab environment.Throughout a tailored two-day workshop, filmmakers, writers and producers have the chance to create an original online video serial that is distributed through the Portable Film Festival ® and its broadcast partners around the world. [ [http://portablefilmfestival.com/screenacademy.php Portable Screen Academy - portablefilmfestival.com ] ]
Portable Screening Day
The Portable Screening day brings together audiences across Australia and around the world in a series of personal screening parties. Held in August every year to celebrate the launch of the annual Portable Film Festival® competition, select users of portablefilmfestival.com from all around the world are provided by the Festival with a pack of materials to create their own portable party. In 2007, 20 parties were held by portable users around the world in locations as diverse as
Mongolia ,Colorado ,London , theNorthern Territory ,Melbourne andDouble Bay . In 2008, over 100 parties are planned in locations all over the world. [ [http://portablefilmfestival.com/screening.php Screening Day - portablefilmfestival.com ] ]Festival Partners
Major
* [http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/ Triple J]
* [http://www.aftrs.edu.au/ The Australian Film, Television and Radio School]ponsors
* [http://www.gettyimages.com/ Getty Images]
* [http://www.apple.com/au/ Apple Australia]
* [http://www.statravel.com.au/ STA Travel]Media
* [http://www.current.tv/ Current]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/ Triple J]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/jtv/vodcast/ jtv]Industry
* [http://www.adobe.com/ap/products/creativesuite/?promoid=RXNM/ Adobe]
* [http://www.crumpler.com.au/ Crumpler]
* [http://www.dontpanicmedia.com/ Don't Panic]
* [http://www.lonelyplanet.tv/ Lonely Planet]
* [http://www.fonebox.com.au/ Fonebox]
* [http://www.fujifilm.com.au/ Fuji]
* [http://www.lostateminor.com/ Lost At E-Minor]
* [http://coopers.com.au/ Coopers]
* [http://eighthotels.com/ Eight Hotels Australia]
* [http://www.redbubble.com/people/portablefilmfestival/ RedBubble]
* [http://www.mobilejamfest.com/ Mobile JamFest]
* [http://www.reeltime.tv/page.php?name=home/ ReelTime]
* [http://www.si-mi.com/ Si-Mi]
* [http://www.alter.com.au/ Alter]
* [http://barkingsparrows.com/ Barking Sparrows]
* [http://www.madman.com.au/ Madman]
* [http://www.icoachacademy.com/ International Coach Academy]
* [http://www.eacpa.com.au/ Endeavour Accounting]
* [http://www.threadless.com/ Threadless]
* [http://www.radarfestival.com/ The Radar Festival]
* [http://en.qoob.tv/ Qoob.tv]Community and Educational
* [http://www.syn.org.au/ SYN]
Government
* [http://film.vic.gov.au/www/html/7-home-page.asp/ Film Victoria]
* [http://www.fto.nsw.gov.au/about.asp/ NSW Film and Television Office]References
External links
* [http://www.portablefilmfestival.com/ Portable Film Festival]
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