Spike Lee Puffs New Joint With Nokia April 25, 2008

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Director, Spike Lee, is teaming up with Nokia to make a series of short films comprised of video captured by regular folk on mobile phones .

Nokia has grandly claimed that they are setting out to create the world’s first social film, whatever that means. People will be asked to film content on their mobiles and submit them for consideration and the end result will be a film in three acts around the theme of humanity.

Spike will set out the ‘assignments’ for each act so that wannabe Scorceses can get busy. I’m guessing Happy Slapping videos will not be part of the mix.

"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 theaters 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."

Grand words indeed. Spike and other assistant directors will be online to advise and critique submissions. Original content can include any combination of text, music, video or images and you can find out more here.-Martin Lynch

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