Thursday 19 February 2009, Barcelona: Today at the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the short film “English as a Second Language” produced by Frank Chindamo and directed by Jocelyn Stemat, won the grand prize in the Mofilm mobile short film festival.

English as a second language” was selected from a roster of over 250 films that had been submitted from more than 100 countries in a ceremony that followed a keynote at the congress by actor, director and Co-founder of Triggerstreet.com Kevin Spacey, host of the Mofilm film festival.

“I am excited about the opportunities for Mofilm as a platform for the discovery of new talent and a catalyst for short films on the latest global mass medium of mobile,” said Kevin Spacey.

Thanking the host, Kevin Spacey, the winning producer Chindamo offered, “I thank you for this opportunity to share my work via a great new creative medium, mobile, and someday I hope to pay it forward”

Wayne Brannon, COO of Chevrolet Europe said: “In today’s world, we need to find more cost-efficient ways to reach consumers than in the past. We are partnering with Mofilm because we are exploring new opportunities for Marketing with a specific focus on digital and emerging media. At the same time, the connection between art and commerce through the idea of a film contest for everybody, blends well with our ongoing activities to support young artistic talents through our annual ‘Young? Creative? Chevrolet!’ contest.”

During the awards ceremony that followed, Mofilm film festival grand prize winner, Jocelyn Stamat was awarded a brand new Chevrolet Cruze car by Wayne Brannon the COO of Chevrolet Europe.

The complete category prize winners, and overall winner are as follows:

Grand Prize Winner

English as a Second Language – Jocelyn Stamat, writer / director, Frank Chindamo, Producer.
Turbo Dates series: Jocelyn Stamat, creator, co-writer / co-director, Terry Rossio cowriter/ co-director, Frank Chindamo, Producer – Comedy

Prize Winners

Pushkin – Trevor Hardy – Animation
Enough – Tor Kristoffersen – Drama
The Science of Attraction – Claveski – Documentary
Star Chicks – .Jay Lee – Science Fiction
Rockwell – Lisa Mills – Outstanding Cultural achievement

ENDS

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Over a thousand people watched Kevin Spacey host the 2009 MOFILM Awards in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress, with thousands more experiencing made-for-mobile content at the MOFILM stand. Sponsored by Chevrolet, Gigafone and Accenture, MOFILM not only allowed delegates to watch films on their own ‘phones via Bluetooth or the iPhone application kindly provided by Vizimo, but also the chance to win a car by making their own short film on the stand.

The MOFILM Category winners were: Best Comedy (Frank Chindamo for English as a Second Language), Best Drama (Tor Kristoffersen for Enough), Best Documentary (The Science of Attraction by Claveski), Best Science Fiction (Star Chicks by Jay & Angela Lee) and Best Animation (Pushkin by Trevor Hardy). The overall winner was a close run content but in the end Frank Chindamo won the Chevrolet Cruse. Our congratulations go to all the winners and watch out for the next film competition brought to you by MOFILM.

MOFILM 2009 Shortlisted Films

2nd February 2009, London UK: MOFILM has announced the shortlist of twenty six (26) films, which have been nominated for the MOFILM 2009 competition in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress (16-19th February 2009). Over the next week, an international jury of distinguished experts from the mobile and film communities will select the twelve finalists. These films will be available for the expected 50,000 festival goers to view and download to their phones on the MOFILM stand in Hall 7 at the Mobile World Congress.

Kevin Spacey will present the grand prize for the best short film at the MOFILM Festival in Barcelona on the 19th of February 2009. Further runner up prizes of €2000 will be awarded to four more film makers. Delegates will also have a chance to win a second Chevrolet Cruze, which launches in Europe during March 2009, by going to the MOFILM stand in Hall 7 during the festival and recording a short MOFILM about how they have broken the rules to achieve something great. Delegates and film fanatics will be given everything they need to film a thirty second MOFILM linked to the Chevrolet Cruze from Monday 16th February to the evening of Wednesday 18th February. The winning UGC (User Generated Content) Film will be announced by Kevin Spacey on the stand at 9am on the 19th of February.

Need a ticket? To gain entry to MOFILM at the Mobile Mobile World Congress send your first name, family name and email address to info@mofilm.com

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