FILMOBILE

FILMOBILE is a network project bringing together the mobile phone industry, filmmakers and artists working with mobile devices.

FILMOBILE is organising a major event in the spring of 2008 consisting of a three parts: a gallery exhibition, cinema screenings and an international conference. This event will explore the cultural impact brought about by new mobile technologies and initiate debates between artists, the media and the new mobile industry.

The exhibition will feature mobile art works by Bebe Beard, Brian House, Brooke A. Knight, Camille Baker, Henry Reichhold, Jo Thomas, Mark Amerika, Kasia Molga, Max Schleser, Melissa Bliss, Romain Forquy, Simon Longo, Steve Hawley and Sylvie Prasad.

Besides the mobile photography and mobile phone videos and interactive art works, FILMOBILE welcomes additional submissions of mobile phone works in the tradition of mixed media installations. In addition innovative mobile phone video/moving-image productions can still be submitted to be incorporated in the FILMOBILE screening program until the 18th February 2008.

Please send a proposal of approximately 250 words including the works title and a brief biographical information to [email protected]. Contact Max Schleser for further assistance regarding submission enquiries relating to mobile phone film productions or artwork, [email protected] / www.filmobile.net / mobile +44 [0] 791 9032166.

Submissions for mobile (phone) art work / mobile film productions should be submitted via email by the 18th of February 2008, 5pm.

The FILMOBILE events consists of the FILMOBILE exhibition at the London Gallery West from the 4th April to the 5th May 2008, screenings of mobile phone film, video and moving-image projects on the 4th April 2008 and an international conference on 5th April 2008.

FILMOBILE IS SUPPORTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, LONDON GALLERY WEST, HEIFF AND LONDON WESTSIDE.