America joins together to collaborate, share and explore through Nokia
Productions
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia today
announced an exciting multimedia film production with Academy Award
nominated director, Spike Lee. Nokia Productions will create the world's
first social film built entirely by everyday people using their mobile
devices to generate and submit original content which will then be combined
into one artistic multimedia film created by Spike Lee.
"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."
The program will evolve around a central theme of humanity,
specifically the way music tells the story of humanity. The film will
consist of three acts each of which will include an "assignment" for
participants which Spike Lee will announce throughout the program. To
participate in Nokia Productions, consumers can submit their original
content consisting of any combination of text, music, video or images
during certain time periods between now through August 21 at
http://www.nokiaproductions.com.
Each act of the production will last for four weeks. Spike Lee will
direct the collaboration digitally from the Web site, guiding and
critiquing creative submissions throughout the production. There will also
be online assistant directors that will personally help participants revise
their entries and then repost for consideration. After each act closes,
Nokia will choose the "Top 25" submissions, and visitors will vote for
their favorite submission creating the "Top 10" from which Spike Lee will
then choose the winning submission from each act to be integrated into the
final film. Five randomly selected contestants from each act will win a
Nokia N95 and the opportunity to travel to the film's premier in Los
Angeles and meet director Spike Lee.
There will also be weekly giveaways including a new Nokia device and
free music download cards.
"Nokia is excited about connecting people through this first of its
kind social experience," said Craig Coffey, Vice President of Marketing,
Nokia North America. "With Nokia technology now enabling anyone to
collaborate, share and explore in order to participate in something larger
than themselves opens up a world of possibilities. We encourage everyone to
join with Nokia and Spike Lee to create the world's first social film
production."
The final collaborative film containing the three winners' submissions
along with other contributed content, will premiere this fall at the soon
to open Club Nokia in Los Angeles.
About Nokia
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is the world leader in mobility, driving the
transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications
industries. We make a wide range of mobile devices with services and
software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video,
television, imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and
growing our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our
enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide
equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia
Siemens Networks.
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Related links:
http://www.nokia.com
http://www.nokiaproductions.com
CONTACT:
Nokia Americas, Media Relations,
+1-972-894-4573, communication.corp@nokia.com
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