Open Asia – Armanshahr Foundation is pleased to bring to your attention in the framework of its Human Rights Week (8th edition) the 2020 Mobile Film Festival, focusing this year on the theme of women’s empowerment.
Founded in 2005, the Mobile Film Festival is an international Festival of short-length movies, based on a simple principle: 1 Mobile, 1 Minute, 1 Film.
The aim of this initiative is to discover, support and accompany talents from the whole world to become tomorrow’s directors.
The choice of the mobile phone enables to ban all economic constraints so that anyone may contribute in the same conditions. The use of the same technology by all participants, moreover an accessible material, bestows a democratic and egalitarian aspect to the Festival, at an international scale! In addition, the Festival decrees strong narrative and script writing obligations – tell a story in a minute – with the aim of identifying the most promising young authors and directors.
The Mobile Film Festival is a 100% digital festival, thus aiming at reaching the largest audience. Yet, its short and creative format, as well as the technical quality of the films, enable a broadcasting of the films on all screens: smartphones, computers, TVs, cinema theaters, …
A selection of short films that caught our eye among the Women’s Empowerment
Selection of the 2020 Mobile Film Festival
” A Reminder for The Girls of the Future” – Samantha Proaño & Estefanía Proaño
” From Maria ” – Ana Moreira
” Heroes Invisibles ” – Camilla Demichelis
” High Hall ” – Ji Na Shin
” The Wall ” – Farideh Naderi
” Night Time Story” – Elettra Pierantoni
” Career Path” – Alisa Tritenko
” We Will be in Touch ” – Karanja & Riziki
” The Death of a Goat ” – Nathaly Vidal
” Shoot ” – Sanaz Ghotb
Watch the whole Women’s Empowerment Selection on the Mobile Film Festival Website.
