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The Portable Film Festival is an online channel and film festival offering audiences the chance to download an entire curated international film and video program for free to a portable device, such as an iPod, Sony PSP, 3G capable mobile phone or laptop.〔(International Portable Film Festival Breaks New Ground - Screen West )〕 The festival works to liberate the filmmaking and film viewing process, making story accessible to everyone regardless of their experience, location, or technical proficiency.〔(Screen Test - The Age )〕 As a cultural movement, the festival represents the growing democratization of filmmaking and viewing processes across the world. In 2009 the festival has moved into a channel format, presenting new work as well as film and video culture on a daily basis. As of September 2009, the festival have tripled in size. It now has over 15,000 registered members and 50,000 unique visitors per month. The festival channel features new work as well as film and video culture each day of the year. Each August, the Portable Film Festival hosts it annual competition, which features a curated selection of film and video culture. An international call for entries is open annually between March and June for both professional and amateur filmmakers. ==History== Based in Melbourne, Australia, the first Portable Film Festival was launched online in September, 2006. It featured 67 pieces of content from over 250 submissions. Melbournians Andrew Apostola, 30, and Simon Goodrich, 28, founded the festival to explore the art of portable filmmaking and viewing. Apostola and Goodrich were already at the time directors of Portable, a digital studio that is interested in creating projects that merge digital and real world experiences.〔(You've got the whole film festival in your hand - Technology - Sydney Morning Herald )〕 One of the films featured in the 2006 festival included Hungarian director's Geza M Geza and Eva M Toth's short, ''Maestro'', that went on to garner a nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 79th Academy Awards. The second festival commenced on 1 August 2007, and included 150 international entries in five categories in 2007. Samuel Tourneux's entry, ''Even Pigeons Go To Heaven'', went on to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 80th Academy Awards. Singapore director Craig Rosenthal's entry ''The Trainee'', premiered at the festival, picking up the "Grand Hopper" for best short film, subsequently going on to be showcased internationally at the New York City Shorts Festival, the San Francisco Independent Film Festival, the Cape Town World Cinema Festival and Cinemanila. In its third year the 2008 Portable Film Festival showcased over 160 films from 39 different countries, chosen from nearly 550 submissions. Now, with the addition of the Feature Film category, the festivals drawing power expanded. In 2009 the festival featured over 180 films. Some notable inclusions were: *''Fog'', chosen for International Critic’s Week at Cannes. Also screened at New Zealand International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, and Stockholm International Film Festival *''Kodiak'', Nomination for Best Emerging Director, Vancouver International Film Festival. *''My Name is Lisa'', Best Short Film, YouTube Awards 2008, Carte Blanche Selection, Short Film Corner and Cannes *''Amnesty International – David Hicks'', Marc Fumie received the Young Director’s Award at Cannes *''It Could Happen To You'', An outcome of the talent camp at this year’s Berlin Film Festival *''My Brown Friend'', Programmed at London International Film Festival *''Death by Scrabble'', Programmed at over 25 international film festivals, winning a runner up award at the Royal Television Awards (UK) The Music Video program includes content from major indie acts such as: TV on the Radio, J Dilla, Gnarls Barkley, Goldfrapp, Modest Mouse, Okkervil River, Deerhoof, Yeasayer, Jamie Lidell, Bomb the Bass, The New Pornographers and Kimya Dawson 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portable Film Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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