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Making your dream mobile film

If you are cellphone savvy and film crazy, maybe you should make a mobile movie and win some great money and opportunities

Discovery Channel has announced its second collaboration with Nokia to launch the Mobile FilmMakers 2006 Awards. The contest gives consumers the opportunity to try their hand at mobile filmmaking, and a chance to walk away with a prize of US $ 10,000 and a three-month stint with Discovery Networks Asia, Singapore.During this period, the winner will be involved in the process of documentary filmmaking. The contest is open to the residents of India, Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The closing date for submissions for the contest is June 30.

In the first round of the competition, 60 semi-finalists will be selected from all the entries received. These 60 semi-finalists will need to attend a workshop in July, organised by Discovery Networks Asia.

To participate in the Mobile FilmMakers 2006 Awards, participants must log on to www.mobifilms.net and send in a brief written description of not more than 300 words on `My Discovery' — share unique "discovery" insights, knowledge and experiences and bring to life a "discovery moment" as it is imagined on screen. The written description may also be accompanied by a maximum of five photos (in JPEG or JPG format with a maximum file size of 100K each), or a video clip not more than 30 seconds in duration (in 3PG, WMV, MOV, MPEG, or AVI format only); and any commentary on the video clip should be in English only.

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