The document announces the first annual Mobile Film Festival hosted by Mojo Pakistan. The festival aims to level the playing field for filmmakers by showcasing talent, ingenuity, innovation and creativity rather than budget. It provides an opportunity for students and filmmakers to showcase their skills using mobile phones and challenges the traditional role of film festivals in the digital age. The festival educates and trains the next generation of storytellers through mobile media instruction.

1. W E L C O M E T O T H E F I R S T A N N U A L
MOBILE FILM FESTIVAL
- B E A F I L M M A K E R W I T H Y O U R P O C K E T C A M E R A -

2. S martp h on es p rovid e op p ortu n ities to see th e world in a n ew
p ersp ec tive an d c h an ge th e viewp oints of rep resentation . W ith th e
rise of MOJO ( mob ile jou rn alism) an d tran smed ia stor y tellin g
filmmakers, artists, ac tivists an d d esig n ers estab lish n ew forms of
con n ec tivity an d soc iab ility. Collab orative an d co -c reative film -
makin g p rac tic es emp ower commu n ities arou n d th e world to exp ress
th emselves. W ith th e con stant in n ovation of camera tec h n olog y an d
image/ vid eo p roc essin g ap p lication s, mob ile an d smartp h on es
aesth etic s are sh ap in g n ew exp erien c es an d en ab le stor y tellers to
cover n ew g rou n d . In ord er to make th e p rog ram ac c essib le to
ed u cation al in stitu tion s it will b e streamed via ‘ MO F ilms worksh op '
( more information will b e availab le soon on
w w w.mojop akistan .com/ Mofilms)

3. M O J O PA K I S TA N V E R T I C A L
M O F I L M S W I T H T H E
S L O G A N " B E A F I L M M A K E R
W I T H Y O U R P O C K E T C A M E R A ”
I N 2 0 1 6 , M O J O PA K I S TA N
S TA R T E D I T S J O U R N E Y W I T H
T H E G O A L T O P R O V I D E A
P L AT F O R M F O R T H E Y O U N G
A N D TA L E N T E D S T U D E N T S ,
M E D I A P R O F E S S I O N A L S ,
C I V I L I A N S T O T R A I N H O W T O
U S E O F M O B I L E F I L M I N G ,
E D I T I N G A N D P U B L I S H I N G ,
A N D T H E N F I L M M A K E R S I N
PA K I S TA N T O S H O W C A S E
T H E I R TA L E N T. O V E R T H E
Y E A R S , I T H A S S U C C E E D E D I N
C R E AT I N G A N A M E O F I T S
O W N A N D T O W O R K A S A
C R O S S - C U LT U R A L P L AT F O R M
T O P O R T R AY T H E D I F F E R E N T
S T Y L E S A N D D I M E N S I O N S O F
Y O U N G U N I V E R S I T Y - G O I N G
F I L M M A K E R S & C O N T E N T
C R E AT O R T H R O U G H O U T T H E
PA K I S TA N .

4. W E W A N T T O S H O W T O T H E
W O R L D T H A T N O W M O R E
T H A N E V E R , F I L M M A K E R S
A R E I N C O N T R O L O F T H E I R
O W N S T O R I E S A N D T H E N E W
M O B I L E T E C H N O L O G Y
C A T A P U L T S T H E F I L M M A K E R
F R O M C O N C E P T T O
C O M P L E T I O N W I T H O U T
W A I T I N G F O R A M A J O R
I N V E S T O R O R A N E T W O R K
T O A P P R O V E T H E I R W O R K .
FILMMAKERS ARE NOW IN
FULL CONTROL.

5. THRO UGHO UT THE HISTO RY O F F I L M ,
F I L MMAKERS HAV E MA DE THE IR
BR EA K INTO THE INDUSTRY W ITH
LOW -B UDGET MOV I E PRODUC T I ONS .
W ITH A N INCR EA S INGLY HIGH
Q UAL I T Y CAMERA SI T T I NG I N OUR
POCKETS , A ND E DITING EQUIPME NT
A F FO R DA BLE A ND CO NV E NIENT, IT
HA S NE V E R BE E N EA S IE R TO MA KE
HIGH QUA LITY F ILMS W ITH MINIMA L
BUDGE TS . W ITH PLATFO R MS S UCH A S
WEB A ND SOCI AL MEDI A NOW
ACCE PTING A LL LE V E LS O F
F ILMMA KING,
THERE’S A DIRECT AND ALMOST
INSTANT ROUTE FROM
FILMMAKER TO AUDIENCE.

6. TODAY, THE MOST INTERESTING STORIES
AREN'T BEING TOLD IN THEATERS OR EVEN
ON TV. THEY'RE BEING TOLD ON THE
DIGITAL
T H I S I S W H E R E Y O U F I N D T H E S T O R Y T E L L E R S W H O A R E
B R E A K I N G F R E E F R O M F O R M U L A S , I N V E N T I N G N E W G E N R E S ,
A N D S U R P R I S I N G T H E W O R L D W I T H S H O C K I N G
N E W P O I N T S O F V I E W.

7. I N D E P E N D E N T F I L M H A S A L R E A D Y B E E N C H A N G E D
F O R E V E R B Y T H E D I G I T A L R E V O L U T I O N . B U T I F
D I S T R I B U T I O N I S N O W I N T H E H A N D S O F T H E
F I L M M A K E R
WHAT USE ARE FESTIVALS?

8. I N T H E P A S T , A F I L M
F E S T I V A L E X I S T E D T O
E N A B L E F I L M L O V E R S T O
W A T C H F I L M S . T H I S
F U N C T I O N I S A L M O S T
R E D U N D A N T I N T H E A G E O F
D I G I T A L S T R E A M I N G .
H O W E V E R , D I G I T A L F I L M
H A S B R O U G H T W I T H I T A
N E W C H A L L E N G E F O R F I L M
L O V E R S –
N O T “ H O W D O I W A T C H ? ” ,
B U T “ W H A T D O I W A T C H ? ”
W I T H S O M U C H N E W
C O N T E N T B E I N G C R E A T E D ,
H O W D O Y O U F I N D T H E
B E S T ?

9. M O F I L M S
D E V E L O P S T H E N E X T
G E N E R A T I O N O F S T O R Y T E L L E R S
B Y B R I N G I N G D I G I T A L M E D I A
I N S T R U C T I O N T O U N D E R S E R V E D
Y O U T H .

10. W E DES IGNE D PRO GR A MS A RO UND MO BILE CE LL A ND S MA RTPHO NE
F ILM A S A GLOBAL COMMUNITY PLATFORM . W HE N W E
DES IGNE D O UR F ILM F ESTIVA L E XCLUS IV E LY FO R F ILMS S HOT W ITH
MO BILE A ND S MA RT PHO NES W E E NV IS IO NED THE BE NE F ITS TO THE
E NTIR E WO R LD R EGA R DLES S O F THE INDUSTRY BE YO ND CI NEMAT I C
A ND DOCUMENTARY F I L MMAKI NG .
O UR MO DE L FO R MO BILE F ILM PRO GR A MS HA S THR E E CO R E
E LE ME NTS
“EDUCATING, SHOWCASING AND DISTRIBUTING”

11. T H I S I S A F E S T I V A L W H I C H I S A T T E M P T I N G T O L E V E L T H E
P L A Y I N G F I E L D F O R F I L M M A K E R S . I T ’ S A B O U T T A L E N T ,
I N G E N U I T Y , I N N O V A T I O N A N D C R E A T I V I T Y –
N O T B U D G E T.
M O F I L M S P R O V I D E S A L E V E L P L AY I N G F I E L D F O R F I L M S
S T U D E N T S A N D F I L M M A K E R S W H E R E TA L E N T, C R E AT I V I T Y
A N D H A R D W O R K C O U N T S M O R E T H A N B U D G E T A N D
I N D U S T R Y C O N N E C T I O N S .
B E L I E V I N G T H AT A N Y B O D Y W I T H A T H O U G H T - P R O V O K I N G
C O N C E P T O R A T O U C H I N G S T O R Y C A N M A K E A G R E AT F I L M ,
T H E F E S T I V A L W I L L S H O W C A S E N E W TA L E N T U S I N G A T O O L
S O S I M P L E A N D R E A D I LY A V A I L A B L E T H AT I T ’ S O F T E N
O V E R L O O K E D : T HE MOB I L E PHONE

12. T H I S I S A F E S T I V A L W H I C H I S A T T E M P T I N G T O L E V E L T H E
P L A Y I N G F I E L D F O R F I L M M A K E R S . I T ’ S A B O U T T A L E N T ,
I N G E N U I T Y , I N N O V A T I O N A N D C R E A T I V I T Y –
N O T B U D G E T.