Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards

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And the award goes to Eduardo Cachucho, a 23 year old architecture student. It’s about the 2008 Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards. Cachucho shot the winning mobile short film “The Game” in his home base in South Africa. Nokia announced the award yesterday.

“It was a huge surprise for me to win this award. I couldn’t believe it was me when the winner was announced at the broadcast,” says Cachucho. “With my film, I wanted to tell the world that children are children everywhere, no matter where they live, what their race is, or whether they are rich or poor. Children are the same all over and want to have fun and play.”

“Its incredible to see the creativity, beauty, and hardships people capture when filmmaking is opened up and shared with the world,” says Jehane Noujaim, a documentary filmmaker and judge.

Filmmakers entered the 2008 Nokia Mobile Filmmaking awards through the Pangea Day Channel on Share on Ovi, a free media sharing service The mobility company Nokia had received over 600 submissions from around the world.

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