BigDigit, Inc. and Worlds Smallest Film Festival To Present at the Popular International Film Festival "Expresión en Corto", in Guanajuato, México.

'World's Smallest Film Festival' to present this week at the International Film Festival "Expresión en Corto", taking place in Guanajuato, México. BigDigit will also stage a WSFF mobile film competition in London September 23-24 in conjunction with the Mobile Commerce World exhibition and conference, hosted by Terrapinn,Ltd.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 21, 2003 -- BigDigit, Inc., a worldwide leader in independent mobile video and mobile animation content aggregation and distribution, will participate in the International Film Festival "Expresión en Corto", which began last week and continues through July 26 in Guanajuato, México.

The Expresión en Corto is a popular event that showcases short films and documentaries submitted by filmmakers from around the world. Last year, the festival received 290 submissions from 48 countries and attracted more than 48,000 people.

The principal location of the event is in the city of Guanajuato, with a secondary location in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. Mexico is one of the largest wireless markets in the world, and is believed to be the first geographic area where the number of wireless phones surpassed the number of wired telephone connections.

BigDigit co-founder and vice president of technology initiatives Tim Scannell is scheduled to make a presentation at the festival, which will include an overview of the worldwide market and increasing demand for mobile entertainment and films. BigDigit executives will also present some of the winning films from its own Worlds Smallest Film Festival" competition, which took place earlier this year in New Orleans, LA.

The Worlds Smallest Film Festival" is a unique event that is held at various locations throughout the world and is designed to recognize and showcase some of the top digital content created for showing on next-generation wireless phones and other wireless personal devices.

Winning films are selected in different categories, including drama, comedy, commercial, episodic, experimental, instructional, sports and animation. Some of the winners in the most recent competition are: Statues Quo, by Oren Ben-Tov (Animation), Love Bytes, Episode 2, by Frank Chindamo (Comedy), Speedos, by Rich Underwood (Commercial), and Falls, by Edmundo Roman (Experimental).

There were a total of 30 finalists for the New Orleans competition and more than 100 submissions sent in from filmmakers around the world.    Sponsors of the Worlds Smallest Film Festival" and its related conference included Nokia, LightSurf, Inc., BMW Films, and Intel Corp.

The next Worlds Smallest Film Festival" competition will take place September in conjunction with the Mobile Commerce World exhibition and conference scheduled to take place September 23 -- 24 in London, hosted by Terrapinn,Ltd. Established in 2000, the Mobile Commerce World exhibition attracts the leading mobile and wireless decision makers and buyers from throughout Europe and other areas of the world.

The Worlds Smallest Film Festival" provides an opportunity for handset makers, technology providers, toolset providers, production companies, and filmmakers/animators to show their stuff, either by entering their digital creations or sponsoring a presentation slot within the festival itself.

BigDigit works directly with carriers, device manufacturers, and software companies to create wireless channels for access to mobile media and content. The companys mission is to be a reliable and highly-creative source of unique and original mobile visual content, and to offer a bridge between developer platforms and creative content makers.

The company is also positioned to be a primary motivator and innovator in the emerging field of mobile content and access to a growing library of mobile visual material.

The Worlds Smallest Film Festival activities in the U.K. are hosted by Terrapinn, Ltd. (http://www.mobilecommerceworld.com/2003/mcw_uk/index.asp?PMID=WSFF%20
.More information on BigDigit, the Worlds Smallest Film Festival, and festivals planned for the U.S. and other areas of the world, is available at the companys Web site (www.WorldsSmallestFilmFestival.com ), or by contacting Beau Buck at "The World's Smallest Film Festival" in Los Angeles, at 01-310-277-3456, or via email at bizdev@worldssmallestfilmfestival.com. Archives of winning films, entries and film samples are also available for viewing at the companys Web site.

CONTACT:

Beau Buck
CEO and Founder
BigDigit, Inc.
11693 San Vicente Blvd., 363
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-277-FILM tel.
310-362-8489 fax.
bizdev@worldssmallestfilmfestival.com

or

Tim.Scannell@worldssmallestfilmfestival.com