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BigDigit, Inc. Partners with 3gxMobile to Develop The Worlds Smallest Film Festival Brand and Mobile Channel for Mobile Content Delivery
BigDigit, Inc. has announced an agreement with 3gxMobile, Ltd., a leading brand agency in London, to develop The Worlds Smallest Film Festival Brand and Mobile Channel for Mobile Content Delivery. Under terms of the agreement, 3gxMobile (www.3gxmobile.co.uk) will work with BigDigit to develop the "The World's Smallest Film Festival" brand, as well as help form "The World's Smallest Film Festival" mobile channel.
Los Angeles, CA - August 14, 2003 - BigDigit, Inc., a pioneer and worldwide leader in independent mobile video and mobile animation content aggregation and distribution, today announced an agreement with 3gxMobile, Ltd., a leading brand agency in London, to develop The Worlds Smallest Film Festival Brand and Mobile Channel for Mobile Content Delivery.
Under terms of the agreement, 3gxMobile (www.3gxmobile.co.uk) will work with BigDigit to develop the "The World's Smallest Film Festival" brand, as well as help form "The World's Smallest Film Festival" mobile channel. "The World's Smallest Film Festival" mobile channel will draw from a worldwide base of independent filmmakers and animators to offer made-for-mobile content to customers, via wireless carriers and device manufacturers, throughout the world. 3gxMobile will be active in positioning the "The World's Smallest Film Festival" mobile channel as the leading source for multimedia content and digital films that are made specifically for a variety of mobile platforms.
As interest in multimedia-enabled mobile devices skyrockets, compelling content is expected to play a major roll in the acceptance and everyday use of these devices worldwide," says Beau Buck, founder and CEO of BigDigit, Inc., and The Worlds Smallest Film Festival". Content from "The World's Smallest Film Festivals" provides handset makers and carriers a library of made-for-mobile content which can be used to reach a rapidly-growing mobile audience. Our relationships with carriers and handset makers offer content makers a unified market, while our relationship with 3gxMobile is an important step for us to connect the dots between our worldwide content sources and worldwide distribution channels. This emphasis on developing a coherent brand will do this in ways which build value for everyone concerned."
The announcement of this agreement comes in advance of The Worlds Smallest Film Festival -- London", scheduled to take place this September as part of the Mobile Commerce World exhibition and conference. The event is hosted by Terrapinn, Ltd., and attracts leading mobile and wireless decision makers and buyers from throughout Europe and the world. Information on the event is available at: www.mobilecommerceworld.com.
Earlier this year, BigDigit produced its first Worlds Smallest Film Festival" in New Orleans, LA, and just recently participated in the popular Expresión en Corto International Film Festival, part of which took place in Guanajuato, México. The event showcased short films and documentaries submitted by filmmakers from around the world and attracted some 86,000 attendees. BigDigit delivered a 90-minute presentation, which included screenings of some of the winners of the New Orleans mobile content competition. Winning films were selected in eight different categories, including: Drama, comedy, commercial, episodic, experimental, instructional, sports and animation.
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 (http://www.worldssmallestfilmfestival.com/ ), or by contacting Beau Buck at BigDigit, Inc. 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
Tel. 310-277-FILM
bizdev@worldssmallestfilmfestival.com
Simon Weitzman
Managing Director
3GXMobile.co.uk
0794-112-5984
simon@3gxmobile.co.uk
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