BigDigit Releases Titles of Winning Mobile Entries Presented at 2nd 'Worlds Smallest Film Festival at CTIA Wireless 2004 in Atlanta

Top 'made for mobile films selected from multiple categories, including animation, comedy, mobile message art, mobile messages and mobile music video -- all created and packaged for presentation on wireless cellular devices.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 6, 2004 --BigDigit, Inc. today released the names of the finalists and winners in its 2nd Worlds Smallest Film Festival", which took place recently in Atlanta at CTIA Wireless 2004, the premier wireless event in the U.S. that attracted more than 60,000 attendees and members of the worldwide press.

Entries in the competition were submitted by both professional and non-professional content creators from the U.S. and other parts of the world, and were organized by specific categories ranging from animation and comedy to mobile message videos. Experts judged the 'made for mobile finalists in the competition on creativity, execution, and effective use of the mobile platform and selected those entries that best exemplified the use and potential of mobile devices as personal entertainment and information systems.

The 2nd 'Worlds Smallest Film Festival is the most recent in a continuing series of events held worldwide that are designed to showcase the best in digital content designed for small-format wireless devices, and to demonstrate the potential of this new broadcast medium as a mobile entertainment, commercial and business platform. Future events and competitions are planned for Los Angeles in August and London in September of this year.

Sponsors of the Atlanta event and competition included Qualcomm, Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM), Real Networks, Inc., Universal Mobile, Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) and YellowPepper Wireless.

The following is a list of winners by category in the Atlanta event, which were presented to an audience of mobile device executives, content creators and the press center-stage at the Mobile Entertainment Expo at CTIA Wireless 2004 and as part of the 2nd Worlds Smallest Film Festival". All of the films and entries into this competition and others can be viewed at www.bigdigit.com. The full library of digital content will also soon be available through mFlix, The Mobile Entertainment Channel, which will be available later this year through major mobile distribution channels worldwide.

1.   ANIMATION:

Winner: Afro Window to the Universe", submitted by C. Davolio

Finalists: Smart Bomb
            Salmon
            Squaring Off
            The Longest Drip

2.   COMEDY:

Winner: Cut", submitted by Hot Dog Boy

Finalists: Dream Analysis Hotline
            Phone Abuse
            Dan Parson, Filmmaker
            Tortoise Dance

3.   MOBILE MESSAGE ART:

Winner: Inning", submitted by Patrick Burke

4.   MOBILE MESSAGING:

Winner: KISS", submitted by Paul Lisy

Finalists: Get Outta Here!
            Buddha in the Digital Age
            Swimmer
            Flight

5.   MOBILE MUSIC VIDEO:

Winner: Etoile Filante", submitted by La Bestia

Finalists: The Wet Tones
            Captain Jive
            Lilas Meds
            Kiteflix

About BigDigit, Inc.:

Founded in Los Angeles in 2002 BigDigit is a leader in mobile entertainment branding and distribution. BigDigit leverages relationships with hundreds of independent filmmakers, animators and producers worldwide to syndicate an array of original made-for-mobile programming, making it available to millions of users in dozens of countries under the mFlix brand. BigDigit also is producer The Worlds Smallest Film Festivals held annually at major venues worldwide, and will also produce 'The Worlds Smallest Animation Festival this summer in Los Angeles, featuring mobile vector and other mobile animation content such as cartoon series.

Other planned events include The Worlds Smallest Film Festival -- London, slated for September (in London) in association with the Mobile Commerce World conference and exhibition; and panel presentations at the Aspen ShortsFest, The WorldWide Short Film Festival in Toronto. The company is privately owned.

As a provider of major mobile video content, BigDigit, Inc. plans to provide services and information through its mFlix Mobile Entertainment Channel through a variety of mobile operators and solutions providers worldwide. Mobile operators that are currently offering or actively looking at mobile content in general include: Vodaphone (NYSE: VOD), Cingular Wireless, Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS), T-Mobile, and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ).

For further information please contact:

Beau Buck
BigDigit, Inc.
CEO
310-277-3456
www.bigdigit.com
beau@bigdigit.com