Mobile+Phone+Films

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 * This 3 minute film cost $57 to make, was shot in New York and Sydney, and won first place at the [|New York Tropfest]. [|Tropfest] is the largest short film festival in the world, with the aim of bringing exposure to talented, young filmmakers from around New York and the world.**

Australian film makers Jason van Genderen (Director), Shane Emmett (Producer) and John Roy (Composer) became the toast of the Big Apple last weekend with their short film //Mankind is no Island//, a film which challenges our understanding of homeless communities.

Their prize win includes $US20,000 cash, return flights to New York plus an exclusive ‘first look’ picture deal with a major NY film production house. “If history is anything to go by, the opportunities after winning Tropfest go well beyond the festival itself – past winners have gained significant leverage into feature films and television series... we certainly don’t intend to waste this opportunity” said Shane Emmett.

The film, largely a visual narrative utilising found words from street signs of NY and Sydney, not only became the first ever ‘mobile phone’ movie to make it into the finals of Tropfest, it was also the first film to ever win both ‘People’s Choice’ and the coveted ‘Best Film’ awards.