FILMOBILE is a network project developed at the University of Westminster bringing together the mobile phone industry, filmmakers and artists working with mobile devices.

In April and May 2008 FILMOBILE is organising a major international event consisting of a gallery exhibition, cinema screenings and an international conference. This event will explore the cultural and economic impact brought about by new mobile technologies and initiate debates between artists, the media and the new mobile industry.
The FILMOBILE EXHIBITION at London Gallery West will feature mobile art works by Mark Amerika, Camille Baker, Bebe Beard, Melissa Bliss, Elly Clarke, Romain Forquy, Steve Hawley, Brian House, Brooke A. Knight, Simon Longo, Anne Massoni, Kasia Molga, Sylvie Prasad, Michele Pred, Henry Reichhold, Max Schleser and Jo Thomas.

The FILMOBILE CONFERENCE at The Old Lumiere Cinema includes more than 22 speakers from the USA, South Africa, Australia, Germany, Italy and the UK addressing the global impact of mobile technologies in the domain of art, media and communication. A live web broadcast with the Mobilefest in Brazil is scheduled to take place during the conference. For detailed conference program see www.filmobile.net.

To complement the event, SCREENINGS of world premiere mobile feature productions, including SMS Sugar Man, Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me It Would Become This Bad In Afghanistan, NAUSEA and Max With A Kaitai will also be presented at The Old Lumiere Cinema, Regent Street.

For detailed program information see: www.filmobile.net
The events are free to attend but registration via email or text-message is essential. Email to info@filmobile.net or text FILMOBILE to 81707 including your name and email address to register (texts cost 1 standard message).

FILMOBILE EXHIBITION at London Gallery West, Watford Road, Harrow HA1 3TP (tube: Northwick Park)
Exhibition Private View:
Thursday 3 April, 5pm – 8pm at London Gallery West
Featuring a live performance by Jo Thomas and Visual Rhythms
Exhibition Opening Times:
4 April to 4 May, 2008. 9 am to 5pm daily

FILMOBILE CONFERENCE AND SCREENINGS at The Old Lumiere Cinema, 309 Regent Street, London W1R 8AL (tube: Oxford Circus):
Friday 4 April
4pm – 6pm: FILMOBILE Conference
Melissa Bliss (Artist), Emma Bewley, (TV Producer, Leo Burnett), Tony Fish (AMF VENTURES), Helen Keegan, Kasia Molga (artist), Dennis Morrison (zzizzl Films), Emily Renshaw-Smith (Current TV) and Jo Thomas (sound artist),
6.30pm - 8.30pm: FILMOBILE Cinema screening
8.30pm: FILMOBILE Reception

Saturday 5 April
10:30 – 18:30 FILMOBILE conference

Bebe Beard (Suffolk University, Bosten), Camille Baker (SMARTlab, University of East London), Professor Emiliana De Blasio (University of Campobasso, Italy), Mark Brill (Ping Corporation Ltd, immedia24), Chris Chadwick (ICDC, Liverpool), Elizabeth Evans (University of Nottingham), Daniel Florencio – Mobile content producer (Brazil / UK), Professor (Dr) Lizbeth Goodman (SMARTlab), Marcelo Godoy (Mobilefest, Brazil), Paulo Hartmann (Mobilefest, Brazil), Professor Steve Hawley (Manchester Metropolitan University), Larissa Hjorth (RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia), Monica Horten (University of Westminster), Brian House (Knifeandfork – New York, USA), Dr. Thomas Meyer (University of Siegen, Germany), Max Schleser (University of Westminster), Professor Michele Sorice (Crisc-Cmcs, University of Rome, Italy and University of Lugano, Switzerland) and Dr. Terry Wright (University of Ulster).

FILMOBILE is supported by the University of Westminster, HEIF (Higher Education Innovation Fund), London Westside, CREAM (Centre for Research and Education in Art and Media), London Gallery West, Immedia 24 and the new media eXchange. FILMOBILE is part of the NODE.London Spring ’08 season – http://nodel.org. FILMOBILE works in collaboration with the Mobilefest in San Paulo, Brazil.