Actor Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute will commission independent filmmakers to make short films for mobile phones, Redford said on Wednesday.

Robert Redford backs short films for cell phones – washingtonpost.com

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Personally I am thrilled to see serious and influentioal film makers do their bit to further the development of quality content for mobile phones. Good one. I can’t wait to see the results – in addition, the films, once downloaded (which can end up costing quite a bit due to ridiculous data prices) can apparently be shared and distributed as each user sees fit. That’s cool, but hey, so’s Mr. Sundance, so…