We all know the cell phone screen is considered the 4th screen right behind cinema, television, and computer screens. But Sundance wants to legitimize cell phones as a distribution medium by commissioning high-caliber independent content specifically for the smaller screen through the Global Short Film project. This experiment will explore the potential of the mobile medium to deliver compelling, cinematic entertainment to a global audience on an unprecedented scale.

The six filmmakers featured in the Sundance Film Festival: Global Short
Film Project are

• Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE)
• Justin Lin (BETTER LUCK TOMORROW)
• Maria Maggenti (PUCCINI FOR BEGINNERS)
• Cory McAbee (THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT)
• Jody Hill (THE FOOT FIST WAY)

These six filmmakers will premiere their shorts at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, next year which is one of the biggest mobile events. If you attend, you will have a chance to download the films to your cell phone and the rest of us will have to wait until our respective carriers makes it available. I hope they hurry up because my morning commute could sure be more interesting thanks to my cell phone.

(via Engadget Mobile)