A Caroline Springs filmmaker has won an award for his film created entirely on a smartphone at an international film competition in Sydney on November 18.
Ronald James Baculo won the The Luma Touch Finished on Mobile award for his film The Art of Living (with a Mechanical Keyboard) at the ninth annual international Smart Fone Flick Fest (SF3).
Baculo said the awards were an incredible experience.
“I feel so grateful and honoured that my little film was not only selected and screened to an audience that really appreciated it but also won an award,” he said.
“It inspired and motivated me even more to make more films and maybe even a feature-length film shot on mobile.”
SF3 is an Australian film competition that celebrates movies shot entirely on smartphones which this year attracted 458 entries from 60 countries, competing for more than $50,000 across multiple categories.
The Luma Touch Finished on Mobile award goes to movies that are also edited and completed all on a mobile device without the help of a computer or laptop, which Baculo said he did for the first time with this project.
“I had shot and edited most of the film with my phone on my commute to work everyday and at times even editing in bed in my pyjamas,” he said.
“I’d say there’s no excuse really for anyone not to make their own film or tell their story.”
Baculo’s short film is about finding passion for life through discovering the wonderful hobby of mechanical keyboards, which he said was mostly created during his commute to work, or in his pyjamas.
