Mobile social media, mobile technologies, production and aesthetics to be explored at MINA2013 From November 18 - 22, 2013 AUT University will be the home of a series of events exploring mobile technologies in film, education, business and creativity. The week begins with a two-day mobile filmmaking workshop, and moves into the Mobile Creativity and Mobile Innovation Symposium and International Mobile Innovation Screenings. The events are co-hosted by [1]MINA (Mobile Innovation Network Aotearoa), [2]Colab (AUT University) and [3]School of Art & Design (AUT University) in collaboration with the School of Design at the [4]College of Creative Arts (Massey University, Wellington). The 2013 MINA Symposium and Screening is centred around the question, `how are mobile and social media technologies used to create innovation through creative and cultural practices?' and will seek to answer this question through presentations of papers, workshops, poster presentations, performances, project showcases and mobile screenings in situ and via live web-broadcasts. The key events are: 3rd Mobile Creativity and Mobile Innovation Symposium 21 - 22 November | 9am - 6pm The Symposium provides a platform for filmmakers, artists, designers, researchers and industry professionals to debate the prospect of wireless, mobile and ubiquitous technologies in art and design environments, education, and the creative industries. Keynote speakers are [5]Helen Keegan (University of Salford, UK) and [6]Larissa Hjorth (RMIT University, Australia). Presenter topics range from `Twitter, Instagram and Micro Narratives', `Collaborative Mobile-Mentaries (mobile documentary)', `The Brown Book: Maori in Screen Production' to Instagram Video and the Creation of Slow Media, `mobile location-based augmented reality gaming' and `the democratization of Mobile Filmmaking'. Cost: $45 - $130 Location: AUT City Campus WG403, Level 3, WG Sir Paul Reeves Building, Governor Fitzroy Place View the programme: [7]http://mina.pro/3rd-mobile-creativity-and- innovation-symposium/ Register: [8]http://mina2013.eventbrite.co.nz/ International Mobile Innovation Screenings This year's MINA screening program features pocket films, mobile-mentaries and smartphone film from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden U.K. and the USA. The 2013 International Mobile Innovation Screening is curated by the MINA Screening Committee and Max Schleser in collaboration with MINA's partner film festivals: iPhoneFF (USA) SEISFF (Korea), Cinephone (Spain), Mobile Film Festival (Macedonia), Mobil Film Festival (USA), Ohrenblick and Mobile Streifen (Germany). [9]Wellington 06 November | 6.30 - 7pm reception | 7pm - 8.30pm screening Location: The New Zealand Film Archive - Te Anakura Whitiahua, 84 Taranaki Street Ticket price: $8 Public | $6 Concession Auckland 21 November | 7pm - 8pm 22 November | 6pm - 7pm The Auckland screenings are free and open to the public. Location: AUT City Campus WG404, Level 4, WG Sir Paul Reeves Building, Governor Fitzroy Place [10]Melbourne 9 December | 5pm - 8pm The Melbourne screenings are free and open to the public. Location: Cinema, Swanston Academic Building, Swanston St Mobile Phone Filmmaking Workshop 18 -19 November | 9am - 4pm MINA co-founders, Laurent Antonczak and Max Schleser will be leading a two-day intensive workshop that will give an overview of the many styles and techniques used to create films using a mobile phone. Participants will explore the ideas, scripting, shooting and editing processes to enable them to produce a short film; whether it's an educational video, experimental film or the next viral hit. Cost: $75 - $150 Location: AUT City Campus WE402, Level 4, WE Art & Design Building, St Paul Street Register: [11]https://mobileworkshop2013.eventbrite.co.nz/ For more information about MINA visit: [12]www.mina.pro Contact Details: Symposium: Laurent Antonczak - [13]Laurent@mina.pro [14]+64 21 162 5072 Screenings: Max Schleser - [15]max@mina.pro [16]+ 64 22 692 0872 Workshop: Rebekah Foote - [17]rfoote@aut.ac.nz [18]+64 21 193 5757 References 1. http://mina.pro/ 2. http://colab.aut.ac.nz/ 3. http://www.aut.ac.nz/study-at-aut/study-areas/art-and-design-at-aut-universi... 4. http://creative.massey.ac.nz/ 5. http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/profiles/keegan/ 6. http://spatialdialogues.net/teammembers/larissa/ 7. http://mina.pro/3rd-mobile-creativity-and-innovation-symposium/ 8. http://mina2013.eventbrite.co.nz/ 9. http://www.filmarchive.org.nz/now-showing/international-mobile-innovation-sc... 10. http://www.digital-ethnography.net/newsevents/#MINA 11. https://mobileworkshop2013.eventbrite.co.nz/ 12. http://www.mina.pro/ 13. mailto:Laurent@mina.pro 14. tel:%2B64%2021%20162%205072 15. mailto:max@mina.pro 16. tel:%2B%2064%2022%20692%200872 17. mailto:rfoote@aut.ac.nz 18. tel:%2B64%2021%20193%205757