Peter Vadocz

Cartolina Cellulare Mobile phone, 3'40'', 2008 Hungary

Tell me something about you and artistic background.
I make short and mobile films. I have a University degree in Communications/Media major. I led a Creative Visual Workshop in a College for years. My works were screened on TV channels in France, Germany, Hungary, Spain, Italy, and UK. I was taking part as Talent director on 5th Berlinale Talent Campus and Berlin Angels Day, and 1st Sarajevo Talent Campus. Prix Europa (Berlin) and MIPCOM (Cannes) award winner among others. Recently I take part mainly in international projects; some of my last experimental works were produced by the German Foreign Office (Berlin) and the Council of Europe (Brussels). One of my works was the official spot of the European Union. Won some main prizes for my made-on-mobile shorts on prestigious mobile film festivals. Screenings on main festivals: in Hollywood, London, Cannes, Berlin, European Parliament (Brussels), Times Square (New York) among others. 300+ international film festival screenings in 44 countries, all over the world. Won 38 awards.

Tell me about this film, initial idea and work process.
I can say, the making of this short film started by accident. I won a Nokia smart phone as an award in a mobile film festival. When I got it, I tried to come to know its attributions, technical features, and image creating borders. That's why I made some still images with it, and then more and more (single ones and sequential ones). After a while this process came to be a conscious work. I was on my holiday in the center and southern part of Italy in these weeks, it was the perfect ambient for this experiment. That's why the topic of this short mobile film was the ambient of the cities and the nature where I was. Actually I made a personal report of my staying there as a modern, motion picture postcard to show this travel for my friends, and let the viewers to feel the spirit of its scenes.

Are you working on new projects at the moment?
Of course. I have not only one but more projects in development. These are basically short movies, but in different kind of genres: spots, ads, short fictions, experimental ones, creative documentaries, cross media, mobile movies. Some of these are under shot, some others are written just now. So, co-producers, co-workers, buyers, distributors are warmly welcomed successively. 

Why is it important for you to show your film/video in a festival?
For the aim of film making itself. The film makers have different reasons to make their works, but in every case there is a common point: to show it to as many people as they can. And a festival is a very good platform for it. And very useful and make a filmmaker thoughtful to see the reaction of the audience, which could be totally different in cases of the Italian or German or Norwegian viewers.

What role do you think Oslo Screen Festival should have to promote your work?
I just hope it will be a 'main role' ;)