While cell phones are omnipresent at Film festivals like Sundance, one company is bringing the festival to the phone itself. Tustin, Calif.-based Thumbworks has launched CellToons as one of the newest multimedia channels for Sprint. The new outlet will offer animated streaming video and audio clips on Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Services.
CellToons features one- to three-minute animated shorts from a variety of sources, including Vancouver Film School students, anime distributor ADV Films, Academy Award-nominated animator Bruno Bozzetto (Grasshoppers), Indie filmmaker/commercial director Mike Wellins (The P.J.s) and Blur Studios.
“We like to call CellToons ‘The nonstop mobile animation festival’ because it introduces people to some of the best animated shorts from around the world,” says Thumbworks president Craig Holland. “By making CellToons available through Sprint, a whole new audience will get a chance to see these artists at work."
Sprint customers who subscribe to Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Services are able to access hundreds of clips every day, covering the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment and original mobile viewing content. CellToons will be available to Sprint PCS Vision customers on channel 18 for $4.95 a month.
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