Palm and MobiTV invite filmmakers to submit their funniest made-for-mobile films to compete in the first Treo Mobile Comedy Film Festival. Deadline for entry is Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. Submitted films will run exclusively on the MobiTV service from Sept. 18-Oct. 18. A one-month free trial of MobiTV is available to Treo smartphone users. Complete information about The Treo Mobile Comedy Film Festival, including festival guidelines and rules and sample films is available at the site.

The film festival will award thousands of dollars in cash and prizes to the aspiring filmmakers from the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom, who come up with the funniest made-for-mobile comedy films. Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and John Henson (TV Guide network, Talk Soup) will co-host the Treo Film Festival awards show on Oct. 18 at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.