Import from cell phone into iMovie

How can I import video clips from my cell phone so iMovie will recognize them? On the cell phone, the files are in a .3gp format. I can play the clips in QuickTime and save them as MPEG4 files on my Mac. But, they don't show up when I import an iMove Event (it acts like it's importing them and creating the event, but nothing shows up in the viewer.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Again
iPhoto is looking for a "standard" digital camera - if the Nokia looks like a standard digital camera then iPhoto will import from it just like any other camera - read the camera manual or contact Nokia support for assistance with their product and details on to set it up correctly
LN

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