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"The short films that usually are seen by relatively few people outside of film festivals may finally find a wider paying audience thanks to a deal announced today (Friday) by the Sundance Film Festival and Apple, Inc. Under the deal, many of the Sundance's shorts will become available for downloading from Apple's iTunes store for $1.99 following the start of this year's festival on Jan. 18. The films can also be streamed free from the Sundance site for the next three months. In an interview with the Associated Press, John Cooper, director of programming for Sundance, observed, "Streaming on our site is not the same as owning, and there seems to be a world out there for both." A.P. said that the producers of the shorts will receive "the bulk" of the revenue from the downloads, with Apple, the Sundance Institute, and the Sundance Channel sharing the remainder."
Man, this sounds really cool. It always seemed that the only things short films were good for was a) practice, or b) as a stepping stone into Hollywood and fetaure length productions.
I never thought it was possible to actually make a profit off of these things (aside from any prize money won from festivals).
I think this is really exciting news. Perhaps short films will be taken more seriously and maybe other big time actors/producers, who might not usually partake in them, wouldn't be so hesitant to join.
Plus, more people are going to be able to see them.
I for one look forward to seeing how all of this develops in the near future. :beer:
Man, this sounds really cool. It always seemed that the only things short films were good for was a) practice, or b) as a stepping stone into Hollywood and fetaure length productions.
I never thought it was possible to actually make a profit off of these things (aside from any prize money won from festivals).
I think this is really exciting news. Perhaps short films will be taken more seriously and maybe other big time actors/producers, who might not usually partake in them, wouldn't be so hesitant to join.
Plus, more people are going to be able to see them.
I for one look forward to seeing how all of this develops in the near future. :beer: