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YouTube starts screening rooms for indie movies
Sudeep Naik, Jun 20, 2008 1340 hrs ISTThis new feature will give low budget indie film makers a chance to showcase their talent to a global audience while also making them a partner in drawing new ad revenue, thus helping them make some money from their projects.
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Google have managed to add another feather in their already huge hat with the introduction of screening rooms for indie movie makers.
This new feature will give low budget indie film makers a chance to showcase their talent to a global audience while also making them a partner in drawing new ad revenue thus helping them make some money from their projects.
"Hopefully as they see thousands of people watching their films, it's going to be a very eye-opening experience," said Sara Pollack, YouTube's film and animation manager.
As of now, the screening room will showcase four new films a week; all picked by YouTube's editorial panel. The panel also plans to work with film festivals like Sundance channel to scout for newer projects.
Among the first eight titles to be showcased are "Love and War," a stop-motion puppet movie by a Swedish director; the Oscar-nominated short "I Met The Walrus," about an interview with John Lennon; and "Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?" by performance artist Miranda July.
Users can choose to buy DVDs or digital copies if they want; the revenues of which will be split between YouTube and the film makers, with the latter getting the lion's share of the bounty.
Here's the link for the original article:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/19/youtube.indie.ap/index.html
Interestingly, Reliance ADAG's BigFlix.com also has a similar venture in place that allows you to stream or purchase Indian TV shows, music videos, movies and more. But unlike YouTube, the content is not entirely free. Maybe they too will follow suit soon.
Google have managed to add another feather in their already huge hat with the introduction of screening rooms for indie movie makers.
This new feature will give low budget indie film makers a chance to showcase their talent to a global audience while also making them a partner in drawing new ad revenue thus helping them make some money from their projects.
"Hopefully as they see thousands of people watching their films, it's going to be a very eye-opening experience," said Sara Pollack, YouTube's film and animation manager.
As of now, the screening room will showcase four new films a week; all picked by YouTube's editorial panel. The panel also plans to work with film festivals like Sundance channel to scout for newer projects.
Among the first eight titles to be showcased are "Love and War," a stop-motion puppet movie by a Swedish director; the Oscar-nominated short "I Met The Walrus," about an interview with John Lennon; and "Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?" by performance artist Miranda July.
Users can choose to buy DVDs or digital copies if they want; the revenues of which will be split between YouTube and the film makers, with the latter getting the lion's share of the bounty.
Here's the link for the original article:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/19/youtube.indie.ap/index.html
Interestingly, Reliance ADAG's BigFlix.com also has a similar venture in place that allows you to stream or purchase Indian TV shows, music videos, movies and more. But unlike YouTube, the content is not entirely free. Maybe they too will follow suit soon.
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