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Have you ever experienced it when a cable channel throws in a short film in between their main film or program and not only are you trying to figure out what it is, but can’t because the only info on the screen comes from the movie or show that has already been shown or what is going to play next? To make it even worse you loved that short story you have no clue what the name is or who has directed it and now you’re left pondering as to how can I get that film. Well I may have found a website that may make your life a little easier. It’s Big Film Shorts, a large film distribution company. Their marketing logo is “Film Distributors in All Markets Worldwide” and when you look at their catalog you will see what I mean. Here’s something else that’s awesome, they have a wide choice of formats for cable, broadcast, satellite, DVD, home video, and mobile. So, you can get those short films you’ve tried so hard to describe to your family and friends as they look at you as if you have lost your mind. Plus being in school I would love to have access to films that are more closely related to my style of writing. Maybe I’ll have a little help in getting what I have to say out to the world.

Now, here’s even more hope for us who love the short film format. Though its premier happened in 2003, I’m certain that there are those such as myself who do not have Comcast, who came late to the game. It’s called Nano TV and it bills itself as America’s first short film channel. I should mention it also builds itself as an network of international shorts, but this can only be a good combination, right. Right now it can be found only on Comcast On Demand under The Cutting Edge/Shortz. Okay now, guess where they get their short films? Yep, you got it, Big Short Films.

With finding these two awesome websites, I have also found two great events taking place. First, for all of you out there who are thinking about making films for the mobile industry there is a Mobile Movie Fest (MMF) coming up in March. It will take place in Orlando Florida at CTIA Wireless 2007 with the sponsorship of Big Short Films and Nano TV. The events exact dates are from March 27 - 29, 2007 and I wish I could be there. I hope some of you filmmakers or bloggers (personal/video/photo) who are in Florida will get back with me and let me know what you saw. I woud love to know more about where this media format is going. But for now my time is limited to planned events and student platforms. But I’m definitely not complaining.

The other event is the world’s first inflight film fest in association with Frontier Airlines Wild Blue Yonder Network. Whoever thought there would be a festival for making content for the airline industry? Once again I’m not complaining. It’s the Cloud 9 film Fest and they are calling it the Academy Awards in the Air. Come on you know you want to go for it.