Getting Your Movie Seen

Film sites showing short movies

Try sending your movie to one of these sites to get it shown as part of their online cinema programme. Each one specialises in something different, so choose the one most likely to suit your work. Start by contacting the site and asking for an online application form. Go for those sites which don’t ask for payment although the more well-known ones will charge you for showing on their sites simply because of the huge audiences they command, so sometimes the costs can be worth it.

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Experimental animation

www.alwaysindepenedentfilms.com
Great independent shorts plus some classic silent movies, but most cannot be seen on Macs.

www.AtomFilms.com
Comprehensive and widely popular.

www.bijoucafe.com
Cult movies.

www.binarytheater.com
Selection from US film schools.

www.thebitscreen.com
Web-specific movies.

www.dfilm.com
UK site offering one film per month.

www.directorunknown.com
Dogme-style movies.

www.flashfilmfestival.com
New York annual festival of Flash movies.

www.heavy.com
Music-based and underground movies.

www.lalive.com/hollywoodshorts
Cinema-style site showcasing just a few movies each month.

www.hypnotic.com
Unusual and experimental movies.

www.ifilm.com
Possibly more comprehensive than Atom as it includes non-narrative and experimental work.

www.newvenue.com
Web-specific movies showcased.

www.pitchtv.com
Latin American and Southern Europe movies

www.reelscreen.com
Shows new and archive movies by mostly British filmmakers.

www.shortfest.com
Excellent short movies site but you need QuickTime or RealPlayer.

http://cherry.switch2.net
UK site offering short movies.

www.undergroundfilm.com
Mostly USA short films, independent and original.

www.urbanentertainment.com
Black-oriented site