Short film Distribution

Festivals• Wimbledon international shorts film festival• Encounters festival• Paris short film festival• Short films are distributed sometimes

through short film festivals where they are viewed and shared to a niche audience who are all interested in short films

Awards• Bafta award• encounters festival categories such as best

short• SOFIE Awards • By having the awards for these short films it

brings wider recognition of short films and also by having awards at larger award ceremonies it brings the short films to a global audience and mixes them with the hollywood blockbuster films.

How to watch• Many short films have small budgets and

are made extremely cheaply so there is no need for huge advertisement or high demand for money

• As a result many short films are free to stream

• Many can be found on youtube• They begin to earn money from youtube

per 1000 views. They earn $1 per 1000 views