AFI BLOG: Media and Technology

Short shrift no longer: Brief films are popular again, especially when the Oscar-nominated ones screen together
LA Times
THANKS to a new generation of viewers more conversant with YouTube than with appointment television, the short subject seems to be making a comeback. “Hotel Chevalier,” Wes Anderson’s 13-minute prequel to “The Darjeeling Limited,” was added to the feature’s [...]

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IFC takes Red Bull by the horns - The Hollywood Reporter
IFC is launching an online studio that will yield an original scripted series for the Web.
The cable network is teaming with Red Bull Energy Drink, which will be integrated into the winning submission.
The two companies will use IFC’s Media Lab, an online indie film hub, [...]

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