Sundance's modest proposal
Hmmm... paying creative people for their work when it's on the Internet. What a novel concept!
That's what Sundance is doing for the short filmmakers whose work is available for downloading. Last year, according to this item from Daily Variety's The Circuit blog, some filmmakers whose work was in the '07 festival saw money in the "tens of thousands of dollars" - even after iTunes (from where the films were downloaded) and Sundance took their fees.
This year, selected shorts will be available for download at the iTunes Music Store, through Microsoft's XBox Live, and Netflix' member site. Some also will be streamed on Sundance's web site.
Could Sundance serve as a model for the Writers' Guild, currently striking against big-media conglomerates over just this issue? As Variety's Michael Jones puts it, "If the Sundance Film Festival can figure out how to pay for internet downloads, why not the AMPTP?"
That's what Sundance is doing for the short filmmakers whose work is available for downloading. Last year, according to this item from Daily Variety's The Circuit blog, some filmmakers whose work was in the '07 festival saw money in the "tens of thousands of dollars" - even after iTunes (from where the films were downloaded) and Sundance took their fees.
This year, selected shorts will be available for download at the iTunes Music Store, through Microsoft's XBox Live, and Netflix' member site. Some also will be streamed on Sundance's web site.
Could Sundance serve as a model for the Writers' Guild, currently striking against big-media conglomerates over just this issue? As Variety's Michael Jones puts it, "If the Sundance Film Festival can figure out how to pay for internet downloads, why not the AMPTP?"
- Sean P. Means
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