The Internet has become the first place that audiences look if they want to find a certain film. This being said, its no surprise that film makers are uploading their own work online, in the hopes of people seeing it while searching for something else. Posting videos online has become a lot easier in recent years as the Internet has seen the increase in video sharing websites such as Youtube and Vimeo, where users are able to upload their own videos for free, so anybody can see them.
Even social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook are allowing their users to upload videos, and MySpace has special profiles for Films, encouraging film makers to sign up to their website.
Although there are sites mentioned above, where anybody can upload their videos, there are more highly regarded websites out there too. One of these is the BBC Film Network which requires users to register before submitting a request for their short film to be shown on the website. The BBC Film Network will look at all the short films that are submitted but will not guarantee to show each and every one of them on the website. This ensures that the films shown on their website are handpicked and chosen because they think there is something very good about them. Whether this is the camera techniques, acting, storyline or message, it is something that the BBC Film Network think that the audiences will enjoy. The films on the website are grouped into different categories so that they reach the right target audiences. People can search by category, duration or even the films region. The categories on the website are:
- Animation
- Comedy
- Drama
- Documentary
- Music
- Artist's Moving Image
The BBC Film Network also has ways of helping aspiring film makers, as they have a section of the website dedicated to How-To's about filming and case studies of film makers.
Another website that showcases short films is Coffee Shorts. This, however, is different to the BBC Film Network in the sense that it gives viewers an opportunity to browse and watch films that have been shown at film festivals, and films that have won awards at film festivals. Coffee Shorts want people to spend time watching unconventional films that don't always have a happy ending, so that people can form their own opinions on films rather than having opinions and ideas already in their head like in mainstream films. People can also browse by film category on the Coffee Shorts website too, their categories are:
- Narrative
- Music
- Documentary
- Animation
- Experimental
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