The past decade has seen an explosion of video online. The rise of YouTube and sharing sites such as Vimeo means that, now, the humble short has a mainstream, global audience. A film that strikes a chord can be watched by hundreds of thousands, even millions of people, who will offer feedback and support and perhaps recommend it to their friends. Along with these popular websites there are many others that specialize in short films including Short Films (http://www.filmsshort.com/) and Short of the Week (http://www.shortoftheweek.com/).
Many film-makers still bank at the idea of putting their work on the internet, but the advantages are useful, even if it means forfeiting revenue to gain publicity. This is excellent to gain large audiences. The sheer volume of short films that can be watched for free online is a large advantage as its easy and no cost to the viewer, this means the film-maker gain lots of views and interest and become popular, although they wouldn't gain much revenue unless the amount of views are massive, which is when some websites such as YouTube pay the film-maker.
Inevitably, most popular and successful short films are seen at national, locally and international film festivals. These festivals include:
North America
Europe
Name
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City
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Country
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Amarcort Film Festival
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Rimini
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Italy
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Izmir International Short Film Festival
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Izmir
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Turkey
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Brussels Short Film Festival
|
Brussels
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Belgium
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Ibero-American Festival of Short films ABC (FIBABC)
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Madrid
|
Spain
|
Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival
|
Bilbao
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Spain
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Castellincorto - short films competition at Castellinaria
International Film Festival
|
Bellinzona
|
Switzerland
|
CineFringe Film Festival
|
Edinburgh
|
United Kingdom
|
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
|
Clermont-Ferrand
|
France
|
Colchester Film Festival
|
Colchester
|
United Kingdom
|
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
|
Bristol
|
United Kingdom
|
L'Inconnu Festival
|
Paris
|
France
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Ibero-American Festival of Short films ABC (FIBABC)
|
Madrid
|
Spain
|
Insight Film Festival
|
Manchester
|
United Kingdom
|
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
|
Oberhausen
|
Germany
|
International student short-film festival of
Cergy-Pontoise
|
Cergy-Pontoise
|
France
|
Kinemastik International Short Film Festival
|
Valletta
|
Malta
|
Porto7 Oporto International Short Film Festival
|
Porto
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Portugal
|
Reggio Film Festival
|
Reggio Emilia
|
Italy
|
Tampere Film Festival
|
Tampere
|
Finland
|
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
|
Uppsala
|
Sweden
|
Vienna Independent Shorts
|
Vienna
|
Austria
|
WachOut!
|
Tetovo
|
Macedonia
|
Wiz-Art
|
Lviv
|
Ukraine
|
La Boca del Lobo International Short Film Festival
|
Madrid
|
Spain
|
ClujShorts - International Short Film Festival
|
Cluj-Napoca
|
Romania
|
Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
|
Nijmegen
|
Netherlands
|
North America
Name
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City
|
Country
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24FPS International Short Film Festival
|
Abilene, Texas
|
United States
|
Action/Cut International Short Film Festival
|
Los Angeles, California
|
United States
|
Aspen Shortsfest
|
Aspen, Colorado
|
United States
|
Chicago International Reel Shorts Festival
|
Chicago
|
United States
|
Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
|
Los Angeles
|
United States
|
Macabre Faire Film Festival
|
Long Island
|
United States
|
Miami Short Film Festival
|
Miami
|
United States
|
Knickerbocker Film Festival
|
Albany, New York
|
United States
|
Palm Springs International Shortfest
|
Palm Springs
|
United States
|
Poppy Jasper International Short Film Festival
|
Morgan Hill
|
United States
|
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
|
Toronto
|
Canada
|
Reel Shorts Film Festival
|
Grande Prairie, Alberta
|
Canada
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Rumschpringe International Short Film Festival
|
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
|
United States
|
Saguenay International Short film Festival
|
Saguenay, Quebec
|
Canada
|
Festival de Courts Métrages de Boucherville (Boucherville
Short Film Festival)
|
Boucherville, Quebec
|
Canada
|
Indie Fest USA Int'l Film Festival
|
Garden Grove, California
|
United States
|
Indiana Short Film Festival
|
Danville, Indiana
|
United States
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