Digifilm Mobile ServiceThe Sundance Institute is banking on it, not to make money but to help the art form of the short film find a new audience without having to rely on screenings at traditional niche theaters in major cities. Sundance said it would make the films available to download from its Web site on Feb. 15,2007, but did not disclose details, including if there would be a charge. For attendees at 3GSM, the films were available free via a web link sent by text message.
Sundance was not alone. A pair of Bollywood short films, "Zahir" and "Matrimony," both directed by famous Indian director Sanjay Gupta, were given their premieres.
"Bollywood today is the world's largest movie industry, producing more than 1,000 movies a year with an audience of more than 2 billion viewers across 127 countries," said Bobby Srinivasan, CEO and chairman of Roamware Inc., which provides software to wireless networks.
