Short films can be exhibited on various online platforms and film festivals. YouTube is a major platform for short films and allows filmmakers to potentially earn money from ad revenue and views. Vimeo is another video sharing site where filmmakers can earn money from ads and selling their videos. Netflix and Film4Shorts pay to stream short films and scout for new content at festivals. Websites like Shortoftheweek.com and major festivals provide exposure for short films and opportunities to get noticed by critics, audiences, and potential funders.

1. Where are short films
exhibited?

2. YouTube
• YouTube is a big platform for short films
• YouTube has 1 billion users who are all potential watchers of a
short film
• Short films can make money from YouTube
• A short film can make $2000 for 1 million views for example
• YouTube is used by short film makers to advertise their films
• Film directors and companies use YouTube to scout for potenial
employees

3. Vimeo
• Vimeo is a video sharing website
• Vimeo has 100 million monthly unique visitors and 22 million
registered users
• Film makers can sell their videos to make money
• Film makers can make money from advertisement on the videos
• Short film makers can upload ther work
• Professional director Duncan Wellaway was scouted through
Vimeo

4. Netflix
• Netflix is a streaming and DVD rental service
• Netflix streams films and television programmes
• Netflix will pay to show short films
• Netflix scout for short films at film festivals and other film related
events
• Netflix has 49 million subscribers

5. Film4Shorts
• Film 4 short is a collection of short films owned by Film
4, a Channel 4 group
• A short film maker can sell their films to Film 4 for
them to show

6. Shortoftheweek.com
 Short of the week uploads short films to credit every
week
 They show a wide range of short films that they judge
 They also chose some short films to be best of the month
 Short film makers have a chance to have their work
reviewed by critics and then advertised

7. FilmFestivals
 Critics organise film festivals
 A film makers work can be seen by critics
 There is also a huge audience who go to watch short
films at the festival increasing the amount of views
 Major film festivals include the BFI London Film
Festival and the Berlin Film Festival
 Other short film producers and streaming services also
attend like Channel 4, BBC and Netflix
 Film makers get paid if their film wins an award
 There is a chance to get funding from institutions like
the British Film Institute