This could possibly be a dumb question, so excuse me if it is.
I was watching the Oscars last night and when it came to the section for nominations for short films and documentaries, I was wondering where I could source them.
Are they all available at the local Blockbuster or Netflix or some such public rental outlets? I don’t remember seeing any in my not so frequent visits to video stores. They are definitely not on MPIX or TMN.
Can someone suggest where I can lay my hands on these things?
I just looked, and none of the 2011 nominees for short (documentary, animated or live action) are on Netflix. Only five oscar nominated films are currently available on Netflix.
In the pre-Internet days it was tough. Unless you were lucky enough to be able to go to some film festival where they were being shown, you’d almost never have the chance to see them. But these days you can find on iTunes and even on YouTube.
They don’t, or at least don’t really expect to. A lot of them are shot by up-and-coming directors who are just wanting to get in on the festival circuit and garner some attention.