The New York Film Festival will feature works from countries around the world for the 43rd consecutive year, but this year's will be the first to deliver the films to a global audience - via the internet, reports InternetNews. The Times has teamed with The FeedRoom and Mirror Image, among others, to offer on its website a selection of short films hosted on Mirror Image's global network.
"Our users will notice that the films we're offering are on a bigger-than-usual screen with superior quality than anything they're likely to find on a computer this side of a DVD," Leonard M. Apcar, editor in chief of NYTimes.com, said in a statement.
"As online advertising revenue continues to grow in 2005, news sites are looking to grab viewers' attention by offering services, such as free video, that can also act as a gateway to paid content. As the use of technology, and more specifically broadband, increases, viewers continue to demand greater access to higher-quality video," writes InternetNews.
