GETTING A FOOT IN THE DOOR

A burgeoning number of web sites that showcase short movies – like ifilm.com, atomfilms.com, and Spielberg’s pop.com – are helping unknown first-time filmmakers reach Hollywood. Forty-eight hours after two novice filmmakers aired their nine-minute film “Sunday’s Game” on the web, Hollywood execs and producers started calling. “I don’t think our ideas are any better than they were six months ago, but now people are listening.” – The Age (Melbourne) 05/18/00