Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 29, 2008 - Imagine what it would be like to find quality lesbian short films in one central location on the web. GirlsShorts.tv has now made this possibility a reality.
GirlsShorts.tv is a new online community created to promote lesbian, bisexual and transgender short films, music videos, film and book trailers and more. It will provide affordable pay per view, pay per download and free ad-supported content to an international audience, and internet exposure to professional, semi-professional, and amateur lesbian, bisexual and transgender filmmakers.
“The internet has made web video a reality, but finding real lesbian content can be quite difficult (and sometimes icky!). This site should have great potential for both creators and those of us hungry for content.”
- Angie Beauchamp
GirlsShorts.tv is owned by Verge Communications, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico and operated by two women with a passion for film: Angie Beauchamp and Nina Knapp. The owners have a history of experience in promotions, marketing, and active involvement in filmmaking including making their own films.
“For the past two years, we have volunteered on the screening committee for the Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival here in Albuquerque. What struck both Angie and I was how many good films were submitted, and how few would find their way into the festival program.”
- Nina Knapp
“Many filmmakers find distribution to be a difficult and daunting task, but their short films are just as deserving of an audience as those films accepted for national and international film festivals.”
- Angie Beauchamp
Knapp and Beauchamp decided to form a partnership, Verge Communications, and to launch a new online community dedicated to bringing lesbian, bisexual and transgender short films to a global audience, while supporting the filmmakers through a revenue sharing program at the same time. Thus, GirlsShorts.tv was born.
“The internet has made web video a reality, but finding real lesbian content can be quite difficult (and sometimes icky!). This site should have great potential for both creators and those of us hungry for content.”
- Angie Beauchamp
The goals of GirlsShorts.tv are:
• Provide global exposure to filmmakers;
• Provide a revenue stream to filmmakers through our revenue sharing program;
• Provide a venue for filmmakers to promote all their works;
• Find a new life for older films;
• Provide exposure to comedians, musicians and authors through performance clips and book trailers;
• Allow filmmakers to retain all rights to their work.
“GirlsShorts.tv is the most exciting thin I’ve heard about in a long time. Part of that is the profit sharing that can occur by having your work on the site, and the other part of that is just by having another platform to launch your work…Particularly with our niche market, the lesbian and queer population worldwide,…having a way to make more films by earning revenue on the short films you’ve already made is an incredibly delicious idea.”
- Rosser Goodman, Director, Producer, HOLDING TREVOR – KGB Films
GirlsShorts.tv accepts video content up to 35 minutes in length in avi, mpg, wmv, dat, mov, or flv formats. We prefer content be submitted on DVD, but VHS, VCD, or CD are also acceptable. Content in PAL must be submitted on a DVD.
“We look forward to creating a diverse community celebrating lesbian, bisexual and transgender film!”
- Angie Beauchamp
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