Sunday, October 19, 2008

Feature film premiers for free on YouTube

Director Wayne Wang ("The Last Holiday", "The Joy Luck Club", "Smoke") premiered his movie, "The Princess of Nebraska," on YouTube for free on Friday. The movie is an indie film based on a book by Yiyun Li, and follows Wang's previous movie, "A Thousand Years." Wang released "The Princess of Nebraska" on YouTube because he did not think he would be able to get it released in theatres. Michael Moore released a documentary on YouTube last month for free, as well. Do you think that the industry will eventually go this way? Will more directors premiere feature films on YouTube or will it be used mostly for independent films?

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