Tiscali Press release - SEE ACCLAIMED NEW SHORT FILMS ONLINE FREE

From today, film fans will be now be able to see the world's very best film shorts thanks to a new section on the Tiscali UK web site.

Each month, the site http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/shortfilms will show two exclusive short films that can't be seen anywhere else on the web. The films will be available for the month to stream on demand and those accessing the site will also be able to critique and discuss the films with fellow shorts fans.

The site, which has been developed in partnership with short film specialists BritShorts, will introduce two new shorts per month and is designed to take short films to a wider broadband audience while also inspiring a new generation of film makers.

The First Films

1) The Brixtonian (Directed by Josh and Misha, UK)
The Brixtonian is a spoof documentary about a white trustafarian who wants to be black. The film follows the protagonist around the mean streets of Brixton, and features interviews with his parents in their plush Surrey home. The film was a big-hit at the Raindance Film Festival.

2) Sixth Scent (Directed by Petrina Buckley, Australia)
According to writer, producer and director Petrina Buckley, Sixth Scent is "a comic tale about the laws of karma at work in the superficial world of love and lust in the big city". Winner of the Alternative Film festival in Italy 2003, the film also picked up the Platinum Award at the Worldfest in Houston and the Best Actress Award at the Mikrokino Fest.

Richard Ayers, Tiscali's Portal Director says, "We've worked closely with BritShorts to produce an exciting site that will give film fans on the Internet the chance to see the cream of international short filmmaking".

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