The 21st century changes how short films are broadcasted, in the 1960's and 70's TV provided short films for minority viewing scheduled into 'fillers' and late night slots. An example of this is from the 90's when BBC 2 aired a series '10X10' which was in association with the BFI who showcased short films.
'Video Nation' was launched on BBC in 1993, this was a populist mass observation on the close up straight to camera. Video cameras became cheaper and smaller. The video diary was to influence the generation of reality TV online in 2001.
People are able to upload videos of themselves or other talking about a variety of issues. They are filmed in a home video style, on the website I found a feature dedicated to teenagers called 'Talking Teens' this has videos by teens talking about issues that effect us, here is an example,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/articles/m/manchester_braces.shtml
Another short film channel is an online 2 digital cable speciality short film channel 'MOVIEOLA' headquartered in Toronto launched in 2001. The channel displays the best in short films from every genre the website has a section for films that are 'coming soon' just like a real cinema would.
'Angry Kid' is a great example of a short film that emerged from mobile phones to TV. It first started as a video that school children and workplaces shared around via bluetooth with friends and now is played late night on BBC 3 and Dave. It is an animation series about an angry teenage boy and has shorts about different scenarios in his life.
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