Indie distribs consider online alternatives

Grade schools, university and college teachers who once ordered educational films through the mail may be able to scroll, click and instantly view them in the near future. Four independent us film distributors have announced they'd like to research the option of sharing an online portal for their catalogs, and explore the feasibility of streaming their docs online. The venture between educational film distributors California Newsreel, Bullfrog Films, First Run/Icarus Films and Women Make Movies would make use of the wider Internet audience that has already made YouTube a major player on the Web.