“It makes sense to us to be presenting this award, as we think that we may as well be seen as What’s Next video platform” stated Adrian at the awards ceremony.

The festival started one day before the awards ceremony, and one of the first panels that morning was the Platform Panel, in which Seeka TV, Pluto TV, producer Claire Leproust and Flixxo discussed new trends on distribution and monetization.

Pluto TV, Seeka TV, Claire Leproust, Flixxo and Alejandra del Real, after the Platforms Panel.

It was the second time Flixxo supported a Web Series Festival, with the Buenos Aires WebFest back in March being our first experience. What can we say? It was amazing to witness the evolution of such professional content — with a quality level that is being improved month by month, festival after festival — and to feel a warm welcome to our platform.

“I kept asking everyone why they have chosen Short Form, since it is so complicated to sell that type of work as there are just a few platforms aware of its potential. The answer was always the same: freedom. It was inspiring” said Adrian Garelik.

The trend on short form seems to be a sense of community. On one hand, as there is not much industry funding for this kind of content, all productions are made out of the effort of their creators. On the other hand, these creators have developed bonds all around the world, helping and supporting each other. They get together at festivals, in every market, generating synergies and committing to create new content.

The entertainment industry has been taking a sneak peek into short form for some time now, slowly adding this format to their platforms. Fresh new information: BBC have just announced a fund for short form content and Telekom Germany gave away 20,000 Euros in the pitching competition at Berlin WebFest. Indicators that, soon, Short Form will boom into mainstream!