'New York Times,' 'DailyCandy' Bring Film Festivals to the Web

Film festivals are going omnichannel: This week, both The New York Times and NBCUniversal's DailyCandy announced that they will be hosting events to premiere a string of films, which will also be available to view for free on their respective websites.

The Times, in conjunction with Film Independent, is debuting two feature length and two short films, first in NYC on Sept. 7 at TheTimesCenter in midtown, and then in Los Angeles on Sept. 9 at the Sonos Studio. The films will be available for free, on-demand viewing at nytimes.com from Sept. 3 to Oct. 2, accompanied by tapings of Q&As with the filmmakers. Read more...