Sprint has signed a deal with Thumbworks to launch a new channel called CellToons for $4.95 per month. “CellToons features one- to three-minute animated shorts from some of the world’s most brilliant and innovative animators and writers…” Personally, I think this is great because I’m a big fan of good short films (and incredibly scathing of bad ones). I was recently pleasently surprised to see Pixar take up the old practice of running cartoons before the main feature while watching “The Incredibles”. Hopefully more opportunities will be given for short films to be put on mobile phones – after all, they’re practically already made for the medium…
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