AtomFilms, USC in Deal

AtomFilms’ search for short films it can broadcast on its Web site will take it to USC today. The Seattle company is expected to announce an exclusive deal to distribute 100 films made by students at USC’s School of Cinema-Television, including films done long ago by then-students George Lucas and Robert Zemeckis. Financial terms of the licensing deal were not disclosed, but Larry Auerbach, a USC associate dean, said the deal will enable the school to speed up efforts to archive its 75-year-old film collection. “USC Cinema Yearbook” will be available on the Web at https://usc.atomfilms.com.