Movie mail-in renter Zip.ca has launched a new service, Zip.tv, which offers filmmakers a place to upload, view and share their feature-length movies, and is carrying the costs of hosting and serving the content.

Later this year, the site also plans to offer producers a chance to earn revenue through shared advertising or pay-per-view revenue, to be shared with Zip.

‘We are now starting to see more and more video content from major Hollywood studios distributed legally via the Internet, and Zip.tv is keen to extend the benefits of this revolutionary new means of distribution to the independent film community,’ said Zip.tv president Rick Anderson in a Friday release.