indieFilmFunding.com (iFF), a crowdfunding platform exclusively based in the indie film sector, announced on Thursday morning its top three winners of their video promo contest. The contest, which opened on January 15th, used both a panel of qualified judges and promotions on social to choose the following winners:
- First Place: Zachary Steinberg from Los Angeles, CA. He will taking home $5,000
- Second Place: Ian Fischer from Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Fischer walks away with $1,000
- Third Place: Sam DeZeewu from Chicago, IL. He received $500
Co-founder and CEO of iFF Edward Panos noted, “We were overwhelmed by all the amazingly talented filmmakers who submitted video for our promo contest. It was very hard to chosen the best when they were all top notch.”
Mr. Steinberg added, “This contest was a blast to participate in. My crew and I worked hard and are very happy with the results. Thank you iFF for the opportunity to show you what we could do. The contest money will be reinvested for this the net project!”
iFF is a place to celebrate the storyteller who desires to create films from their dreams. Located in Park City, UT, iFF is here to help the vision of the storyteller become a reality, by empowering the ability to raise capital through the crowfunding platform. With a niche for indie films, both long and short format, iFF is a community for indie storytellers who have a desire to share, explore, support and succeed within the world they create.
The site accepts most film-based projects and give creative control of the campaign to the storyteller, which they affectionately call the CREATOR. See all the winning videos here.