In the entertainment industry there used to be just a few options for independent or nonprofit filmmakers wanting to showcase their work to the general public.
YouTube began to change all of that in a few short years. But the missing element to really drive nonprofit independent film making online was crowdfunding.
That’s according to Victoria-based “Return to the Forest” producer and director Patricia Sims. The 30 minute documentary, narrated by William Shatner, is part of a broader initiative called World Elephant Day, which is supported by Thailand’s Elephant Reintroduction Foundation.
A report released this past August called Crowdfunding in a Canadian Context explored the potential of crowdfunding in the creative content industries. Crowdfunding is an emerging alternative funding vehicle outside of traditional production studios and angel investors that has experienced a recent boom in North America.
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