Kickstarter Touts Impact on Filmmaking

January 3, 2013 @ 3:29 pm By Charles Luzar

Kickstarter just posted to their blog that they’ve officially raised $100 million in funding for independent films.

Here are 10 quick facts from the post:

$102.7 million pledged in total
$85.7 million collected
Almost 900,000 backers
Over 8,500 funded projects
Documentaries were the most funded category
Sun Come Up and Incident in New Baghdad were both funded on Kickstarter and nominated for Oscars
Three of the 20 top rated films on Rotten Tomatoes in 2012 were Kickstarter projects
10% of films shown at Tribeca and SXSW in 2012 were Kickstarter projects
At least 86 Kickstarter films have been released theatrically
At least 16 Kickstarter films have been picked up for national broadcast through channels like HBO and Showtime

Reg A - Form 1-A Filings Beta

Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.

YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Oct 24, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025

Number of Filings131Prior 126 +4.0%

Target Raise, Total$3.40BPrior $3.54B -3.9%

	This YTD	Year prior	Change
Filings	131	126	+4.0%
Target raise	$3.40B	$3.54B	-3.9%

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Source: DisclosureQuest. Initial Form 1-A only.

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This display counts initial Form 1-A filings only. It does not represent subsequent filings, including Form 1-A/A amendments or Form 1-A POS post-qualification updates filed by the issuer. Amounts are the stated Amount to be Raised on the initial filing, not capital raised and not amounts revised in later filings.

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