January 28, 2015 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the increasingly competitive landscape of the toy development and retail industries, crowd funding has emerged as a gateway for toy innovators to display and gather support for ideas that may have been passed up by large toy companies. ToyBacker announced on Wednesday (January 28th)… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 3:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just six days until its crowdfunding campaign comes to an end on Indiegogo, 2D film Hullabaloo has raised $345,304 thanks to 8,258 backers. The movie, which was created by former Disney animators, was not only save 2D animation but to prove it is still relevant to the film… Read More

September 22, 2014 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s been a busy weekend for Kickstarter! On Saturday and Sunday (September 20th and 21st), the crowdfunding leader was invited to participate in this year’s World Maker Faire, which was held at New York Hall of Science. Presented by Disney, the World Maker Faire is a family-friendly… Read More

September 8, 2014 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two weeks since its crowdfunding campaign launched on Indiegogo, the 2D film Hullabaloo has reached its initial $80,000 goal and has already raised nearly $240,000 from close to 6,000 backers. Crowdfund Insider previously reported that the film’s creators, who are a group of veteran… Read More

September 5, 2014 @ 6:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Although 2D films are a thing of the past, according to Disney, a group of animators from the production giant have launched a $80,000 crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for their steampunk-themed short film Hullabaloo to life. Within a few days, the project surpassed its initial goal and… Read More

April 21, 2014 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Disney and crowdfunding platform Indiegogo are working together as part of a contest for “game changing ideas to help your community”. Disney’s Million Dollar Arm and Indiegogo are collaborating to recognize individuals who are making a difference in their local communities through the “Change The… Read More

August 23, 2013 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Over 1600 backers helped to push animated film crowdfunding project “Art Story” over their $350,000 funding goal on Kickstarter during the campaigns final hours.  Creators and Disney Veterans, Aaron Blaise and Chuck Williams, launched a final push to crowdfund their dream and their request was rewarded as… Read More