Tagged: films

October 9, 2014 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to their fans for funding support, Italian director Dario Argento along with his production team, which is led by producers Daniela Tully, Jeff Rogers and Rob Heydon, have teamed up with music legend Iggy Pop to launch a $250,000 crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for the upcoming… Read More

August 14, 2014 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter, announced earlier this week details about its upcoming Film Fest in Los Angeles, California. The event will take place on September 12th from 6-11pm and features the platform’s favorite films, shorts, web series, animations, documentaries and more – all funded on the site…. Read More

July 30, 2014 @ 6:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Director, writer, and producer Andrew Sullivan has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday (July 29th) to raise $30,000 for his new feature film BOKEH. Within hours of its debut on the crowdfunding giant’s platform, the project raised $10,390 from close to 125 backers. According… Read More

July 23, 2014 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Making sure he stays true to his word, Zach Braff shared embarrassing details about giving back to those who contributed to his “Wish I Was There” crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. During a recent interview, the former “Scrubs” star admitted he regrets agreeing to record voicemails… Read More

June 19, 2014 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With his new film “Wish I Was Here” set to hit theaters July 25th, actor-turned-filmmaker Zach Braff along with his co-star Donald Fasion sat down with Time Warner Cable News’ Victor Diaz to discussing the highly anticipated comedy/drama. Last year, Braff launched a crowdfunding campaign… Read More

June 4, 2014 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring one of the biggest musicians in the 20th century back in to the spotlight, Academy-Award nominated actor Don Cheadle, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for his new Miles Davis film, “Miles Ahead.” The goal is to raise $325k for additional production funds,… Read More

June 27, 2013 @ 12:35 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Startupland is a documentary series currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, and it promises an intimate look at the roller coaster ride that is being an entrepreneur embedded in a startup accelerator. The documentary promises more than just interviews and footage from within the “war room.” That… Read More

March 27, 2013 @ 5:30 am By ABCNews  |  

Crowd-funding started as a way for independent, mostly unknown artists to appeal directly to the public to fund their film, book album and more, but now a growing number of established celebrities are turning to crowd-funding for their next projects. That’s got some people crying… Read More

February 24, 2013 @ 5:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Update:  The Crowdfunded Film Inocente won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short.  Congratulations!     Love or hate the annual Oscars, the Academy Awards has become a seminal event for the film industry.  Anticipated almost as much for the antics and theatre that surrounds the… Read More