Tagged: life itself

January 23, 2015 @ 4:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kicking off the Sundance Film Festival 2015 panel series on a financial note, The Hollywood Reporter and YouTube sat down to discuss the ins and outs of crowdfunding on Thursday (January 22nd). According to The Hollywood Reporter, the panel, Financing Through the Power of Fans,… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 12:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ringing in the new year with a 2014 reflection, crowdfunding giant Indiegogo has unveiled its own list of films that made a difference in the past 12 months. Including in the list are the following: LIFE ITSELF: Directed by “HOOP DREAMS” filmmaker, Steve James, LIFE ITSELF is about the… Read More

December 27, 2014 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, filmmaker Steve James launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $150,000 for a new documentary dedicated to the life of movie critic Roger Ebert called Life Itself. The film is considered the first ever feature-length documentary on the life of Ebert and… Read More

December 11, 2013 @ 12:26 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Life Itself is a documentary film currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo. It aims to document the life and times of Roger Ebert, the beloved film critic who passed away in April of this year. RELATED | On Indiegogo: Stars Align To Crowdfund Roger Ebert Documentary “Life… Read More

December 7, 2013 @ 4:15 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

As PBS MediaShift continues to focus on crowdfunding this week, The Mediatwits held a Google+ Hangout with various players from the crowdfunding space. They include… Slava Rubin, Indiegogo CEO Ernst-Jan Pfauth of news magazine De Correspondent Todd Ruppert, co-producer of the upcoming musical “Happy Days” Zak Piper, co-producer… Read More