Tagged: movie

July 16, 2015 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly one year after Kickstarter success Wish I Was Here was released, Zach Braff sat down to reflect on the crowdfunding campaign. The Wish I Was Here  campaign launched on the crowdfunding giant’s platform in 2013 and captured $3.1 million from over 46,000 backers. Its synopsis reads: “A struggling actor,… Read More

June 24, 2015 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two days until its Indiegogo campaign comes to an end, military film Range 15 has successfully raised nearly $700,000 from over 5,900 backers. As previously reported, the creators, which are nine veterans, behind new movie took to the crowdfunding platform with a mission to raise $325,000 for the… Read More

May 29, 2015 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite her loathing for the HBO series Entourage, Wendy Molyneux, the writer of Bob’s Burger has launched a GoFundMe campaign with a mission to see the show’s upcoming film. Molyneux set up the campaign with a goal to raise $10,000, which would force her to “see the worst movie of the year and… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to started on the film Gosnell, the production team of the highly anticipated Indiegogo-funded project has announced that Justified star, Nick Seary, has taken the role as its director. Last year, producer Phelim McAleer, and his wife, Ann McElhinney launched the campaign on the global crowdfunding platform,… Read More

February 28, 2015 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

His days on Parks & Recreations may be over, but now actor Jim O’Heir is ready to bring his next project to life. The 53-year-old actor took to Kickstarter earlier this month seeking funds for the upcoming violent comedy, Middle Man. Per its synopsis, Middle Man is a… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (January 13th), Spike Lee announced that his Kickstarter-success film, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, is now available through Vimeo on Demand. This big news comes just a few weeks before the film’s theatrical release date. As previously reported, Lee hit the global crowdfunding platform to raise $1,250,000 for his… Read More

October 28, 2014 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday (October 27th), former Grey’s Anatomy star, Sandra Oh, and filmmaker, Ann Marie Fleming, teamed up to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for a new animated film called, Window Horses.  According to its campaign website, Window Horses is a story about Chinese-Canadian poet, Rosie Ming, and her visit… Read More

April 26, 2013 @ 9:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

My Netflix viewing history would tell you I’m a documentary nut. Color me excited, because this Kickstarter campaign aims to create a documentary about Aaron Swartz’s life and death and it looks fantastic. The video above is 10 minutes long, but the last 7 or… Read More

April 24, 2013 @ 8:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Zach Braff is perhaps most famous for his prominent role on the hit TV show “Scrubs,” but he also wrote and directed “Garden State.” The 2004 movie which also featured Natalie Portman won various awards, including a Grammy for best soundtrack. It is now a… Read More

March 26, 2013 @ 11:16 am By Kevin Fitzpatrick  |  

Only twelve days into its thirty-day campaign and the ‘Veronica Mars’ Kickstarter movie project has nearly doubled its projected goal, creating a high benchmark for the next TV series to attempt funding from a crowd-sourcing campaign. While a number of TV creators and stars have proposed Kickstarter… Read More

February 19, 2013 @ 3:17 pm By CrowdCrux  |  

To date $90.74 million has been raised on Kickstarter in the film & video category, making it the largest category in terms of funds raised. Projects in this category have had a 39% success rate and comprise 21.8% market share of the 13 categories listed… Read More