Tagged: seed&spark

January 15, 2015 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding and digital distribution platform for independent film, will select and award the top two short films at the 2015 Flyway Film Festival in Wisconsin. The two winners will be picked from the top five short films accepted for inclusion in the festival, chosen in… Read More

October 19, 2014 @ 7:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

CROWDFUNDING TO BUILD INDEPENDENCE: The only proven path to independence as an artist is a direct connection to your audience. Crowdfunding is becoming a fundamental piece of most financing plans for independent film.  However, many filmmakers miss the opportunity to turn their film funding campaigns… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 5:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday (October 6), the Texas Theatre announced it has teamed up with independent film crowdfunding platform, Seed&Spark, in an effort to raise funds to put a Digital Cinema Package (DCP) Projection inside the historic theater. DCP is the new industry standard projection and file format… Read More

September 18, 2014 @ 5:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

60-day 30-city Road Show to Teach Filmmakers About Crowdfunding and Distribution. Seed&Spark, the first crowdfunding and transactional VOD platform made just for independent film, is taking their show on the road with a 60-day 30-city tour to bring their ‘Crowdfunding to Build Independence’ class all over the… Read More

July 21, 2014 @ 3:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seed&Spark Partners with Tugg Join Forces to Educate Independent Filmmakers on Leveraging the Crowd to Build Independence. Brooklyn based Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding and transactional VOD platform for independent film, has shared they have formed a partnership with Tugg – a platform that empowers individuals to… Read More

June 12, 2014 @ 3:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Independent film crowdfunding platform Seed&Spark has formed a partnership with American Express.  According to the site, American Express will select five films each month from the Seed&Spark library of films. These selected films will be distributed across the American Express channels including NOW – a… Read More

August 31, 2013 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seed&Spark is thrilled to announce its inaugural #FairTradeFilmmaking festival, WestFest:  three evenings of Seed&Spark films, filmmakers, and film curators! Taking the S&S concept of film collections, called “Conversations,” offline and into real life conversations, we’ll be hosting 3 nights of carefully selected movies from our… Read More

August 31, 2013 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Inaugural Fair Trade Filmmaking Festival, WestFest to Be Held at The HUB LA in Los Angeles, October 1st through 3rd. Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding plus digital distribution platform for independent film, has announced that it will host their first fair trade filmmaking festival, WestFest, from October 1-3,… Read More

August 30, 2013 @ 9:35 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Seed&Spark founder and CEO Emily Best will headline this year’s Flyway Film Festival in Pepin and Stockholm, Wisconsin. Best will speak to festival-goers at the opening gala on Thursday, October 17th, at the Villa Bellezza Winery in Pepin. Seed&Spark is has carved out a nice niche… Read More

August 3, 2013 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Another week in the world of crowdfunding.  We had some good news this week as it appears we will finally have clarity from the SEC in regards to popular crowdfunding later this fall.  It will be fascinating to see how investment crowdfunding impacts rewards based… Read More

July 5, 2013 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Independent film crowdfunding site Seed&Spark, has announced the completion of a successful crowdfunding round for $32,500 on the Seed&Spark platform. Tthe Seed&Spark community of 198 supporters funded the campaign in 30 days, The goal was to raise $32,500 in cash, goods and services in order to… Read More

June 26, 2013 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Seed&Spark CEO and Founder Emily Best Named to Indiewire Influencers List Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding and digital distribution platform for independent film, has recently launched initiatives to shape the future of independent film by strengthening the ties between filmmakers and film audiences. At this month’s LA Film Fest,… Read More

June 7, 2013 @ 9:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunded Film Launches  as Day-and-Date Release.   ‘I Send You This Place’ release Is in Conjunction with a Week Long Theatrical Run by IFP at reRun Theater in Brooklyn, NY Seed&Spark, the world’s first crowd-fundingand digital distribution platform made just for independent film, is proud to… Read More

May 31, 2013 @ 12:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Seed&Spark Launches $30,000 Crowdfunding Campaign on Seed&Spark. Supporters Will Help Shape the Future of the Seed&Spark Platform. To innovate the way we make and watch movies, Seed&Spark, the world’s first crowd-funding and digital distribution platform made just for independent film, today started a $30,000 crowd-funding campaign…. Read More

May 29, 2013 @ 5:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding and digital distribution platform for independent film, took first place in The Pitch Season 2, BetaBeat’s  pitch competition. Along with BetaBeat glory, Seed&Spark was awarded $10,000 in funding that will go toward improving the website. Featured in Episode Seven of The Pitch,… Read More

May 29, 2013 @ 7:24 am By Emily Kuo  |  

Recently, the use of crowdfunding has skyrocketed, increasing 81% in funds raised between 2011 and 2012 across the 308 platforms according to the Crowdfunding Industry Report by Massolution. Crowdfunding is an alternative financing method where collective effort of individuals supports and funds the initiatives of… Read More

May 9, 2013 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Completely politically incorrect, this video shows what actually goes into raising the ‘easy money’ known as ‘kickstarting’ or ‘crowdfunding’. Crowdfunding is a ton of work.  Taking on a crowdfunding project is no Field of Dreams because you have to fight you way to the top…. Read More

April 26, 2013 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seed&Spark is a trail blazer in the film crowdfunding movement launching one of the first pure film crowdfunding sites in the hot  crowdfunding film industry.  Aiming to disrupt and support independent film, Seed&Spark has continued to grow, add features and expand.  Recently they shared some… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Partnership Brings Membership Rewards Program Building on New Ecosystem for the Independent Film Community Seed&Spark, a New York based crowdfunding and digital distribution platform for independent film, has announced a partnership with Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards,… Read More

March 26, 2013 @ 6:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Season 2 of “The Pitch” has just started and four crowdfunding sites are in the mix.  Seed&Spark which has been making waves in the Independent Film scene; Funderverse – which is getting ready to launch their first niche crowdfunding vertical site ExplorationFunder;  FundingCommunity connects small businesses with… Read More