I'm in the process of bring to life 4 mini short films leading up to full fledge short film... Does anyone have knowledge on grants?
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I'm in the process of bring to life 4 mini short films leading up to full fledge short film... Does anyone have knowledge on grants?
Hey Everyone, if you want to stay in contact after this class, please add your email here. My email is Erica.Manrique@gmail.com if anyone wants keep in touch. I wish all of you the best of luck in you...
Expand commentHi Erica, & everyone else, I'm very saddened that I missed the last few labs. Some unavoidable life happened and my work for the class had to be compromised.
I echo what Erica said, I wish you all the...
Expand commentAny grants out there for 55+ directors? Only ones I can find are for "new young" filmmakers.
Hi DAvid Rorie - I haven't been able to specifically find any film grants for 55+, but I'm on the look out for you! I encourage you to keep applying, "emerging" filmmakers happen at any age!...
Expand commentIt's difficult to have and find grant, as a 28old producer and director i never found a grant as Algerian so i work on finding sponsors or Algerian gouvernement found to make our films and serie
DAvid Rorie - Arizona has a lot of grants that could be good options for you >>
Expand commentHi Joe Orlandino - The scope of the film matters. Are you asking about a passion project that is going to launch via crowdsourcing or a million+ project backed by investors?
In Algeria we have a different approach for cinema and funding, we dont have a private funding, we have an Algerian gouvernemantal fund that give us the entire price for production and postproduction...
Expand commentDifferent investors have different criteria but putting a sound package together that exhibits the value of a film is always the first step. Here’s a great class that producer Sara Elizabeth Timmins i...
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Back to filmmaking here!
I am excited to announce that our award-winning short film, The Passport, is being developed into a full-length feature film.
With over 71 official selections and 19 wins, including Best Short at Stage 32 and Best Cinematography at Macau Film Festival, we couldn't be more thr...
Expand postThe graphic artwork for this is absolutely stunning and the content on the website, is just next level, even I was getting excited about it! I'd love to be involved in some creative capacity but in general wanted to say a massive well done! Oh, I almost forgot, the music tracks are just epic!
Hi Dan! First of all, thank you, we working hard on several films now so it’s always really welcome to have some extra boost of energy and motivation!
Right now we are looking for funding and investmen...
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Hi everyone! This is Viviana Zarragoitia, Vice President at TPC (https://www.tpc.us/), and I'll be hosting an AMA this weekend, Saturday-Sunday, about film financing. Come with all your burning questions! I was at Sundance last week, where we had ONYX THE FORTUITOUS premiere at the festival. Here...
Expand postThanks, Viviana. I meant other than querying or contests to attach a producer. I can't attend live events at this time due to my health. I am doing my best to network online.
Hi Viviana Zarragoitia - what fantastic insight! Thank you!
Thanks Viviana Zarragoitia! Really enjoyed reading your answers!
With the large variety of crowdfunding sites available, just wondering, any favorites? Best and worst stories from any sites? (Epic fails/great success/fine print you missed?) The best info comes from real people, really trying, and every bit really helps!
I've had good success in the past with Go Fund Me. Their platform is easy to use and they especially good for nonprofits. I am just launching a Patreon now and have been very impressed with them as both a contributor and now as a creative.
Thanks everyone, I'm planning ahead to launch a crowdfunding campaign to start up a production company, and possibly fund 1-2 films. I had heard go fund me was getting to be bad about closing accounts for no reason and refusing to pay funds. I appreciate all the feedback, thanks again!
If you are doing features and planning on raising several hundred thousand, you may want to look in to equity crowdfunding.
Indigogo. It's more international and it's not an all or nothing platform so you can still get some of the money and use it towards your project
Hey Heather! The only two sites worth anything for film crowdfunding are Kickstarter and Seed & Spark. GoFundMe is best for nonprofit or social cause campaigns, and Indiegogo has since shifted its foc...
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Hey! This is my first time here, but this looks like the place to ask. I live in New York, and I'm in the process of making my first short film. It's a very stripped-down drama all set in one location. We're wrapping up the pitch deck this week, so could anyone point me in the direction of grants fo...
Expand postMaybe look at the shorts that used fiscal sponsorship through Film Independent and other organizations. Filmmakers sometimes overlook this financing tool, but it can work for the right project....
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Hello all,
I'm a filmmaker, and probably like most of you, have spent most of my career looking for money. For my most recent project I had made a few deals where I still needed to raise a 1/3 of my budget ($100k) myself in order for the rest of the money to kick in. I decided to try a new route to...
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We ended up raising about $250k through equity crowdfunding and its connections. We were supposed to start shooting our movie in April of this year, but got shut down for the pandemic, so w...
Expand commentHi Mark, It was a pretty long process but we are finally getting to the end of it. We ended up raising about $169k through the equity crowdfunding site StartEngine, and then through those connections...
Expand commentSounds like you are in the same boat I was in before this. My last feature I made for about $20k and it took about 4 years to make that back through Amazon, TubiTV, and a host of other streaming platf...
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As a filmmaker, I watched traditional Crowdfunding, such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, force the film industry in an exciting direction. And as someone who ran a Kickstarter campaign back in 2010, I can attest to its raw power.
It was crazy. Stars like Zack Braff were pitching their projects, and i...
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I am in the process of fundraising for a feature horror film. A creature feature to be exact. I have recently hired a producer for it, the script is ready to go, we have a crew, and now a great financial plan with excellent ROI projections for investors. given to us by our sales agents. So now I'm l...
Expand postHi Erik, what you are saying makes perfect sense, and in a black and white situation I completely agree, but this is a little more grey area then what I described above. I started out speaking with a...
Expand commentYes, Brad, that makes sense. Once you've got your package together you might consider posting it on Slated.com for investors to see. Best wishes!
Ha, already have it on there with the current people involved: https://www.slated.com/films/67127/ Hopefully as I get more people involved, I can raise its score.
Our investor group typically likes seeing names already attached, but so often talent wants to wait until they know the project has funding before making a commitment, so in situations like that, I'd...
Expand commentHi Brian, Thanks for the info! I'm going to start contacting talent this week in hopes of getting LOIs, while I'm still looking for investors. That way I can start establishing relationships and try t...
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We started an IndieGogo Campaign to get the rest of this made. Come check out the opening scene and help us make the rest of it. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/indie-creature-feature-cryptid/x/8772929...
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Hi Jack Morrison - here's a great resource list for you of grants available in Florida >>
Are you working with a grant writer?...
Expand commentHi Jack Morrison - here's a great resource list for you of grants available in Florida >>
https://library.fiu.edu/c.php?g=842545&p=6140490
Are you working with a grant writer?
Shellie Schmals A grant writer?