indiegogo

  • Crowdfunder Pick

Crowdfunder Pick: "Harsh Reality"

Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project.…

7 years ago
  • Crowdfunder Pick

Crowdfunder Pick: "Goodnight"

Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project.…

7 years ago
  • How They Did It

Mission—Moviemaking: How a Group of Military Veterans Raised $1 Mil. on Indiegogo to Make Range 15

It was the spring of 2015 when I first heard the rumblings, on Facebook, of a movie project called Range…

8 years ago
  • Crowdfunder Pick

Crowdfunder Pick: 20 Weeks

Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project.…

8 years ago
  • Crowdfunder Pick

Crowdfunder Pick: Writer Rider

Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project.…

8 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: Why Moviemakers Should be Very, Very Careful About Equity Crowdfunding

Just days before the American Film Market began last November, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally promulgated regulations (after…

8 years ago
  • Movie News

The Cardinal Rules of Crowdfunding:The Five Basic Tenets You Need to Follow for a Successful Campaign

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last seven years, you or someone you know has ventured into…

8 years ago
  • Documentary
  • Interviews

Walking and Talking: A Son Meets His Father Anew in Documentary Life in a Walk

Life in a Walk is football coach-turned-filmmaker Yogi Roth's voyage to understand his personal hero—his father, Will. Funded in part…

9 years ago
  • Other

The Pocket That Fits My Hand: Why Crowdfunding is More Vital and Necessary Than Ever

Being an independent filmmaker means, in some capacity, being addicted to failure. It means you put yourself out into the…

9 years ago
  • Documentary

A One-Man Crew in Taliban Country: Brent Huffman is Saving Mes Aynak

Saving Mes Aynak is a film I believed in so deeply I repeatedly risked my life to make it: the story…

9 years ago
  • Crowdfunder Pick

Crowdfunder Pick: An Honest Thief

Campaigning now on Indiegogo, An Honest Thief, is an indie heist film starring and produced by acting veteran Tom Sizemore, and…

10 years ago
  • Distribution
  • Movie News

Alternative Bedfellows: Gathr’s New Fund Puts Crowdfunded Films in Theaters

Even low-budget indie films funded on Kickstarter will have a shot at theatrical distribution. Demand-based theatrical screening organizer, Gathr, is…

10 years ago
  • Crowdfunder Pick

Crowdfunder Pick: A Better You

This week’s crowdfunder, A Better You, is about a hypnotherapist that can cure his patients but can’t seem to get…

10 years ago
  • Articles
  • Festivals

Park City 2014: Sundance Film Festival Diary, Entry Two by Jeff Meyers

In the second dispatch of his Sundance 2014 diary, MovieMaker correspondent Jeff Meyers talks Locke, international distribution strategy and a…

10 years ago
  • Festivals

Film Independent Forum 2013: Interview with Film Independent President Josh Welsh

The ninth edition of the Film Independent Forum, put on by Los Angeles-based nonprofit Film Independent, took place October 25-27,…

10 years ago
  • Articles
  • Distribution
  • DIY
  • MM Guide 2013
  • Producing

How to Crowdfund, Really: An Actionable Timeline

Emily Best, founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, explains why crowdfunding is more about the crowd than the funding, especially if you…

11 years ago
  • Articles
  • blog-test

Trailblazer Tuesday Crowdfunder of the Week: They Returned by Kerry O’Conor and Patrick Achis

Our Crowdfunder of the Week is They Returned, the sixth feature film from musician/filmmaker Ivan Noel. Like Noel’s earlier work,…

11 years ago
  • Distribution
  • MM Guide 2013

MovieMaker‘s Second Annual Guide to DIY Digital Distribution

At a panel at the USC School of Cinematic Arts this June, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas sounded a death…

11 years ago
  • Producing

Five Great Indiegogo Film Campaigns: and What You Can Learn from Them

John T. Trigonis, Category Marketing Manager of Film, Web and Video at Indiegogo, takes an instructional look at five success…

11 years ago
  • Articles
  • Articles - Coming Attractions
  • Articles - Documentary
  • Articles - Features
  • blog-test

MovieMaker.com Trailblazer Tuesday: Ongoing Call for Crowdfunding Campaign Submissions

MovieMaker.com's Ongoing Call for Crowdfunding Campaign Submissions to Spotlight the Front Lines of Film. MovieMaker Magazine is looking for crowdfunding…

11 years ago
  • Articles
  • Articles - Distribution
  • Articles - Education
  • DIY

Crowdfunding Field Guide from Indiegogo is a Must-Read

Indiegogo's Crowdfunding Guide is a must-read for moviemakers looking to self-finance their masterpieces. Jason Brubaker wrote this post originally for…

11 years ago
  • Articles - Distribution
  • blog-test

Farm-to-Table Crowdfunding: Seed&Spark helps fund and distribute independent films by James Kaelan

On February 20 of this year, 75 days after launching their beta site, Seed&Spark—one of the most innovative crowdfunding platforms…

11 years ago
  • Producing

Crowdfunding 2.0: How to Stand Above the Crowd

As far as fundraising for your film goes, we all know that a decade ago you couldn’t reach a woman…

11 years ago