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February 4, 2014
It is no secret that successfully crowdfunding a film takes a lot of time and dedication. Sometimes it even seems…
December 5, 2013
White Reindeer, Zach Clark's mordant, hilarious, surreal, brooding, hopeful paean to Christmas, opens this Friday in limited release, and to…
November 19, 2013
Hal Hartley, American independent impresario, is bringing Ned Rifle, the third film in his award-winning Grim family trilogy (Henry Fool,…
October 29, 2013
MovieMaker's Crowderfunder Pick of the week spotlights painter-come-indie filmmaker Patrick Chapman’s second feature, ToY, which follows the entanglement of the…
October 14, 2013
Emily Best, founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, explains why knowing how to crowdfund is more about the crowd than the…
September 30, 2013
At a panel at the USC School of Cinematic Arts this June, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas sounded a death…
September 17, 2013
This week MovieMaker is delving into the world of contemporary artwork with Big Bad Art, a lively documentary about one…
September 10, 2013
This week’s crowdfunding pick of the week is The Midnighters: an emotional crime-drama that explores an aging ex-con’s struggle to…
September 3, 2013
MovieMaker's Crowdfunder Pick of this week is a throwback to that moment in everyone’s youthful lives when one magical adventure…
August 20, 2013
MovieMaker’s Trailblazer Tuesday Crowdfunder of the Week is Be Natural, a revelatory documentary on Alice Guy-Blaché, the woman who filmed…
August 6, 2013
MovieMaker’s Trailblazer Tuesday Crowdfunder of the Week is Paperback, the sophomore effort of director Adam Bowers: “a smart, painfully real…
July 30, 2013
MovieMaker’s Trailblazer Tuesday Crowdfunder of the Week is Dave Boyle’s The Man from Reno, a film about a Japanese author…
July 23, 2013
Our Trailblazer Tuesday Crowdfunder Pick of the Week is a documentary titled Gennadiy from Danny Yourd and Steve Hoover, the…
July 16, 2013
Our Trailblazer Tuesday Crowdfunder pick of this week is a project called Arms and the Man, vying for donations through…
July 9, 2013
You can’t argue with ambition. We were impressed by the elegantly-cut teaser on Anomaly’s Kickstarter page, comprised of test, reference…
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June 17, 2013
MovieMaker Magazine is looking for crowdfunding campaign submissions for our new web article series, MovieMaker’s Trailblazer Tuesday. Kickstarter Indiegogo
Crowdfunding Guide
May 31, 2013
Crowdfunding is a great way to get word out about your project, test your marketing concept and hone your skills…
May 8, 2013
Independent production company Leeden Media has announced that it is eschewing traditional distribution offers for its new comedy-drama Some Girl(s)
April 2, 2013
On February 20 of this year, 75 days after launching their beta site, Seed&Spark—one of the most innovative crowdfunding platforms
February 7, 2013
Sometimes I think people mistakenly assume that if you’re a filmmaker, you’re either working in Hollywood, or you’re a DIY
December 18, 2012
You can't rely on the novelty of crowdfunding to generate interest and money for your project. You need a story…