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How Sundance Institute's Artist Services Program Is Growing Its Ability to Connect Indie Filmmakers With Their Fans
Launched in 2011, the Sundance Institute’s Artist Services initiative was designed to help Sundance alumni filmmakers get their work in front of audiences in a shifting industry environment that was developing increasing options for self-distribution. The effort has been one of executive direc...
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5 Things You Need to Know about the JOBS ACT and Equity Crowdfunding
Although President Obama, who was just inaugurated for his second term, signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act more than eight months ago, the independent film industry remains in waiting to see the law bear fruit.
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Kickstarter Finishes 2012 with $100 Million in Film and a Possible Feature Doc Oscar Nominee
Since launching April 28, 2009, Kickstarter has helped 8,567 film projects raise $85.7 million (with $102.7 million pledged) from 891,979 backers.
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Los Angeles Cinefamily's Fantastic Elastic 24-Hour Telethon with Robert Downey Jr., John Hawkes, Nick Offerman & YOU! (Video)
If you reside in Los Angeles you know that Cinefamily is a cinephile's dream. For the second year, the non-profit theater -- which is devoted to "finding and presenting interesting and unusual programs of exceptional, distinctive, weird and wonderful films"-- is holding its Fantastic Elastic 24-Hour...
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John Waters and Michael Tully Endorse the Roxie Theater's Kickstarter Campaign
San Fransisco's Roxie Theater, the oldest continuously running cinema in the United States and the second oldest theater in the world, has launched a Kickstarter campaign with the hope of raising $60,000 by Dec. 12. Any contributions made in the name of the Roxie Theater will support the final phase...
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Milestone Raising $50K via Kickstarter for Academy's Restoration of Shirley Clarke's Seminal LGBT Doc 'Portrait of Jason'
Independent distribution company Milestone has launched a Kickstarter campaign to aid the Academy Film Archive's costly restoration of filmmaker Shirley Clarke's seminal 1967 documentary "Portrait of Jason," one of the first openly frank LGBT films in existence.
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New York's Queerest, Most Dynamic Film Festival Celebrates Its 25th Year (And Launches a Kickstarter Campaign)
Twenty-five years ago, filmmaker Jim Hubbard and writer Sarah Schulman started the MIX NYC festival for queer experimental film. Over time, the festival has been crucial to the careers of many queer filmmakers. Jonathan Caouette debuted "Tarnation" at the festival. MIX was the fiscal sponsor for ...
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'Science Fiction Land' Hopes to Recognize Those Forgotten in Ben Affleck's 'Argo'
Ben Affleck's "Argo" has been universally acclaimed as a great political thriller based on true events, but two-time Emmy-nominated director Judd Ehrlich ("Run for Your Life," "Magic Camp") wants more for the story behind "Argo" than a film that takes significant dramatic liberties to simplify its p...
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Before You Beg Us: Here Are Four Easy Rules For Every Celebrity on Kickstarter
Former Dresden Dolls bandleader Amanda Palmer exceeded expectations, including her own, when she launched a Kickstarter campaign earlier this year to release her latest album. However, she was caught off guard by an outcry on the Internet when she did not pay guest musicians she invited onto the sta...
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Any Filmmaker Can Use Kickstarter -- Even an Oscar Winner
Meet Ron Judkins. Don't recognize the name? Well, you've probably heard his work in films such as "Jurassic Park" and "Saving Private Ryan."
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