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The Jerusalem Syndrome: How One Aspiring Filmmaker Brought the Personal to the Professional, If Not Peace to the Middle East
I grew up wanting to make movies because I dreamed of creating a world that made sense to me — a world where even the most overwhelming conflict could be resolved, and a lesson could always be learned. So, naturally, when I finally struck out to make my first film, I ended up in the Middle Eas...
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5 Projects That Kickstarter Helped Get Off The Ground Featuring Talent Such As Paul Schrader, Charlie Kaufman, Jeremy Renner & More
While risky or unconventional films have always had their share of challenges making their way to theatres, it seems that lately, the well has run dry for studios that were at one time willing to bet on a project with less mainstream appeal. And thus the rise of crowd-funding and the growing popular...
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Kickstarter Set To Launch In The UK This Month
Budding filmmakers in the UK, take notice: Kickstarter will be open to UK-based projects beginning October 31st. And starting today, people in the UK can get started building their projects by clicking on the "start a new project" button on Kickstarter's start page and then selecting t...
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How the Ambitious Pilot for Web Series 'Agent 88' Raised Over $100,000 on Kickstarter
Digger T. Mesch spent 10 years in China working on a variety of film projects. He'd been trying to get a film off the ground there, a horror western called "Fist Full of Blood," with a creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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'Ingenious' Filmmakers Raising Money on Kickstarter Are Looking for a Little Help From Jeremy Renner
You’ve probably never heard of the film “Ingenious,” but it’s in an undeniably unique position for a low-budget indie looking for finishing funds on Kickstarter.
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'Detropia' Filmmakers Explain DIY Distribution and How the Sundance Institute Artist Services Program Works
Documentary filmmakers Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing ("The Boys of Baraka," "Jesus Camp") took their latest film, "Detropia," to the Sundance Film Festival in January. When no suitable distribution deal materialized during the fest and the months afterward, the duo decid...
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Is Crowdfunding Right for You? One Filmmaker Crunched the Numbers So You Don't Have To
Last year, James Cooper completed a successful Kickstarter campaign for his short film "Elijah the Prophet" and decided to write about his experience. In his new ebook, "Kickstarter for Filmmakers: Prepare and Execute Your Next Crowd Funding Campaign," Cooper has clearly done his research.
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In the Works: Charlie Kaufman and Dan Harmon Crowdfund 'Anomalisa' Via Kickstarter
Instead of dealing with studio ringmarole, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and "Community" creator Dan Harmon now have a Kickstarter page for their stop-motion feature "Anomalisa."
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Charlie Kaufman Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Stop-Motion Animation Film
What do Charlie Kaufman, Whoopi Goldberg, Bret Easton Ellis, and Jon Heder have in common? Well, they're all trying to raise awareness, and of course funding, for their upcoming film projects through Kickstarter. Acclaimed screenwriter Charlie Kaufman has just created his Kickstarter campaign...
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Whoopi Goldberg Tells Indiewire Why She Is Using Kickstarter to Fund Her Directorial Debut
Celebrities using Kickstarter to raise money for a venture is nothing new. "Napoleon Dynamite" star Jon Heder, author Neil Gaiman and musician Amanda Palmer have all done it. But when Academy Award-winner Whoopi Goldberg launched her own crowdfunding campaign yesterday to help fund her dir...
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