Indiegogo Insight: Setting a Higher Goal Doesn’t Always Mean More Money

Author: Nic Baddour, indiegogo.com Campaigns that set their goal to be between $50,000 – $75,000 raise more money on average than campaigns that set their goal to be $100,000. This happens for two key reasons: First, a lot of evidence shows keeping campaign momentum up is a high driver for success: 85% of campaigns that

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How To Make It With A Short Film In Europe

6th Jun, 12 admin

By Elliot Grove – for original article click here. Filmmakers in Britain have always considered short form narratives and documentaries as a viable step into filmmaking. The BBC and Channel 4 in particular have commissioned and purchased shorts for broadcast on terrestrial television, often as a way to test new talent before awarding the filmmakers

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10 Film Distribution Essentials (via Raindance)

28th Jan, 12 admin

By Elliot Grove (Raindance.org) You have finished your short, feature or documentary and sent it to film festivals. After a festival screening, a sales rep comes snapping at your heels, and tries to feel you out to see what kind of filmmaker you really are: a talented amateur or a true professional. First thing they

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KINKS – No more competition – your stories please!

28th Aug, 11 admin

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New approach – KINKS competition, now you can win USD 500!

3rd Jul, 11 admin

Hi all, if you have followed any of my blog entries about Kinks, you know that we set up a competition to get the buzz out there. And we are going international now! Our first and primary target market are the US. Check out our new website we created JUST for the competition Our main

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The Evolution of film independence VI – Indie group distribution

7th Apr, 11 admin

Written by Ben Hicks (Check out the original article on his blog here.) The Evolution of film independence I – Prolog The Evolution of film independence II – The Golden Age of Hollywood The Evolution of film independence III – The New Hollywood The Evolution of film independence IV – The Independent Film Era The

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The Evolution of film independence V – Today

7th Apr, 11 admin

Written by Ben Hicks (Check out the original article on his blog here.) The Evolution of film independence I – Prolog The Evolution of film independence II – The Golden Age of Hollywood The Evolution of film independence III – The New Hollywood The Evolution of film independence IV – The Independent Film Era The

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The Evolution of film independence IV – The Independent Film Era

7th Apr, 11 admin

Written by Ben Hicks (Check out the original article on his blog here.) The Evolution of film independence I – Prolog The Evolution of film independence II – The Golden Age of Hollywood The Evolution of film independence III – The New Hollywood The Evolution of film independence IV – The Independent Film Era The

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The Evolution of film independence III – The New Hollywood

7th Apr, 11 admin

Written by Ben Hicks (Check out the original article on his blog here.) The Evolution of film independence I – Prolog The Evolution of film independence II – The Golden Age of Hollywood The Evolution of film independence III – The New Hollywood The Evolution of film independence IV – The Independent Film Era The

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The Evolution of film independence II – The Golden Age of Hollywood

7th Apr, 11 admin

Written by Ben Hicks (Check out the original article on his blog here.) The Evolution of film independence I – Prolog The Evolution of film independence II – The Golden Age of Hollywood The Evolution of film independence III – The New Hollywood The Evolution of film independence IV – The Independent Film Era The

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The Evolution of film independence I – Prolog

7th Apr, 11 admin

Recently I was reading this AWESOME blog post. The analysis of film distribution in the future was done by Ben Hicks. To make the long read easier, I’ll break the post into parts Thanks Ben for doing all the ground work! I’m a fan! (Check out the original article on his blog here.) Ben Hicks

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TILT – how to carry out a successful crowdfunding campaign

2nd Feb, 11 admin

A couple of month back I invested a small amount of money as backer for a feature film. I wanted to share this project with you because King is a Fink – the brain behind the crowdfunding campaign – is my twitter & publicity role model TILT Everything is not fine. A dramatic thriller directed

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5 reasons filmmakers need to be entrepreneurs

13th Jan, 11 admin

By Sean McConville, copied from Raindance.org 1. IT’S A BUSINESS! It’s called show business, not show art. The Moguls of Hollywood have known this from the very beginning of cinema. Hollywood is a financially successful and self-sustaining industry because they produce entertainment audiences want to see and they receive money in return, and … Holy

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