ÉCU SPOTLIGHT: CHARLIE KAUFMAN AND “CROWDFUNDING”
ÉCU is a strong supporter of the unbridled creativity which is afforded to indie filmmakers, but acknowledges the difficulties in financing costs. This week the spotlight is on the acclaimed American screenwriter, director and producer Charlie Kaufman, who defies conventions and creates inspiringly innovative work. In September he raised twice the $200,000 budget required to produce his upcoming animat...
Hello from Camerado SE Asia:
We've been very busy here recently in SE Asia, prepping for initial production
of our 3rd feature, FREEDOM DEAL , while simultaneously securing
sponsorship for two film festivals we produce in the region, the CamboFest Cambodia Film Festival and the Bangkok IndieFest :
The CAMBOFEST, Cambodia Film Festival , Cambodia's first recurring international movie festival since...
HorrorQuest film festival is seeking submission for 2012... To submit please go to www.thehorrorquest.com
Also, be sure to check out our Kickstarter campaign. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/heyjoe/horrorquest-film-festival-2012
HorrorQuest, is has no submission fee and is free to the public and we need help if we are to keep it that way. So please, help us as much as you can.
You can also, check out our bi-weekly podcast on I tunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/...
Andrew Shermin shares his experience of making a film and using crowdfunding.
This summer I shot a documentary about Paris that I produced myself, and am now trying to use crowd-funding to finish it.
The concept was simple: a vision of Paris that was taken straight from reality, just a camera and a tripod on the street, offering a vision of the city that both confirms and subverts the fantasy of Paris that different media create. The images are like “moving postcards.”
I was able to...
Hey guy,
Open submissions will be closing soon for HorrorQuest... If you would like to submit you film please go to www.thehorrorquest.com, click on, "submit your flick", fill out the entry form and mail your submission to the address provided.
We have also just launched our Kickstarter page... HorrorQuest is 100% free and we need your help to keep it that way. PLEASE donate a dollar or two and help us reach our fundraising goal. You can even snag yourself a hat or t-sh...
Kickstarter, an online fundraising platform, was once the domain of unknown artists seeking funding for small, low budget creative projects. Now, more ambitious projects with higher profile names like Tim Burton and Sir Christopher Lee are beginning to materialize on the site. Buzz is building about a new a six-minute stop-motion animation tribute to visionary filmmaker Tim Burton entitled TIM, which is inspired by Burton's first short film VINCENT. Using clever rhyme and Burtonesque imagery, TI...
