BADWest » Discussions http://www.badwest.org The Black Association of Documentary Filmmakers West Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:48:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Latest in Fund Raising: IndieGoGo and Kickstarter http://www.badwest.org/news/color-correction-for-beginners/ http://www.badwest.org/news/color-correction-for-beginners/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:37:06 +0000 Tiffany http://www.badwest.org/?p=30 I recently attended Morrie Warshawski’s Shaking the Money Tree workshop hosted by IDA.  It was a day long seminar filled with A LOT of information on distribution, grant monies and soliciting individual donors.  Surely, I can’t pass on Morrie’s trade secrets.  Read the book Shaking The Money Tree.  I can tell you about two new  online fund raising sites.

Kickstarter.com

Post your film’s trailer and set a goal of monies to raise and an end date.  Your friends, family and hopefully their friends will sign on and pledge.  If you don’t meet the goal by the due date, kickstarter keeps the funds.  Consider it motivation.

IndieGoGo.com

“Let those who love your idea the most get behind you early.”  Here you keep all the money you raise regardless of meeting the goal.  Also, here you’re awarded a 5% bonus for every dollar you raise if you meet your goal.

It’s common for filmmakers to combine these online methods with traditional fund raising from investors and grant funding.  Use everything in your arsenal!

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