A new crowdfunding website targeting indie filmmakers wants to lure projects in development with the promise of online promotion and other services. Filmmakers can already partner with established sites such as Indiegogo (with whom Backstage has a partnership) or Kickstarter to crowdfund their campaigns. In fact, the latter’s reach will be felt this summer when Zach Braff’s “Wish I Was Here” opens in theaters: The feature received more than $3.1 million in funding from 46,520 supporters through Kickstarter. Edward Panos, who co-founded IndieFilmFunding.com with his niece, Stephanie Lee Panos, said that those existing crowdfunding platforms have too broad of a focus. “The difference between us and them,” he said, “is that we’re focused on the indie film market. We’ve gone out and focused our social media on industry people. It’s starting to pay off.” IndieFilmFunding.com, which is based in Park City, Utah, takes a more...
- 5/21/2014
- backstage.com
It’s Comic-Con time and the new posters are rolling in!
Scroll down to see six (!) new character posters for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.
Jena Malone is Johanna Mason
Bruno Gunn is Brutus
Meta Golding is Enobaria
Stephanie Lee Schlund is Cashmere
Alan Ritchson is Gloss
Jeffrey Wright is Beetee
Amanda Plummer is Wiress
Sources: MSN, MovieFone, La Times, MTV...
Scroll down to see six (!) new character posters for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.
Jena Malone is Johanna Mason
Bruno Gunn is Brutus
Meta Golding is Enobaria
Stephanie Lee Schlund is Cashmere
Alan Ritchson is Gloss
Jeffrey Wright is Beetee
Amanda Plummer is Wiress
Sources: MSN, MovieFone, La Times, MTV...
- 7/17/2013
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
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