London Learnings: The new film financiers are…

THE NEW CROSS-PLATFORM FINANCIERS: AUDIENCES, SPONSORS AND BRANDS
Presales, MGs and advances are becoming a thing of the past for independent films. Who will the new financiers of independent films be? This session of Power to the Pixel looked at the power of the audience in crowd-sourcing, the power of brands and of sponsors in financing new work.


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Danae Ringelmann
Danae Ringelmann co-founded Indiegogoo and often at conferences including SXSW, MAD Hong Kong, and Big Omaha. Fast Company Magazine recently named Danae one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Technology. Prior to Indiegogo, Danae was a Securities Analyst at Cowen & Co. where she covered entertainment companies including Pixar, Lionsgate, Disney, and Electronic Arts. Danae also focused on cable network, NFL, newspaper and hedge fund clientele while at JPMorgan's Investment Bank and Private Bank. In the wake of 9/11, Danae co-produced a concert reading of Incident at Vichy, an Arthur Miller play addressing the politically charged topic of racial profiling. Danae is a CFA charterholder, holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and graduated with a B.A. in Humanities from UNC-Chapel Hill, where she was a Morehead Scholar and varsity rower. @GoGoDanae
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  1. Great video! We are an Independent Film Studio that uses similar techniques for our projects. We are currently in pre-production for a slate of new films, all totally produced by alternative fundraising methods as well. Check out our last project, “The Minority”, a multi-award winner that will be released on DVD, June 2, 2009. (www.TheMinorityMovie.com)
    “The Minority” a 16mm Comedy, Action, Thriller, Written and Directed by Dwayne Buckle
    Starring Billoah Greene, Bern Cohen, Carson Grant and Allyson Sereboff

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