Sundance 2009 Recap - 1st Year Anniversary, Ondi Wins and Redford Joins

Sundance Success!

Cheers to the hundreds who joined us at Sundance for our One Year Annivesary!

In picture: IndieGoGo Family
  

Where Internet & Film Collide - Park City

Thanks to SnagFilms/indieWIRE, IndieGoGo filmmaker Ondi Timoner and the DIRT! The Movie team for joining us in hosting "Where Internet & Film Collide - Park City". 

In picture: Rick Allen (CEO of SnagFilms/indieWIRE), Ondi Timoner (Director of We Live in Public), Bill Benenson (Producer, DIRT! The Movie), Slava Rubin (Co-Founder, IndieGoGo)

Robert Redford Joins the Fun!

Robert Redford's surprise visit to Where Internet & Film Collide was also special treat!  Check out the mention in Variety and indieWIRE.
 

In picture: Joe Canfora (Actor), Robert Redford (Director, Founder of Sundance), Slava Rubin (Co-Founder of IndieGoGo)

Chats with Influencers about Fan Funding

One influencer, Steven Soderbergh, thinks the idea of fans funding films is interesting and would like to see if it can really work.  Let's keep showing him that it can, folks.

In picture: Steven Soderbergh (Director) and Danae Ringelmann (Co-Founder of IndieGoGo)

Queer Lounge Panel

Check out the Key Take-Aways from "Short Films - Yes, There is a Market" - a panel the Queer Lounge (aka The Absolut Lounge) hosted just before Where Internet & Film Collide.

In picture: Roberta Marie Munroe (author, How NOT To Make a Short Film: Secrets From a Sundance Programmer), Maria Lynn (Wolfe Video), Joe Wilson (Prod/Co-Dir., Out in the Silence), Tiffany Shlain (Director, The Tribe), and Slava Rubin (Co-Founder, IndieGoGo).

Ondi Timoner Wins Sundance Award!

Congrats to IndieGoGo Filmmaker Ondi Timoner whose film We Live in Public took home the festival's Documentary Grand Jury Prize.

Check out Ondi's latest film "Join Us" on IndieGoGo and take action!

Slammin' Slamdance Sponsorship

We were proud to be one of Slamdance's sponsors this year. Read the write-up!  Highlights include two great panels:  

• Alternate Distribition for Fun and Profit
• DIY Marketing and Distribution for Independents

Meeting the Brains & Heart behind IMDB Brilliance

Chatting with IMDB Founder Col Needham and his wife Karen was quite a treat, especially since it was Karen's first Sundance ever!  Can you believe it?  To learn the history of IMDB was fascinating and show great things come from great people with a true passion to make the world better.

In picture: : Eric Schell (Co-Founder of IndieGoGo), Col Needham (Founder of IMDB), Danae Ringelmann (Co-Founder of IndieGoGo), Karen Needham (Col's wife), Emily Goligoski (IndieGoGo Evangelist)

Chris Mann Meet-Up

Check out our latest 6Q with Chris Mann.  Chris is a musician on the rise.  Sony is releasing his first album at the end of the summer.  However, it took years of fine-tuning his music and building a fanbase to get to where he is today.

Watch, learn, and laugh as he answers IndieGoGo's 6Q.

Chris Mann's 6Q via video