CALL FOR ENTRANTS: IndieGoGo and the Sausalito Film Festival present Tease & Screen

Calling all independent filmmakers: Would you like to screen your finished film at a film festival? OR If you have a work-in-progress, would you like to tease an audience with a clip and your vision? Here's your free opportunity. *... Read more

Why & How to Tag your Project on IndieGoGo

What Are Tags? Tags are one of the ways people can find and discover your project on IndieGoGo. Tags are like categories, and the most popular tags show up on in the Tag Cloud on the Projects Listing page. When... Read more

6Qs with Mitch McCabe of Youth Knows No Pain at Silverdocs

IndieGoGo interviews Mitch McCabe, writer & director of Youth Knows No Pain, on her approach to DIWO (Do-It-With_others) Filmmaking. Youth Knows No Pain recently screened at SilverDocs in Washington D.C, at Lincoln Center in New York City and on HBO.... Read more

Two Types of Equity-Based Film Funding Sources (John Cones Series: Part 2 of 6)

I had the pleasure of sharing a panel at the Hollywood Black Film Festival with John Cones - entertainment attorney who's worked extensively with independent producers and filmmakers. While I emphasized the importance of audience-building and the role of fans... Read more

12 Motivations for Investors in Film (John Cones Series: Part 6 of 6)

I had the pleasure of sharing a panel at the Hollywood Black Film Festival with John Cones - entertainment attorney who's worked extensively with independent producers and filmmakers. While I emphasized the importance of audience-building and the role of fans... Read more

6Qs with Todd Sklar of Box Elder

Shot on a shoe-string and self-distributed across the country, Box Elder presents an equally hilarious and poignant look at growing up. Todd Sklar, the filmmaker, was kind enough to share with IndieGoGo some of his tactics for promotion, reaching an... Read more

Audience-Building 101: Step-by-Step Guide from IndieGoGo

TO PROJECTS: If funders appeared out of nowhere, we could all just go back to making films. But alas they don't! The good news is that now you have the DIWO tools on IndieGoGo to reach new fans and mobilize... Read more

Five Most Common Film Finance/Distribution Scenarios (John Cones Series: Part 1 of 6)

I had the pleasure of sharing a panel at the Hollywood Black Film Festival with John Cones - entertainment attorney who's worked extensively with independent producers and filmmakers. While I emphasized the importance of audience-building and the role of fans... Read more

The Beginner's Guide to Viral Marketing (Episode 4 of 5)

By Saskia Wilson-Brown, originally for Current TV Congratulations! You have succeeded in making a video, and have successfully uploaded it to one of many fine online video hosting sites. That, for some of us, may feel like an achievement in... Read more

PGA Produced By Conference: It's a Wrap... Quotes from the legends

The Produced By Conference had many highlights. Here are a few paraphrased quotes and pics to capture some of them. Roger Corman quote: The future of film is the internet... the beauty of it is that now the entire world... Read more