- Overview
- Decision Makers List
- MeetMarket
- MeetMarket Projects
- Mini-MeetMarket
- Pitch Competitions
- Round Table Sessions
- Commissioning Panels
- Videotheque
- Channel 4 First Cut Pitch
- Current TV Series Pitch
- The Wellcome Trust Pitch
- Seize The Future Crowd Funding Pitch
- Specialist Factual New Talent Pitch
- Why Poverty? Pitch
- WorldView Pitch
- The Shed Internship
- Engine Room Pitch Workshops
Seize The Future Crowd Funding Pitch
Crowd-Funding pitch
In 2010, we ran a great workshop called Seize The Future, for alternative financing and marketing. So this year, Doc/Fest will break new ground by introducing a pitch for factual projects that are looking to be financed by the best funders on the planet - YOU
Participants in Seize The Future are currently being invited to submit projects on crowd-funding platforms, and the group will collaboratively choose the top 5 to be pitched to a panel of experts live on stage at Doc/Fest. The winner will win a pot of money pledged by Doc/Fest delegates, but we'll invite you all to pledge as much money as you can to as many of the projects as you can!
Watch this space for more information on how you can get involved in supporting this exciting new opportunity for filmmakers and filmmaking
Which crowd-funding platforms are involved?
IndieGoGo - IndieGoGo is a collaborative way to fund ideas. Founded on the principles of opportunity, transparency, choice, and action, IndieGoGo launched in 2008 to provide any idea (creative, cause or entrepreneurial) the tools and process to raise money, offer perks and keep 100% ownership. IndieGoGo is in over 130 countries with over 5,000 projects. It has been featured in top-tier media including BBC, AP, Reuters, Filmmaker Magazine and Techcrunch, and conferences like the Sundance Film Festival. IndieGoGo is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.
Buzzbank - Buzzbank is an online marketplace connecting social ventures from all walks of life with backers, supporters and fans. At Buzzbank, we believe together we can make good things happen by supporting and/ or lending to social ventures, innovating and changing the world for the better.
Buzzbank backers support the ventures they like by pledging money and/or time and carrying the message through to their own social networks and communities. We call this the ‘buzz’ effect multiplier. In short, it’s crowd-funding for social ventures.
Fundbreak - FundBreak is a new crowdfunding platform and community for creative projects and ideas. Developed for creative individuals, groups and organisations to raise funds and give project creators the break they need to realise their goals and aspirations. FundBreak started out in Sydney Australia and is releasing a UK based platform in September 2010