Kickstarter Crowdfunding Webinar AND Workshop!

Film Catalog     About       For Filmmakers      Resources      News & Events PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM NEWS  Congratulations to Kathy Huang (A Guangzhou Love Story), Isabel Alcántara (Cuenca), LC Cohen (Fly Away), Hikaru Toda (Lawyers), Nancy Schwartzman (Roll Red Roll), Assia Boundaoui & Alex Bushe (The Feeling of Being Watched), Sabaah Jordan & Damon Davis (Whose Streets?) on being selected for the Chicken & Egg Accelerator Lab!  The Diary of a Teenage Girl (Marielle Heller) was nominated for four Gotham Awards including Best Feature, Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award, Best Screenplay and Best Actress. Congrats!  Several PA films will be playing at DOC NYC next month:  Babushkas of Chernobyl - Holly Morris  BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez - Barbara Attie/Janet Goldwater From This Day Forward - Sharon Shattuck A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers - Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy/ Geeta Gandhbir (US Premiere!)  Motley's Law - Nicole N. Horanyi Speed Sisters - Amber Fares  (US Premiere!) Tocando La Luz - Jennifer Redfearn  FUNDRAISING NEWS: You can donate to these active Kickstarter campaigns:  SAVING SEA TURTLES: PREVENTING EXTINCTION (Michele Gomes, Jenny Ting), a film about the current plight of the world's rarest sea turtle. Click here to learn more & to donate! About WMM: Since our beginnings in 1972, WMM has grown from a feminist filmmakers' collective into an industry-leading nonprofit media arts organization and distributor. For over 40 years, WMM has transformed the landscape of filmmaking for women directors and producers, bringing the issues facing women around the world to screens everywhere. Now, with more than 550 films in our catalog, including Academy®, Emmy®, Peabody and Sundance nominees and award winners, WMM is the largest distributor of films by and about women in the world. Women Make Movies. By Women. About Women. For Everyone.  WMM's webinar series is back! Join us this Wednesday, October 28th to learn about crowdfunding your film through Kickstarter. This is a workshop AND webinar so join us in NY or tune in from anywhere in the country! Don't miss this great opportunity,  register now.  An Insider's Guide to Film on Kickstarter: Workshop and Streaming Webinar! Wednesday, October 28th | 6:30pm Workshop: $30.00 | discount rate: $20.00 Webinar: $25.00 | discount rate: $15.00  (DISCOUNT RATE AVAILABLE FOR ALL COALITION MEMBER ORG MEMBERS)   Over the past five years, Kickstarter has transformed the creative process -- raising over $1.9 billion for creative projects from the world's largest community dedicated to bringing creative projects to life. But how can filmmakers most strategically use Kickstarter to help get new work made? In this workshop and simultaneous webinar, Kickstarter Film Outreach Lead Dan Schoenbrun will share his insights about what makes a successful Kickstarter campaign, profiles several innovative campaigns, talks about strategy, rewards, and how to best spread the word about your project. an overview of the past, the present, and the future of film on Kickstarter. Join us for what promises to be a info-packed event and bring your questions. Click here to register.  We have great upcoming webinars this fall. Details coming soon...stay tuned!  Connect with WMM!       All WMM workshops and events are open to the general public and our offices are ADA compliant.  Women Make Movies gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders: The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The Andy Warhol Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.