Kickstarter has leveled the playing field for artists in need of funding. But the influx of pros like Zach Braff has many wondering how crowdfunding will be transformed by showbiz (and vice versa).
In the latest display of Kickstarter's potential pitfalls for stars, "Criminal Minds" actor Shemar Moore's $1.5 million campaign to produce the film “The Bounce Back” has collected less than $75,000…
The top North American film festivals are striking while the iron is hot, beefing up industry outreach during a post-recession sales boom that burnishes their profiles and even helps filmmakers make…
In the indie world, it used to be that the most a filmmaker could hope to land from a film festival was an award, an agent or a distributor. But as producers wrap up Sundance deals and head to SXSW…
The historical seafaring epic "Kon-Tiki" may be the first Oscar-nommed film to shoot identical scenes in two languages, in this case Norwegian and English -- with its makers hoping a duplicate…
Celebrating their banner's seventh anniversary this month, Temple Hill is busy building on its $3.3 billion-grossing "Twilight Saga" success, mainly through multiyear first-look deals at Fox and ABC…
Indies excited by alternative distribution plans while financiers jumping on bandwagon
Of the 117 features selected for Sundance last year -- culled from nearly 4,000 submissions -- only about half landed deals with theatrical distributors. With odds that long, and distribution options…
Indie helmers don't quit their day jobs, even as they taste success.
It's known as the Sundance Effect: films that play big for enthusiastic Park City audiences, generating a hefty sale.
