Success Stories

August 22, 2011 · Success Stories

Partner Spotlight: Fractured Atlas

 Image courtesy of Neighborhood Productions Fractured Atlas serves a national community of over 18,000 artists and arts organizations. This national nonprofit provides access to fiscal sponsorship, insurance, advocacy, technology, education, and more. Fractured Atlas knows how to help artists reach their goals, from filmmakers to musicians… read more

August 18, 2011 · Success Stories

Partner Spotlight: From The Heart Productions

From the Heart (FTH) is dedicated to supporting filmmakers to fund their films, supporting films that are unique and make contributions to society. All of FTH’s efforts are towards empowering artists and filmmakers to fund their art form, providing three grants a year at $30,000… read more

August 11, 2011 · Success Stories

6Qs With Dutty from Tried & True

Dutty Bookman reached his target goal of $1200 on IndieGoGo in only seven days.  Eager to self-publish his book of memoirs, entitled Tried & True: Revelations of a Rebellious Youth, create a marketing push and afford to fly home to Kingston, Jamaica from Washington DC… read more

August 9, 2011 · Success Stories

Partner Spotlight: Sheffield Doc/Fest

The city of Sheffield, England became known in the 19th century as an international leader in steel production.  These days you’re probably more familiar with the city as a hotbed for creative talents most especially in the music world.  Home to legends such as The… read more

May 9, 2011 · Success Stories

6Qs with Robert Profusek of Without Sheperds

Q1.  Tell us about your project …. your inspiration and goals! WITHOUT SHEPHERDS is a documentary film that looks inside the real lives of those who are fighting for a different tomorrow in today’s Pakistan.  The film crosscuts between six people wrestling with a country in… read more

March 22, 2011 · Success Stories

6Qs with Patrick Ferguson of Five Eight

You can't really communicate the power of the artistic experience in four or five minutes…talk about the project and YOUR JOURNEY and aspirations. Let the art be the art. Q1.  Tell us about your project…. your inspiration and goals!Five Eight is a rock band from… read more

March 8, 2011 · Success Stories

6Qs with Vicki Cheatwood of The Playroom

Vicki Cheatwood, Julia Dyer and ???the rest of The Playroom team set their fundraising campaign for 7 days and surpassed their goal by a dollar in less than 7 hours! Vicki tells us their campaign strategy–what worked, what sorta worked, and what didn't work.  … read more

February 28, 2011 · Success Stories

Satarii Star Accessory Funds Their Exciting Technology

Satarii Star Accessory “makes your mobile phone camera follow your every move.” You place your cell phone on the swivel base and attach the censor to yourself or whatever you want the camera to follow. We think it is a very cool product, and the campaign has already exceeded its goal with just over a day left! So we’re checking in with Satarii’s Vladimir Tetelbaum and Brian Lamb.

February 22, 2011 · Success Stories

6Qs with Samantha Hatch of Sands of Mexico

Samantha Hatch, director of the webseries Sands of Mexico, unearths us the lessons she learned while campaigning on IndieGoGo. Even though she didn’t reach her goal amount, she raised enough money to cover travel costs of filming her webseries on location. Q1. Tell us about… read more