Putting Indie Filmmakers on the Map

INDIE GO-GO and FROM THE HEART PRODUCTIONS JOIN FORCES

Carole Dean, owner and operator of From the Heart Productions, a non-profit helping hundreds of filmmakers over the years, has joined with Indie Go-Go in a partnership that will provide numerous benefits to all films that are covered by our fiscal sponsorships. www.indiegogo.com www.fromtheheartproductions.com

Indie Go-Go(IGG) provides fundraising, promotion and discovery tools to the film and media industry. From the Heart Productions(FTHP) is a non-profit and a fiscal sponsor to qualifying filmmakers. With the two combining forces, filmmakers will not be charged the 5% penalty if they don’t hit your goal. They will receive all the money they raise less their fees through FTHP bi-weekly and all donors receive a tax write-off.

FTHP is the 4^th company to be given a partnership with IGG and this will prove to be beneficial to emerging film companies like SouLucet Films, who will be launching a campaign on Indie Go-Go for their documentary “The Eternal Rhythm”, and established ones like Jilann Spitzmiller, who’s films, Shakespeare Behind Bars and Homeland have had great success with help from FTH, for example being picked up by PBS.

Crowd-funding through IGG is now in 140 countries and payment through PayPal allows the filmmaker to receive their money from people all over the world. This in turn, acts as a grassroots effort to not only build fans for the films but also create income for production.

Carole Dean is also an author and mentor, whose two books are considered essential for any filmmaker, The Art of Manifesting: Creating Your Life and The Art of Film Funding, of which a third edition is on the brink of publication with many new contributions from relevant and up to date experts in all areas of filmmaking. She is also responsible for assisting many filmmakers, providing a film grant she awards every year in the name of her father, the Roy W. Dean Film Grant.

As demand for niche content continues to grow, social media becomes increasingly ubiquitous and distribution channels continue to proliferate, the opportunity and importance for filmmakers to connect with audiences for assistance with fundraising and promotion will only expand. This is vital for the creative filmmakers who want to bring their art out into the marketplace, keep control of their project, learn to (Do-It-With-Others) DIWO and share the passion.