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More thoughts on Kickstarter

By nathaniel | May 20th, 2010
My latest documentary film project The Elders is down to 5.5 more days (as of this writing) and it’s going to be close. We’re at 55% right now, having raised just over $6k. Really close. There have been some big developments over the last week that give me faith in this as a new fundraising [...]
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Kickstarter…round two

By nathaniel | May 11th, 2010
After a lot of thought, and some discussion with my better-half, I decided to launch a different project on kickstarter.com than I had initially intended. I wanted to test the waters to get a feel for how the process worked, and to get a sense of how to best engage with an audience of potential [...]
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Award-Winning Filmmaker Pitches Online to Raise Funds Independently

By nathaniel | May 10th, 2010
Nathaniel Hansen, filmmaker and media artist, turns to alternative funding sources for his latest feature film, The Elders, a documentary portrait series about aging. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 10, 2010 — Independent filmmaker Nathaniel Hansen is turning to the internet to raise funds for his latest feature film project, The Elders, a documentary about aging. [...]
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Kickstarter, Fundraising, and the Future of (truly) Independent Film

By nathaniel | February 25th, 2010
I came home Sunday afternoon to find, waiting patiently in my inbox, an email from Kickstarter.com: Hi Nathaniel – [your project] sounds great. Welcome to Kickstarter. Let your community, your audience and your network know about your project. The lion’s share of your funding will come from them. Spread the word! Rewards are just as [...]
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