Crowdfunding independence: British cinema and digital production/distribution platforms

Chin, Bertha and Jones, Bethan 2017. Crowdfunding independence: British cinema and digital production/distribution platforms. Hunter, I.Q., Porter, Laraine and Smith, Justin, eds. The Routledge Companion to British Cinema History, London: Routledge, pp. 418-428. (10.4324/9781315392189)

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Abstract

Crowdfunding, that is the process of raising money for a project through donations, is not in itself a new phenomenon. US fans of the British rock group Marillion funded a concert tour in 1997, raising a total of US$60,000 through an internet campaign; in 1999 Mark Tpaio Kines, an independent filmmaker, raised more than US$125,000 through his website to fund his feature film Foreign Correspondents (1999). Crowdfunding has been a popular way to raise money for projects across a range of areas, but the term has taken on a slightly different meaning following the launch of crowdfunding platforms like Indiegogo and Kickstarter; and the high-profile campaigns spearheaded by Hollywood actors like Kristen Bell (for the Veronica Mars movie) who used Kickstarter to crowdfund a film.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Journalism, Media and Culture
Publisher:	Routledge
ISBN:	9781315392189
Last Modified:	16 Apr 2025 13:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/177531

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