Crowdfunding to Build Independence
Session Description:
Crowdfunding offers the chance to not only raise money, but build relationships.
Crowdfunding is more than just raising money—it’s an opportunity to build a lasting relationship with the audience that will support your career.
Gabriella Bottoni, Director of Creator Success at Seed&Spark, will walk filmmakers through the foundations of a successful crowdfunding campaign, including finding your audience, setting the right funding goal, and creating compelling incentives.
Drawing from Seed&Spark’s experience helping storytellers raise more than $93 million, this presentation will provide practical tools for building an independent and sustainable filmmaking career.
Bio
Gabriella Bottoni is the Director of Creator Success at of Seed&Spark, the #1 crowdfunding platform in the world for storytellers on a mission to make entertainment more diverse, inclusive, connected and essential. Seed&Spark’s platform and national education program have helped thousands of bold storytellers raise over $93M and counting.
Gab is dedicated to helping creators have successful crowdfunding journeys, and connecting them to the resources they need to build independent, sustainable careers free and accessible:
Seed&Spark launched The Crowdfunding Playbook and alongside Kinema also launched The Distribution Playbook, free and open- sourced field guides for independent filmmakers to succeed from funding to distribution.
A multi-hyphenate creator herself—a writer, director, and improv comedian at the renowned Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles—she's passionate about holding her fellow artists' hands as they bring their creative dreams to life, one project at a time.