Marketing & Promotion
Social Media Strategies to Boost your Kickstarter Campaign
Step into the world of viral content and engage audiences with our comprehensive strategy for social media marketing success.
Film
Dive into the world of independent filmmaking. This category highlights Kickstarter's role in bringing unique, compelling narratives to the screen, from documentaries to feature films.
Creator Tips
What Should Creators Do if They're Having Problems Completing Their Project?
Navigating Challenges and Maintaining Trust with Backers
Film
8 Techniques Every Filmmaker Must Know
Embark on your filmmaking journey equipped with techniques that can transform your project from good to great.
Creator Tips
How to Craft a Pre-Launch Page
Learn how to leverage your pre-launch page effectively, transforming anticipation into success. With the right strategy, your project can achieve and even surpass its goals, turning your creative dreams into tangible realities.
Oscar-Nominated Kickstarter Campaigns: From Concept to Silver Screen
The Oscars are the most prestigious awards in the film industry and, for many filmmakers, winning an Oscar is the ultimate dream.
The Creative Download
The Creative Download: Trends in Film
Reflecting on 2023 and Anticipating 2024's Breakthroughs in Film
Open Calls
Long Story Short 2024: Join Kickstarter’s Annual Celebration of Short Films in March
Launch a short film project in March and join a cohort of boundary-pushing, rabble-rousing, future-dreaming filmmakers doing the same.
Newsroom
From Kickstarter to Sundance: 6 Kickstarter-funded films illuminating Sundance 2024
Discover the Kickstarter alumni you can find at Sundance this year.
Creator Tips
How to Run a Kickstarter Film Project, Part 1: From Set-up to Launch
Kickstarter’s Film team answers all the most common questions asked by Film creators interested in running a campaign.
Creator Tips
How to Run a Kickstarter Film Project, Part 2: From Launch to Fulfillment
Now that your project’s live, it’s time to broadcast to everyone you’ve ever met that this project exists and needs their support.
Creator Tips
9 Creators Share Advice From Their Journeys To Help Guide Yours
Over the last several weeks, we hosted a series of small workshops for creators of color and marginalized genders in the UK, in collaboration with gal-dem magazine. Here, we open up some of the insights and advice from those sessions to all.
Film
Kickstarter-Funded ‘Hair Love’ Wins Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
Hair Love is the third Kickstarted film to take home an Oscar, and 2020 marks the tenth consecutive year that a Kickstarter-funded project has been nominated for an Academy Award.
