Will Kickstarter help Georgia's 'Pushin' Up Daisies' find a DVD afterlife?
An interview with the director of made-in-Georgia indie Zombie film called 'Pushin' Up Daisies' about the KickStarter campaign to fund a DIY DVD release of the feature.
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Tom Bernard, co-president and co-founder of indie distribution juggernaut Sony Pictures Classics, has declared “Empowered Filmmaker” the mantra for today’s indies. He warned filmmakers, “You can’t be dependent on somebody else to put your film into the marketplace.”
Bernard's proclamation coincided with an email received earlier this week from the team behind the Georgia-based zombie-comedy hybrid, Pushin’ Up Daisies, still in the throes of a festival run that includes an upcoming screening at DRAGON*CON. An interview with writer-director Patrick Franklink follows after the jump.
Hi everyone!
We are pleased to announce that we have just launched a fund-raising campaign to get "Pushin' Up Daisies" on DVD! This film has been a DIY adventure from the start, so why stop now? Using Kickstarter.com, (Editors' note: For those not in the know, Kickstarter is a Web site with the self proclaimed slogan "A new way to Fund & Follow Creativity" that allows filmmakers and other artists to crowd source projects by soliciting donations from the public.) we are raising funds via private contributions that at the most basic level rewards the backer of our project with a DVD copy of the film. And there are lots crazier rewards at lots crazier donation levels. Yes, people who support this cause will not go empty-handed.