Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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From individual donations, foundation grants and inventive crowdfunding initiatives, to equity and international financing strategies, we explore three fundraising case studies. Learn how these filmmakers – all of whom participated in the Film Independent Fiscal Sponsorship program – pieced together the budgets for their most recent films.

Jen Blake (Partner, Diversity Hire Ltd)
Izzy Shill (Writer/Director, Going Nowhere, Piggy at the Pool Party)
Sarah Strunin (Producer, Jaripeo, burn, scar)

Moderated by Daniel Cardone (Senior Manager Nonfiction Programs and Fiscal Sponsorship, Film Independent)