Guest Stuart Acher on Scriptchat February 9th

Stuart Acher guests on Scriptchat Sunday, February 9, 2014 to discuss screenwriting and unique methods of crowdfunding.

Writer / Director Stuart Acher @stuartacher was first discovered by Roger Ebert at the Sundance Film Festival when convinced the manager of the bar to play his short film on the TV Ebert was watching.  That subsequently lead to multiple articles about Acher in Ebert's Chicago Sun-times column.  

#STUCK, starring Joel David Moore (Avatar) and Madeline Zima (Californication) is his feature film debut after directing many commercials and music videos. @Stuck_thefilm

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EURO SCRIPTCHAT GUEST ON THE 11TH SEPTEMBER: LEILANI HOLMES ON CROWDFUNDING

An ever-increasing trend in filmmaking is for writers to get their movies produced independently on low budget, but how do you get the money to put your story on the screen?

Crowdfunding is an increasingly popular way to fund projects, from singers putting on gigs to the funding of films.

For funding a short film, how do you stand out from the crowd to get the money you need to tell your story?  Leilani Holmes and the producers of Clowning Around have done just that raising almost $9000 for their short film which begins shooting next month. Leilani has kindly agreed to guest on scriptchat on Sunday the 11^th of September at 8pm BST to talk about crowdfunding, why they chose to finance their film that way and how much work is needed to make it happen.

Leilani began as an actor but now also screenwrites, directs and produces her own projects as well as getting involved with other people’s creative work and providing screenplay notes to other writers. Her projects have been seen throughout the world following the success of her first film, which was nominated for a British Independent Film Award in 2006. Film is her life and she likes to keep busy.

Please join us in learning more about crowdfunding, 8pm BST September 11, 2011.