- A filmmaking power trio
- 2-minute trailer for a feature film concept
- Social connections
Social Selection Funnel
8 WEEKS: February 28, 2013 through April 28, 2013
- Fans sign up, explore projects, watch concept trailers and weekly mission videos
- Filmmakers execute weekly missions to package their projects and build audiences
- Fans earn votes and influence to help their favourites advance
- Fans cast votes during scheduled voting periods for Top 60, Top 40, Top 15
- Filmmakers with best performance on content, promotion and votes advance
Finalist Slate
7 WEEKS: April 29, 2013 through June 12, 2013
- Top 10 projects are optioned for development and run crowdfunding campaigns
- Fans watch and weigh in on weekly filmmaker missions
- Superfans compete for an advisory seat on the final jury
- Fans, Filmmakers and CineCoup vote to decide the Top 5 Finalists
- An industry jury evaluates Top 5 project packages and team performances
- One project is selected for up to $1 million (CDN) in production financing and guaranteed release in Cineplex theatres
Accelerated Production
6 MONTHS: mid-June through December 2013
- Script and marketing strategy development
- Pre-production
- Production
- Edit and post-production
- Publicity
Cineplex Theatrical Release
Winter 2014
A bold, fan-endorsed indie film on Cineplex big screens...