Rene is the kind of movie Kickstarter was born for.
It’s outside the box. A passion project by a talented filmmaker. And no one in Hollywood will make it.
Rene by Mattson Tomlin
He’s found himself in the middle of the woods, filming Rene, a project he wants to finish and get out to the world.
Many filmmakers launch on Kickstarter and ask for the moon and stars, but have nothing to prove they have the ability to get their film done.
Mattson, however, has already shot some great looking footage for Rene.
His campaign feels like it’s coming from an accomplished filmmaker asking people to meet him halfway, rather than a wide-eyed dreamer begging for change.
We were turned on to the project by the fabulous Jeanne V. Bowerman, who you need to follow on Twitter immediately. As usual, Jeanne’s taste is top-notch.
Have a look at the Kickstarter campaign for Rene:
No Strangers to Kickstarter
As many know, thanks to a lot of you reading this, we ran a successful Kickstarter campaign a few years ago for our film Dying to do Letterman.
We always felt that part of our success was in showing people we were willing to put our money where our mouth was. Mattson is doing the same with Rene.
In fact, he checks off a lot of the items we discussed in this recent podcast on the Film Festival Secrets website.
We were happy to back this project. You can do the same at the Rene Kickstarter Project Page.
You might also enjoy this list of tips we put together from running our own Kickstarter campaign: Kickstarter Success.