JuntoBox Films Announces Partnership With Indiegogo To Help Crowdfund And Produce Independent Films

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JuntoBox Films, a collaborative film studio for filmmakers and fans, announced today it is joining forces with Indiegogo the world's largest global crowdfunding platform, to help fund and support filmmakers looking to get their projects made. The company also announced the greenlight of "Sharon is Caring," the 4^th project chosen by Forest Whitaker, co-chairman of JuntoBox Films, as part of the company's slate of crowdsourced independent films.  Both announcements were made today at the American Film Market^® in Santa Monica.

The partnership with Indiegogo includes the creation of a JuntoBox Films branded "Partner Page" on Indiegogo.com and an opportunity for thousands of films currently on the Indiegogo platform to have access to the production, mentorship and distribution services provided by JuntoBox Films.

"Everyone has a story to tell, and we believe everyone should be given a voice," said Forest Whitaker, co-chairman of JuntoBox Films. "This partnership with Indiegogo represents another step toward using social collaboration and the elements of our digital world to empower the voices of independent filmmakers everywhere."

"Indiegogo's roots were in film, so we're excited to partner with JuntoBox to further extend our reach within the independent film community," said Slava Rubin, CEO and co-founder of Indiegogo. "The JuntoBox Partner Page on Indiegogo will empower filmmakers to raise money for their films, tap into a global audience and bring more independent film projects to life."

Once a project is created on JuntoBox Films, filmmakers have the opportunity to rise up through the five levels of development by building their film's profile. JuntoBox members then rate and vote on projects that will ultimately be selected and greenlit.

Through social collaboration and crowdfunding the filmmaking process, JuntoBox Films unites social development with traditional film production and has greenlit a total of four films this year, including "Passenger, "Sacrifice," "Anthem," and "Sharon is Caring," the company's first romantic comedy project.

Written and created by New York based filmmaker Wesley Mills, "Sharon is Caring" follows the story of three women with the same name, who find out they're dating the same guy and do the unthinkable and decide to use him for the only thing he's good at - sex. More information on the film can be found on the project's profile page on JuntoBox Films: http://www.juntoboxfilms.com/projects/sharon-is-caring

Please join us in celebrating Wesley and "Sharon is Caring" at JuntoBox Films' Greenlight Party in Santa Monica, CA from 7-10 PM PST on Monday, November 5th. For more details and to RSVP please visit: http://jbfgreenlight-es2.eventbrite.com/

JuntoBox community members can now view greenlight schedules and all company events through the newly launched event page powered by Dather on JuntoBoxFilms.com. Members will be able to upload images and videos directly into the interactive social timeline, brining posts, tweets, photos and videos from the JuntoBox community together in once place.

ABOUT JUNTOBOX FILMS
JuntoBox Films is a collaborative film studio and social community for filmmakers and fans to connect, create and ultimately, make films.  JuntoBox merges the collaborative energy of a social platform with the more traditional in-house film development process including greenlighting, financing, marketing and distribution. For more information, find us at www.JuntoBoxFilms.com and follow us at @JuntoBoxFilms or http://www.facebook.com/JuntoBoxFilms.

ABOUT INDIEGOGO
Indiegogo is the world's largest global crowdfunding platform, empowering anyone, anywhere, at any time, to raise funds for any idea. Since launching in January 2008, Indiegogo has enabled campaigner owners to launch campaigns from every country around the world. With millions of dollars distributed globally each week across the site, Indiegogo is democratizing the way people raise funds for any project - creative, entrepreneurial or cause-related. Indiegogo is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles and New York. For more information, visit www.indiegogo.com and follow us at www.twitter.com/indiegogo and www.facebook.com/indiegogo.

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