Crowd-Funding In Adventure

16.00 Sunday 22 March

Presented by Sheffield Doc/Fest

With more and more projects, like Terry Abraham’s ‘Life of A Mountain - Scafell Pike’ and Polished Project’s IMpossible (premiering at ShAFF this year), succeeding via crowdsourcing platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, Sylvia Wroblewska, Director of Business and Sponsorships for Sheffield’s Doc/Fest, will present this free session on crowdfunding in adventure.

This session is free but you will need to register as places are limited.

About Sylvia Wroblewska

Sylvia Wroblewska first attended Doc/Fest as a delegate in 2008. Each year since, she has supported events and produced sessions for Doc/Fest, including the first BFI Live Pitch in Sheffield. In 2013 Sylvia joined the Doc/Fest team as Business and Marketing Director.

She has worked alongside Lizzie Gillet and Franny Armstrong the producer and director of the climate change blockbuster The Age of Stupid - arguably the best alternative distribution and funding strategists in the business who pioneered and implemented the enormously successful "crowd-funding" scheme raising £900,000 from 300+ people.

About Doc/Fest

Sheffield Doc/Fest - called ‘Cannes for documentary people’ by Indiewire - is one of the top three documentary festivals and markets in the world, brings the international documentary family together to celebrate the art and business of documentary making for six intense days in June. Doc/Fest is the perfect platform for anyone with an interest in digital and factual content. Doc/Fest prides itself in supporting and nurturing new talent. Doc/Fest 2015 will run June 5th-10th 2015. Read more...