We are in the papers again
El Mundo supplement Campus published last week an article by Ana María Nimo about crowdfunding entitled "Financiación en masa". The text showed several examples of this phenomenon in Spain. Our project was among them, and a picture of Nicolás, Carola and Bruno was also published with it.
Here you have the picture and an excerpt of the article where we are mentioned.
Nevertheless, if there is a paradigmatic case of crowdfunding in Spain, that's the one three unknown and responsible young fellows from the production company Riot Cinema Collective have carried out. Carola Rodríguez, Bruno Teixidor and Nicolas Alcalá (in the image) started to conceive The Cosmonaut when they were studying Audiovisual Communication at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Their dream was not only about shooting a film, but about creating an entire world around it. As Nicolás explains «being 21, without much experience, almost out of the industry, with a complicated subject matter and a revolutionary model, it was going to be almost impossible to follow the traditional financing means».
That model he is talking about is based in the transmedia narrative, that is to say, that the film's story line is used to develop other different formats, such as false documentaries, mobile applications, video-games, etc.
Given the project's size, they were going to need a big amount of money. They have raised 462,340 so far (which represents 54% of their budget) through three financing means: a 99,000€ grant, some awards and crowdfunding (they have raised about 300,000€ thanks to it). They make the difference between producers, those who buy merchandising from two euro, and investors, those who contribute with at least 100 euro with whom they commit themselves to share the future benefits.
The Cosmonaut has already became the second film in the world regarding crowdfunding raising. What's their secret? «Offering more than just a film. This is the opportunity of living an experience, of being part of the Story».
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