film festival before crowdfunding campaign

[HermitCrab]

Hi guys, as some of you probably know i am planning a documentary (finger crossed for this summer!) i would like to launch a crowdfunding campaign to repay at the least the upfront costs for the production. I was also thinking about submitting the documentary to some festivals (just for the sake of it and see if i get some feedback). I thought about a question which maybe some of you can answer to:

Are film festivals a good way to attract potential backers?

The film is projected at film festival X and then the idea is "you saw the movie but i need your help for an online/dvd release", do you think it would work as a kind of advertisement for the campaign?

Are there festival rules that prohibit this kind of things?

Thank you

 

[Sweetie]

Are film festivals a good way to attract potential backers?

Attracting? Possibly. Meeting, it can be. I'd assume it would depends on the festival.

As for your other question, I don't get what you're asking. Who are you asking?

Are there festival rules that prohibit this kind of things?

Each festival has its own rules.

 

[HermitCrab]

Thank you for the answer sweetie, my questions were directed to anyone who had an idea whether festival can boost the popularity of a crowdfunding campaign or not. Anyone who had my same idea?