Crowdfunding for PUENTES project AGOSTO

Crowdfunding

Financing AGOSTO has not been easy, even though we have been selected in prestigious festivals such as Cannes, San Sebastian, Amiens, this is still a co-production between Costa Rica and Cuba, who are financially challenged in the film funding support. This is why we are calling for a Crowdfunding, so that together we can make AGOSTO happen. 

Movie Plot: August 1994. Like every summer, Carlos (13) wanders around Gibara with his friend Mandy; and Elena with whom he  is secretly in love. Hidden in a house in ruins he finds a couple in rags; they want to escape the island. Soon there are thousands of Cubans taking to the sea in hope of a way out, and in town a crowd goes wild. For Carlos nothing will ever be the same.

What do we need the money for?

With this collective funding we want to achieve the goal of completing the required budget for shooting AGOSTO. The budget for shooting amounts to $100,000; we have managed to raise $80,000 and we would need to raise at least $20,000 more to secure our shooting. 

How are we going to use the money?

The money we manage to collect thanks to your contributions, is going to be spend in actors’ fees, food, transportation and art. All of this is vital to carry out and complete the project successfully.
The power of Crowdfunding is that if you like a project and you support it, it's like buying the ticket to the cinema before the movie is made. We can decide the type of cinema that we want to see.

For more information about the project and on how to contribute go to: vkm.is/agosto

To follow us on Facebook and keep up with our progress go to: https://www.facebook.com/agostolapelicula/

Page published 27 November 2015.