Mark and Jay Duplass Want to Fund Your Next Movie

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The Duplass brothers have teamed up with crowdfunding platform Seed&Spark for an offer you can't refuse.

Save for the Coen brothers, there's no more dynamic a duo in indie film than Mark and Jay Duplass. The brothers direct, produce, act, and write films like it's nobody's business but their own. But now, they want to help you.

Five winners of a new contest from crowdfunding platform Seed&Spark will have their narrative feature executive produced by the Duplass Brothers and receive up to $25,000 in cash for production. In an effort to promote diverse storytelling on a local level, the Hometown Heroes contest challenges filmmakers from all over the United States to tell stories that are unique to their region. It is open for submissions today through August 25. 

In order to enter, you must run a crowdfunding campaign on Seed&Spark that amasses at least 500 followers by the contest end date. In addition to contributing $25,000 to your finished campaign, the Duplass brothers will join the five winning projects as executive producers. Winners will also receive a 16TB hard drive from G-Tech and various other prizes based on the film's locality, such as a 10% matching production grant from St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Commission.

Eligible crowdfunding campaigns should run between September 12 and October 13 on Seed&Spark. If you are a finalist, you’ll have 10 days to prepare a 30-second video pitch to the Duplass brothers. Winners will be announced on November 1. Enter here    

Featured image from 'Blue Jay,' directed by the Duplass brothers

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Is it US only?

June 28, 2017 at 2:24PM

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"...the Hometown Heroes contest challenges filmmakers from all over the United States..."

June 29, 2017 at 7:02AM

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Auke-Jan Weening
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I really wanna enter in this competition but unfortunately I don't live in the US.... Damn it.

June 28, 2017 at 3:17PM, Edited June 28, 3:17PM

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Gustavo R. Rojas B.
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These guys are so cool! They are not making money from this as far as I understand (and might even lose money) and are creating such goodwill and genuine helpfulness! These are what values are all about.

June 30, 2017 at 1:50PM

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If it's for world, it should be a great thing. We have stories to tell on screen. Thank you

July 3, 2017 at 7:08PM, Edited July 3, 7:08PM

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