Kickstarter-funded films are coming to Tubi

It seems that the next step for Tubi to expand the direct broadcast catalog looks like a victory for the independent movie group.

Today, Tubi (owned by Fox) has announced that she is cooperating with Kickstarter to distribute a number of films funded on the group financing platform. Starting in this fall, more than 20 films will start “resonating uniquely with Tubi Fandoms” exclusively on the service. In addition, Tubi plans to invest in Filmstream Collection Fund’s Filmstream, which focuses on providing emerging filmmakers with financial help to complete their projects. Tubi and Kickstarter also plan to pledge directly with 10 specific films funded by Kickstarter, which will be flowing exclusively on Tubi for three months as soon as they are completed.

In a statement about the partnership and the number of people who will be able to see the group funded films, the CEO of Kickstarter Evertte Taylor described as a natural expansion of the company’s main mission to empower creators.

Taylor said: “Fulfillment of this task means reaching beyond the basic group financing service to find alignment partners such as Toby who want to cooperate in reducing the barriers that stand in the way of creativity that raise their ideas to life.” “Together, we are building a new opportunity for movie makers to share their work with the international fans and get the vision they deserve.”

Anjali Sud, CEO of TUBI pointed out the amount of exposure that Kickstarter films will be organized organically after appearing for the first time on broadcasting. SUD also confirmed that Tubi sees itself “a house for the next generation of Hollywood talents.”

Tubi and Kickstarter have not exactly announced the number of films to be distributed, or when we can see them, or the amount of money that the two companies will pledge to the Filmstream Collective Fund. But the partnership feels completely in line with some other recent Tubi moves to the same situation as a bite committed to cultivating new talents instead of just licensing content from other studios.

Last May, the company launched its program (clearly inspired by Kickstarter), which gave creators an opportunity to develop films and series that could continue in Tubi if they obtain sufficient participation and support from fans during the general development process. Last October, four projects were in Stubios Greenlit, and Tubi announced that she had chosen a new category of creators to start working on the next wave of Stubios ideas.

Tubi did not have a suitable success after a storm, but initiatives like Kickstarter’s deal seem to be a strong way to raise the chances of this. It is a great thing to see a philosopher trying new ways to throw his money around green projects, for example, barely announced, and then can can be able to build an audience. But we will wait at least a few months so that we can check what Tubi has in the pipeline.