FINDING FELIX

A project in Berlin, Germany by katy kavanaugh
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The story of a nearly impossible pursuit to understand the impact of international cinema on childhood autobiographical memory.
Backers: 38
Average Pledge Per Backer: $97

Funded: $3,701 of $45,003
Dates: May 18th -> Jun 17th (30 days)
Project By: katy kavanaugh
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Sayonara from Kickstarter but not from Cinefemme....

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Well Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, Melinda Gates, Stephen Frye, Russell Brand, The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, even Vin Diesel didin't come through but you did, and you understood the value of FINDING FELIX and showing the impact of... (Read More)

Counting by the hours now....

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear lovely FINDING FELIX backers, First of all, a big Brezhnev kiss to new backers Mortiz Klein, Peter Stein, John Elfering, and Carol Xu! As Kickstarter counts down the hours to realize the fate of this particular campaign, I'm want to share the... (Read More)

Flurry of Activity thanks to LinkedIn!

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, I checked over 900 names this morning in my LinkedIn contact list and what a flurry of activity it brought!  My fingers are a little tired, but worth it.  Thank you Farrah Champagne, Jonathan Marlow, Bernie Roth, Kirsten Larsen, Brian... (Read More)

Sweet Tweeting sounds

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Today I'm fearlessly tweeting more people with big access.  Virgin CEO and good guy Richard Branson even has a question line: #richardbranson: Would you tell kids who want to see the world but can't  cuz econ or health to watch int'l... (Read More)

Final Week: New evidence posted! Chance meeting with four interviewees 3 year later...

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
FINDING FELIX is in its last week. Help it go viral ...and  miracle! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/202492356/finding-felix Plan B is our fiscal sponsor Cinefemme.org -- your contribution will still reach the project.   Part of the... (Read More)

8 June, 9 Days to go....How am I proceeding?

June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I am not disheartened--I am sitting in bed, with breakfast, tweeting famous people of course!  Twitter is fun...and...quite surprisingly poetic.   Have you tweeted today?  Please feel encouraged to Retweet any of these! @melindagates Simple,... (Read More)

Sannette Naeyé, director of Cinekid, Amsterdam, remembers her first int'l film.

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
"If" (dir. Lindsay Anderson, UK, 1968)  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063850/ "This was a smashing moment for me."  (Read More)

Christin Staubo is a Film Clip Backer and challenges you to become one, too!

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Christin Staubo has issued a challenge!  Can you top her stellar pledge of $US1000? Sure you can--grab a few friends and come along to be a part of making a lasting learning tool that not only shows viewers how amazingly detailed the childhood... (Read More)

Over the halfway point and optimistic as ever!

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you backers and backers to come!  Frank Ashford, Bill Kirkpatrick you're fabbalous!  I'm looking for that viral button to push--I know it's out there and still possible. Help me look and carry that url in your pocket with me. Pass it on.... (Read More)

17 days to go...we're just getting warmed up!

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you Mary Austin, Jean Boudreau, Zaki Omar! I wrote recently that Finding Felix's kickstarter campaign will affect viewers like an epiphany... a set of memories that finally makes sense.  It'll rest in minds for a little while then make more... (Read More)

A name to know in European children's films: Rolf Losansky

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday, I awoke to find three new backers --what a thrill.  Today there were none but the thrill came from meeting director Rolf Losansky again at the Goldener Spatz Film Festival, a 31 year-old children's film festival in former East Germany... (Read More)

Nearly one week in and gathering momentum

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Finding Felix's first week: Great start and gathering momentum! A lovely producer from Denmark has called--very excited about Finding Felix, says that docs for/about kids is all the buzz in the land where 25% of total state film funds is stewarded by... (Read More)

Day 3...continued amazement at the response from the crowd

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Asking the crowd is the ultimate test of a need.  Thank you Elke Weber-Moore ( director, DOPPELPASS http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1127888/); Elizabeth Greene, writer and lover of brave modern lit; David Peters, Communications Design Strategist at... (Read More)

Day 2 Feeling like a debutante...

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
The extensiveness of exposure is making me a little giddy-- I feel a little like a debutante...I'm now channeling a wealthy sixteen year-old in cornflower blue off-the-shoulder chiffon.  My first co-production with Germany, FLIEGEN (2005), saw a bit... (Read More)

Day One News and Feedback

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Merci á the first backers  Jean-Benoit Lévy, Claudia Dallendorfer Noa and Rae Lévy.  See the amazing design work coming out of that family here:  http://www.and.ch/ The Finding Felix Facebook page is up and the first poster is old friend... (Read More)

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