Practical Advice for Financing Your Indie Film

Marq Evans (’20) will discuss techniques used to finance his five feature-length independent documentaries including crowdfunding (five successful Kickstarter campaigns), pitching investors and co-producers, fundraising parties and more, plus how to apply them to your own project.

Join us on November 14 at 7pm ET. Register in advance here or at the link below.

Marq Evans is an award-winning independent filmmaker and creative entrepreneur. His most recent documentary, CLAYDREAM, premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival to critical acclaim and had an extensive theatrical run in the summer of 2022. It was named one of the top 10 documentaries of 2022 by The A.V. Club. His debut feature film, THE GLAMOUR & THE SQUALOR, won top prize at film festivals around the world and was named one of the top 20 music documentaries of all time by American Songwriter. He is represented by XYZ Talent Management.

In addition to film, Marq has produced commercials for clients including the Smithsonian Institute, U.S. Navy, the government of Haiti and Clinton Global Initiative.

With his wife, Angela, and son, Jude, Marq leads The McCaw, a boutique creative studio. The family business creates film, books, photography and other unclassifiable works such as the Cow by Bear dinner party experience.

Marq holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Washington State University. He lives and works in Bremerton, Washington where he teaches filmmaking at Olympic College.