Republic Film, the two-year old platform that’s successfully connected Eli Roth, Robert Rodriquez and Pressman Films with fan investors, has partnered with the Future Vision XPRIZE, which will award $3.5 million towards film projects showcasing “optimistic science fiction storytelling about humanity’s technology-enabled future.”
The nonprofit XPRIZE sponsors large-scale, global incentive competitions across industries. In this case, the grand prize winning film concept will receive $2.5 million in production funding backed by comprehensive production support from Range Media and creative technology from Google, along with a $100k cash prize. Four finalists will each get $100k with another $500k to be unveiled later in the competition. Submissions opened this week for three-minute film trailers or short films for consideration.
Republic has joined to add a public investment layer to the initiative, allowing audiences and the wider community to invest in the winning film by collectively funding up to another $5
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