Today we are entering the last ten days of our crowdfunding campaign having reached a percentage of nearly 74%. This is an excellent result, still not enough. We won't get anything if we don't get it all, and we can't do it for less than 10.000 which was already a very reduced budget. So, if you read, you know that your contribution - even a small one of 5 or 10 Euros - can be vital for us to continue working on this special documentary.
Our personal crowdfunding experience proved us that only friends of all of us involved (both in crowdfunding team and in the shooting team) decided to make a contribution, in a few cases friends of friends, in very rare cases someone who just read about us on the web or came across our project through the articles that have been written about it. So, for us the viral effect of the campaign didn't work much, it raised interest, yes, but this didn't result in contributions and everybody knows that when it comes to film, nothing can be done without the money. It remained pretty much an European affair, mainly financed by Italy, Germany and Austria, with some participation from UK, France and Belgium. Also we didn't have any help by any humanitarian association, local or international. We know we are not in the richest phase of history, but we mind a bit about these aspects of the campaign.
However people around us responded very generously and we had very good response from strangers at live events, where we either presented the trailer or we made a brief pitch. Either at Gospel concerts, Pop concerts, or film screenings, it really worked. We were proud to have launched the idea of a domestic vintage market last Saturday which was very successful. On the side a shopper with a total new look which contributed towards the making of Punishment Island!
So, these are our thoughts coming to the end of the campaign. It is not over yet, though, you can still support us at http://www.ulule.com/punishmentisland/ or get in touch with us for any further info you may need atpunishmentisland@gmail.com - You can also view the full trailer of Punishment Island at
With the occasion we warmly thank the supporters of last week:
Julian Falge
Nora Von Duszeln
Laura Pecci & Tomo Kimura
Anna Catala
Onda Veltrusky
Ombretta Guerrini
Giampiero Sbaragli
Stefano Stefani and the Verdi Theatre, Florence
All the shoppers of the vintage market!
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