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Set a goal and a deadline
All or nothing: pledges are held, not charged, and nobody pays a cent unless the goal is met by the deadline. A film that does not fund costs its backers nothing.
Crowdfunding
The OpenFlix Film Fund is rewards crowdfunding for film. Backers pick a tier, get a reward, and pay nothing unless the goal is met. The platform takes 5%; the rest is yours to make the film with.
Rewards, not returns. OpenFlix is not a broker, a funding portal or an investment adviser.
MODEL ALL OR NOTHING PLATFORM FEE 5% CAMPAIGN TYPES 7 BACKER GETS A REWARD
01 What waiting costs
- A financing conversation that ends with "come back when you have a name attached."
- A first feature nobody will fund because it is a first feature — which is the strongest reason an audience backs a stranger.
- A campaign on a general platform, listed between a gadget and a board game.
- Backers charged before the film is fundable, and refunds to chase when it is not.
02 How it works
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Build the reward tiers
A name in the credits, a digital copy, the premiere, a producer credit. Rewards are things — merch, a membership, a credit — never a share of anything.
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Sell placements in the film
A brand can buy a placement in the film through the placements marketplace, alongside the crowd.
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Bring a matching partner
A partner promises to match what the crowd pledges, at a ratio, up to a cap. A match is a contribution, never an investment, and it reaches you in full — no platform fee on a match.
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Enter the arena
Live campaigns sit in the Film Funding Arena, where backers browse by type and by what is closest to funding.
03 Three reward tiers
A reward is a thing, not a share.
The tier editor, as the product renders it. Each tier is a reward, a price and a count. What is charged sits at the bottom, and it is nothing until the goal is met.
THE SALT ROAD / FIRST FEATURE GOAL $40,000 · 31 DAYS
$25 A name in the credits
$120 The premiere
$1,000 Associate producer
Matching partner
Charged so far
The film and its numbers are invented. The editor, the match and the rule are not.
04 The facts
All or nothing
Charged only on success
Platform fee
5%
card processing included; none on a match
Campaign types
7
feature, first feature, documentary, short, series, animation, experimental
Placements
In-film marketplace
Matching
At a ratio, up to a cap
Arena
/film-funding-arena
05 Questions people actually ask
Is this investment?
No. This is rewards crowdfunding: a backer gets a reward, never a share of the film or its revenue. OpenFlix is not a broker, a dealer, a funding portal or an investment adviser, and nothing on this page implies a return.
What if I miss the goal?
Nobody is charged. Pledges are held, not taken, and if the deadline passes short of the goal they are released. There are no refunds to chase because there was no charge.
What does it cost?
A 5% platform fee on a funded campaign — the same platform fee as Kickstarter, with card processing included rather than added on top. A matching partner's contribution reaches you in full, with no platform fee on it at all.
What kinds of film?
Seven campaign types: a feature, a first feature, a documentary, a short, a series, animation and experimental. A first feature is its own type on purpose, because a debut is the single strongest reason a crowd backs someone it has never heard of.
Storyline
Rather be pitched than read a page?
Three minutes, swipeable, and it makes the whole case for you rather than listing what the product has.
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Start your campaign.
Set a goal, build the tiers, launch. You will be asked to make an account first.
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