Job Offer: Gasland Social Engagement Campaign Director
In August and September, Rooftop and The Fledgling Fund are planning a screening tour of Josh Fox’s documentary Gasland, about the negative environmental effects of natural gas drilling. The Gasland team is currently hiring a new employee.
Support Rooftop Films on Kickstarter
Rooftop Films is hosting 46 screenings this summer. Help us add more events, in new neighborhoods, cities and venues. Be part of these special shows!
10 Crowd-funding Tips from Kickstarter Filmmakers
Wanna get your film funded? Kickstarter Film Festival filmmakers share their tips for running a successful crowd-funding campaign.
ENVISION: Addressing Global Issues through Documentaries
Get your tickets now for Saturday’s program of screenings, panel discussions and social networking with discounted tickets for Rooftop Films Fans.
Rooftop Films and the Kickstarter Film Festival in the New York Times
The New York Times writes about the First Annual Kickstarter Festival, presented by Rooftop Films, and how Kickstarter.com is changing the world of independent film.
The Quotable Winnebago Man (NSFW)
Director Ben Steinbauer shares his personal Top 10 quotes from viral video sensation Jack Rebney, whose comedy tentacles have touched 30 Rock, SpongeBob SquarePants, Iron Man 2 and Surviving Christmas (a movie I liked and now I know why).
Support “Henley” on Kickstarter
Rooftop Films screened the Craig Macneill’s astonishing, dynamic, hilariously bizarre Late Bloomer back in 2007. Craig and his writing partner Clay McLeod Chapman have a new film in the works, and we’re sure it will be visually lush and emotionally fertile. Help support the film with a donation on Kickstarter.
Support Charlene Kaye’s Mad Tom Music Video on Kickstarter
Help me, indie folk-pop artist Charlene Kaye, and a group of talented NYC filmmakers make an epic music video for Charlene’s new single Mad Tom of Bedlam!
UnionDocs Collaborative Program Now Accepting Applications
Apply now for the UnionDocs Collaborative, a one or two year program for emerging documentary artists.
Support “Giver Taker Heartbreaker” on Kickstarter
Rooftop alum Christopher Arcella is seeking funds on Kickstarter for his debut feature, Giver Taker Heartbreaker, a jazzy, bizarre, semi-absurdist black comedy, in the vein of early Jarmusch.