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Description
Most independent films are not financed through one perfect investor or grant. They are built piece by piece through a combination of personal networks, donations, grants, crowdfunding, fiscal sponsorship, investors, brand partnerships, in-kind support, and relentless outreach. In this package, we’ll turn your overall budget into a practical financing plan. We’ll assess what makes your project fundable, identify the right types of funding for its current stage, strengthen your pitch materials, and build a fundraising process you can realistically sustain. Drawing from my experience raising and managing financing for an independent feature documentary, I’ll help you approach fundraising as both a creative positioning challenge and a relationship-building campaign. What’s included Three 60-minute coaching sessions Review of your pitch deck, budget, fundraising materials, or proof of concept Project financing-readiness assessment Personalized financing-source strategy Funding-gap and milestone analysis Feedback on your fundraising ask Pitch and outreach messaging Prospect categories and relationship-mapping framework Fundraising pipeline tracker Customized 90-day action plan One round of feedback on revised fundraising materials
What you'll get from this package
Customized 90-day action plan to systematically approach and secure diverse funding sources.
Tailored financing strategy aligning with your film's unique stage and funding needs.
Feedback on revised fundraising materials to ensure clarity and impact in your outreach.
Relationship-mapping framework to identify and engage with key funding prospects.
Enhanced pitch materials to effectively communicate your project's value to potential backers.
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Offered by Shubhangi S.
Joined August 2026
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Award-Winning Filmmaker | Projects, Pitches & Sustainable Careers
I’m an award-winning filmmaker, creative producer, and marketing strategist with experience across development, production, directing, writing, post-production, marketing, and distribution. I directed and produced the feature documentary "Hoop Like This," guiding it from an independent idea through fundraising, production, post, festival strategy, audience development, and award-winning screenings across the country. My broader experience includes work with A24, Condé Nast Entertainment, Roy Kapur Films, Verizon Media, and Patreon, as well as producing and directing content for GQ, Vanity Fair, WIRED, Teen Vogue, and Architectural Digest. I’ve also developed high-volume digital campaigns and performance-driven creative for startups and consumer brands, giving me a valuable perspective at the intersection of storytelling, audience strategy, and business. I’ve been selected for the Women in Film Creative Documentary Producing Fellowship, Netflix’s Documentary Archival Researcher Training program, and The Salon Mentorship Program. As a coach, I can help filmmakers strengthen their concepts, treatments, pitch decks, budgets, fundraising strategies, production plans, festival and marketing campaigns, personal brands, and career materials. I understand how to make a project creatively compelling, strategically position it, and connect it with the right audience. I’m especially passionate about helping emerging filmmakers turn ambitious ideas into clear, achievable plans while using their creative skills to build sustainable careers in an ever-changing industry.
$285
3h of coaching