Touscoprod grows scope

Film crowdfunding website Touscoprod is broadening its scope having a completely new format open to all content, different from TV series to musicvids, figures and shorts. Paris-based Touscoprod was launched this past year by Nicolas Bailly and Barbara Tonelli just like a full-service co-production and distribution Web platform. It can help to invest in two projects monthly. The site will welcome all type of programs from cybernauts seeking financing. "The idea is always to give filmmakers the opportunity to obtain their very own web site situated on Touscoprod and it under control themselves," mentioned Tonelli, who required part inside a panel on crowdfunding at Mipcom. "By doing this, they'll make the most of our traffic an online-based community to create a buzz around their films and lift funds." The concept will stay: Web clients can check Touscoprod's online catalog and invest $10 or maybe more being co-producers. Touscoprod keeps 10% in the project's profits for that organization and offers adding factors coming back of investment or possibly reimbursement in case your project isn't made. Touscoprod may also be beginning a free of charge VOD platform. Tonelli mentioned the business has signed handles Univercine and KMBO, among other catalog rights-holders.Filmmakers who placed their projects on Touscoprod will have a way to purchase game game titles round the company's VOD site and supply these to cybernauts who lead for his or her projects' financing, referred to Tonelli. Touscoprod has co-funded 19 projects and elevated greater than 600,000 ($800,000).Among its current films is "Confessions d'un enfant du siecle," toplining Pete Doherty and Charlotte now now Gainsbourg, good autobiography of 1800s French author, poet and dramatist Alfred p Musset. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com