Tubi and Kickstarter have expanded their partnership to include a new Fandom Fund. The new initiative aims to help digital-first creators bring original movies and series closer to reality, and ultimately, to Tubi.
What You Need to Know
- Tubi and Kickstarter’s new Fandom Fund to finance and promote original movies and series from digital-first creators.
- Selected projects will premiere exclusively on Tubi starting in 2027.
- The new Fandom Fund is part of Tubi’s ongoing investment in creator-led content.
Tubi and Kickstarter teamed up last year to bring more than 20 Kickstarter-funded films to the free streaming service. This was in addition to pledging directly to 10 Kickstarter campaigns to help them meet their funding goals.
In the latest expansion of their partnership, Tubi and Kickstarter are now looking to help fund and promote independent original movies and series from digital-first creators.
In addition to funding and promotional support, the selected creators will also see their project exclusively debut on Tubi starting in 2027, opening up access to the free streaming service’s 110 million monthly active users.
“We have seen too many times that there are many talented creators, especially in this space, who face barriers when it comes to turning their ideas into something real,” said Everette Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Kickstarter. “By reuniting with our friends at Tubi, we’re able to continue creating new pathways for creators to access the resources, backing, and opportunities they need and deserve. Our shared goal is to make that process a little easier and free them up to put more of their efforts into the projects themselves.”
In what is effectively the ultimate win, one project will also receive a greenlight to produce a full series or feature film for Tubi.
“We believe great talent can come from anywhere,” said Rich Bloom, General Manager, Creator Programs and Executive Vice President, Business Development at Tubi. “The Fandom Fund gives emerging storytellers the resources to bring those ambitious ideas to life on a bigger canvas while preserving the creative voice, vision and ownership that made their work resonate.”
As is typically the case with Tubi, projects eligible for funding and promotion through the new Fandom Fund will span genres already popular with Tubi users, including horror, YA, Black entertainment, true crime, LGBTQ+, comedy and reality.
More details on the new Fandom Fund from Tubi and Kickstarter are available on the Kickstarter website, including how the process works, eligibility, and more.
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