THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO

The Cask of Amontillado is a modernized short film adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story of the same name. In the film, the story revolves around Lance Sourile as he seeks to restore his once prominent name in the wine industry by eliminating his greatest competitor, his brother, Clark.

We are now starting to put the final touches on the film. It is because of your trust, support and generosity, that we can show you the film you've helped make possible.

You can keep up with The Cask of Amontillado on our website. Or our Facebook page.

To learn more about our project, you can read our Electronic Press Kit.

Check out our extended trailer for a more in depth look at the film.

THE LONG TERM GOALS.

My primary goal is to have an education distributor distribute the film to as many facilities as possible. I want it to be used as a companion piece for lectures regarding the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Comparing the original to adapted materials and teaching students how two artists can tell the same story, but with different perspectives. Teaching the next generation about one of America's greatest storytellers would be an honor, the only way I can do this is with an educational distributor.

After The Cask of Amontillado. My goal is to create a series of short adaptation of Poe stories intended for either web based or broadcast release. The next story I will be working on is "Ligeia". It will be a short 5 to 6 minute traditional cell animation, it will mark my first steps into the animation industry, a transition I've been pursuing since I entered film school.

I will use The Cask of Amontillado to pitch the animated series to investors and to contributors like yourselves. It's very likely that The Cask of Amontillado may be remade into an animation, but as this series is still very early on in development I can't say for sure. What I can say is that it is only through marketing and getting the word out about this film that my future endeavors can come to fruition.

ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

if you missed out on the original campaign, don't worry, the party isn't over yet. THE AFTER PARTY HAS BEGUN! Which is like two, regular parties or something like that. We got new rewards and more film stills to come!

While the original campaign helped fund the completion of the film and begin distribution, this new "stretch campaign" will help market and distribute the film into the far future.

Here are the additional funding benchmarks we would need to hit for future costs associated with distributing the film:

1,500 - Festival Entry Fees and Material Printing.

2,500 - Attorney Fees.

3,500 - Producer's Insurance.

Festival Entry Fees and Materials - Almost every film festival with a large following requires entries to pay fees in order to be shown, these fees can range from 25 dollars up to 100. In addition to paying for submission fees, filmmakers use these events to sell their films. I would need to print promotional materials such as business cards, posters, press kits, and DVD's in order to sell my film to these companies.

Attorney Fees - Attorney's aren't cheap. Entertainment Attorney's insure that the film that is being put into the market is in good legal standing and has all the documentation needed to for distribution companies to properly distribute the film without fear of lawsuits.

Producer's Insurance - A policy that protects the film's production company and any distribution companies that may purchase the film from any lawsuit or possible copywrite infraction that may have been missed during production. While The Cask of Amontillado is clear of any infractions as everything produced for the film was for the film only. Producer's Insurance is often required by distribution companies regardless of the legal standing of the project, just to be purchased.

With the completion of the film comes the next and biggest step, entering the film market. We still need support, distributing a film is as expensive as making one. The future holds a lot for The Cask of Amontillado.

Selling The Cask of Amontillado to a distribution company would be almost surreal. It is every filmmaker's dream to have their film shown in as many venues as possible. And with a good distributor we can show the film everywhere.