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Rick Kilburn. Image by Dirk Heydemann of HA Photography.
Hey There,
You may have heard by now, but yesterday due to a recent exciting Hollywood global distribution offer with a well-established distributor, I announced our current $2M Film FundDrive led by myself and my investor. If you missed it, you can read the details here, below, with the full story.
Since our launch in 2020, we've been building In the Zone: Rick Kilburn alongside you, our viewers, readers, and friends, who have been supporting and cheering us on since we released the film March 17, 2020.
Seriously — it sounds corny, but you’re the reason we wake up each morning excited to write, film, and coach. And we’ve been fortunate enough to feel all the love back from you for over four years.
The film was shot with love by myself and an amazing cast and crew of experts and volunteers, and would not have been possible if not for Todd Jones and the team from Shaw Spotlight, who I volunteered with for over 7 years, being mentored by the team between 2015 to 2022.
We wanted to give the Nanaimo community the opportunity to donate and be a part of the journey right alongside us with your donations, we have been honoured to work in a city as beautiful as Nanaimo on the details and editing of the film. We are now accepting donations on paypal.com at my business address [email protected].
I would like to set up an incorporated production company and work with established funders like Telefilm as well.
My investor and I will consider a collab with exclusive select investor(s. )
Introducing In the Zone: Rick Kilburn In the Community.
Read further to learn more.
I recently started using the word jazzpreneur to describe my penchant for all things jazz and combining it with business. I found I was getting crazily inspired by some major movers and shakers that I was aware of from the jazz world who had accomplished impressive feats. Especially accomplished musicians and producers like Rick Kilburn, or All About Jazz’s innovative Michael Ricci or Justin Time Records’ Jim West from the business world. I just finished writing two articles about West, and to be honest I would love to write about Ricci, too.
In the Zone: Rick Kilburn
In the Community
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Re: My Nanaimo, BC, short film In the Zone: Rick Kilburn reached 13 million hits &12.7 million IMDB hits with myself as a Director in February 2024 (and September 2023). The total now is at 16 awards, with 13 in film, 2 music (Canada), one in radio (USA), 6 awards total from the USA. Film: including three Hollywood Best Web and New Media awards, Japan (2), Las Vegas Movie Awards (2), China (1), Toronto (1), Milan (1), S. Korea (1), Hollywood (3), London(1), and Nanaimo (1). See the award details. And more on the film HERE.
Why am I mentioning that? I am humbled and honoured by it, yet it is not about the bragging but for context that I mention it. There have been some interesting Hollywood-sourced developments recently related to this, and I do look forward to sharing more with you about it below, so please keep reading for a positive and exciting investor opportunity.
There is still immense interest in the film, daily fest invites still come in 4 years later, and also in 2024, Rick Kilburn still often achieves 9-11 million hits or more on a daily basis since I released the film starring him as the main feature artist, so there is still a lot of interest globally.
Some of the costs the film will have include extensive marketing, publicity, funnels, ads, incorporation, accounting/bookkeeping, professional and membership fees, trademarking and branding in US and Canada, GDRP details, legal fees, administrative staff, commercial insurance, virtual assistants, possible travel, and other costs.
We need new edits and minor changes as we go for the distributor’s preferred requirements, so we have technical fees to pay our editor and technical supervisor, with poster redesigns and/or adjustments.
We loved FILM HAUS!
Top 5 reasons why you should invest in filmmaking:
1. This is an exciting adventure! Film is a ton of fun, the Hollywood-inspired details around the marketing are quite something just in themselves, and films bring in often four to six decades of revenue, and that can be very lucrative!
2. My past work In the Zone: Rick Kilburn is a feel-good, happy, and inspiring film with zero violence and is completely “clean.” It was made just before the pandemic and has won 13 awards, the recent 13th was from the WIN Nanaimo Women of Influence Awards Creative Innovator Award in February 2024. I felt so humbled and honoured to be recognized with the crew and cast by the Nanaimo community.
This was work that could not be acknowledged prior due to the pandemic entertainment industry lockdown from March 2020-May 2022 in Canada. It felt really great to see the crew and cast get acknowledged locally publicly.
3. The film has already been seen globally and needs to conquer the world! From South Korea, Japan, China, France, London, Berlin, Toronto, BC, Hollywood, Las Vegas, to Paris, Greece, Switzerland and Australia, the film is getting around!
4. A taste of a bit of Hollywood through your donation or investment will get you regular newsletter blasts and updates and all the insider and fan details, and I will be negotiating offers with a new investor(s) (and a past investor) because my film In the Zone: Rick Kilburn has just gotten a major distribution deal offer from an established global distributor in Hollywood. So I am now putting out the call to investors so that we can globally monetize the film.
Donors will get special space on my future film website with your name and how you want to be recognized with title, etc., and either with or without the donation amount. Pop your preferences for my new website for your description here: https://poplme.co/sx3r8jLP/dash and click notes to add your thoughts to me, then for the in design website: your title, whether you want your donation amount to show or your city. Additionally investor opportunities are available.
5. Many wealthy and fun-loving people love to invest in film and not only just because of the significant return possibilities. Learn why here:
If you want to join in to invest in filmmaking and get involved be it a small or larger role, please schedule a meeting now with my Calendly link, there are many details to sort out and I can fill you in on the most exciting aspects and most interesting items. I am looking forward to a few new future film adventures! I would love to chat with you and show you the film!
Watch the In the Zone: Rick Kilburn film trailer HERE.
BOOK A CHAT WITH ME here on Calendly: https://calendly.com/kerilie/guitar-lessons-workshops-writing-publicity-media-contact
Donate by credit card on Pay Pal at [email protected]
Image by Dane Warren.
Upcoming in May:
Niurka Castaneda May 7, 2024 3 pm, May 7-Pitch Party Networking
BAE Network May 10, 2024 9 am
Podcast Interview-Interview slot for the Building the Abundant Woman Podcast May 17
Julz Vitality Visibility Boost May 27, 2024
Canadian Online Guitar Lessons & Creative Services Open House Sessions May 25th 26 th & 27th2024 . By Appointment Calendly: https://calendly.com/kerilie/guitar-lessons-workshops-writing-publicity-media-contact
Want to Collab with me?
Here is where we can collaborate and assist the regular island community. For an affordable fee, I can share your information here in my In the Zen Blog, or on my YouTube video channel, or Email Newsletter or through group music and business blog post sharing on Social Media (eight socials platforms), and additionally in collaboration as a keynote speaker. On Beehiiv I have recently partnered with Brodo and Beehiiv and another upcoming sponsorship from May 10th’s blog is with a very exciting email course series, Email Based Course - 2.1-5.10, and Anyword, so check it all out!
If you have any questions I am in the office most days. Let me know if you have time for/want to see the film if you are thinking of investing. I would love to send you the link and password!
Here is the trailer for the film featuring multi-award winning producer Rick Kilburn that the wonderful local TV director/producer Todd Jones put together:
I am offering keynote speaking appearances, webinar, summit, and festing spots to those who are interested on the creative topics that I cover, and additionally for businesses, see below.
Or join my newsletter or email with your notes or questions here: https://poplme.co/sx3r8jLP/dash and ask for the gift and workshop list, let’s collab!
For further information and all the up-to-date details and questions regarding donations and the film, or investing please contact me directly at [email protected].
More about the author Canadian jazz guitarist/13x award-winning TV movie Director/jazz radio host, and jazz writer (DownBeat 2016-2020) Kerilie McDowall is available online at In the Zen blog and the Canadian Online Guitar Lessons website on beehiiv. Enjoyand support McDowall's jazz and creative music interviews, stories, and seasonal lifestyle articles, and learn more about her music, and creative and music services. Want to read more? Subscribe to Kerilie’s interviews and articles here. CONTACT Kerilie McDowall here. 250-668-3589
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Image by Dirk Heydemann of HA Photography
BOOK A CHAT WITH ME here on Calendly: https://calendly.com/kerilie/guitar-lessons-workshops-writing-publicity-media-contact
Donate by credit card on Pay Pal at [email protected]
CONTACT Kerilie McDowall here. 250-668-3589
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