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Movie Mogul’s THE SLEEPING ROOM becomes first UK movie to enter equity crowdfunding platform


30 October 2013

Production company Movie Mogul (PANIC BUTTON, SHORTCUTS TO HELL) have taken to equity crowdfunding website Seedrs.com in a bid to raise £25,000 towards the post-production of their next film; supernatural horror thriller THE SLEEPING ROOM, which will go into production by the end of the year.

Unlike Kickstarter's model of pledging in return for perks, Seedrs backers receive a share of equity in the production, starting from just £10.

THE SLEEPING ROOM, a supernatural tale of Victorian revenge, is the first UK film to pilot this innovative method of fundraising.

The director, John Shackleton, said today: