Intrinsic Entertainment Collaborative Launches Crowdfunded Bid to Acquire Letterboxd
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Summary
Social entrepreneur Elizabeth Joyce has launched Intrinsic Entertainment Collaborative, a new public benefit company, to make a bid for Letterboxd — the beloved indie film social platform currently being explored for sale by its private equity owner. Intrinsic aims to house Community Center, a collaborative marketing engine for independent filmmakers debuting this fall. Joyce has turned to crowdfunding to prepare an offer, rallying support from producer Ted Hope and others on Substack and social media to position the platform as a community-owned alternative rather than falling into corporate hands.
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· 3 pulledSocial entrepreneur Elizabeth Joyce created Intrinsic as the home of Community Center, a new collaborative marketing engine for independent filmmakers launching this fall.
With Letterboxd in play, she pivoted to a crowdfunding campaign to cover the cost of preparing an offer.
She joined producer Ted Hope and others on Substack and social media to rally support for the bid.
Recently launched Intrinsic Entertainment Collaborative is making a run for Letterboxd, the indie film community's beloved social media platform.
