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Exclusive: V Channels and Sandaled Kid Productions have formed a partnership to finance, produce and distribute a slate of ten micro-budget feature-length genre films.

Each of the projects will be from emerging international filmmakers. V Channels will fully finance, with Sandaled Kid overseeing production and handling the curation of the titles. Under the deal, the slate of films will be released on V Channel’s network of YouTube movie channels alongside outside distributors, including theatrical and streaming.

Production is currently underway on the first pic of the partnership, Washerwoman, directed by Bonnie Jean Tyer, starring Katie Lynn Stoddard, Tyer, Travis Cox, Loren Hayes, and Justin Hankinson. The film is produced by Tyer, Stoddard, Hankinson, and Craig Ouellette. Executive producers are James Cullen Bessack, Mario Niccola Messina, and Valentina Cau. The film follows an abandoned pregnant woman who is expecting soon, and to find a midwife, she’ll need to trespass...

Project Name: Gal Pals

Asking For: $20,000 through Indiegogo

Amount Raised Thus Far (At Time Of Post): $1,473

Days Remaining In Campaign (At Time Of Post): 25

Description: Though the web series format has opened up opportunities for Lgbtq-friendly creators who previously struggled to share their stories, there is still a desire for more dynamic and relatable queer characters in the media landscape. Gal Pals hopes to change that. Sarah Soderquist and Kallie Tenney's series is searching for a second season after launching an impressive premiere earlier this year.

The titular Gal Pals are Bee (Katie Lynn Stoddard) and Olivia (Skarlet Redd). The show depicts their banter, the romantic hijinks they pursue, and other zany situations from their lives. "Think of it as The L Word for the Broad City generation," reads the Indiegogo campaign. "It's light-hearted, it's romantic, and nearly all of the characters are Lgbtq."

Thanks to its...