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"For the first time ever, a Kickstarter-funded film has won an Oscar. How's that for the power of the Internet and crowdfunding?\nInocente \u2014 the story of a 15-year old girl from California who refuses to give up her dream of being an artist \u2014 brought home a gold statue on Sunday night for Best Documentary (Short Subject). With the help of 294 backers, the film raised $52,527 on its Kickstarter page from June to July in 2012.\n\"It really helped galvanize a community,\" Inocente co-director Sean Fine told Mashable backstage at the Oscars. \"It helped fund a bunch of the film and kept us going through post-production. It's a great outlet for films especially for documentaries.\"\nSEE ALSO: 3 Kickstarter-Backed Films Earn Oscar Nods\n\nHollywood is known for its high-budget films, but Inocente wasn't the only Oscar-nominated film this year that was funded in part by the crowdfunding platform. Kings Point and Buzkashi Boys also received financial help from the crowdsourcing platform, long before they caught the eye of the Academy.\n\"These are the fourth, fifth and sixth Kickstarter projects to be nominated for Oscars,\" Kickstarter said in a statement after nominations were announced. \"Incident in New Baghdad, Sun Come Up, and The Barber of Birmingham were all nominated in the past.\"\nWhat do you think of Kickstarter-funded Inocente winning an Oscar? Tell us in the comments, below."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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