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When you choose to give, you become part of something bigger—something powerful.

Imagine great stories brought to life—stories that inspire, challenge, and connect audiences across cultures. Your donation makes that possible. At Hundred Sparks Pictures, we transform bold ideas into high-quality television projects that elevate underrepresented voices, push creative boundaries, and deliver measurable cultural impact. By supporting our work, you're not just funding entertainment; you're investing in storytellers, jobs, and a future where diverse perspectives shape the media landscape.

Why give to produce new television projects?

  • Amplify Voices That Matter: Your contribution helps writers, directors, and producers from communities often excluded from mainstream media tell authentic stories. These projects increase representation on-screen and create pathways for long-term industry careers.

  • Create Jobs and Strengthen Communities: Producing television supports hundreds of professionals—cast, crew, post-production teams, local vendors—fueling local economies and creating sustainable employment.

  • Drive Cultural Impact and Conversation: High-quality television reaches millions and can shift public opinion, raise awareness on critical issues, and spark civic engagement. Your support helps craft narratives that resonate and endure.

  • Maximize Creative Freedom: Donations give creators the time and resources to take necessary creative risks—innovative formats, unconventional casting, and experimental storytelling—that commercial funding often avoids.

  • Deliver Measurable Outcomes: We prioritize transparency. Donor reports include project milestones, audience metrics, community engagement data, and stories demonstrating social and economic impact.

How your gift is used

  • Development: Scripting, research, and talent attachments to ensure projects are compelling and production-ready.

  • Production: Sets, equipment, locations, crew wages, and safety measures to deliver professional-grade content.

  • Post-Production: Editing, sound design, color, VFX, and subtitling to maximize distribution potential.

  • Distribution & Outreach: Marketing, festival placements, community screenings, and educational partnerships to expand reach and impact.

  • Talent & Workforce Development: Fellowships, internships, and training programs that build the next generation of industry leaders.

  • Budgeting for a pitch is an important part of the development process: costs can range from minimal—covering basic materials like a concise pitch deck, proof-of-concept footage, or a writers’ reel—to more substantial expenses such as hiring a professional showrunner consultant, commissioning a sizzle reel or pilot scene, securing rights or clearances, travel to industry meetings, and legal fees for option or pitch agreements. Independent creators can often control costs by prioritizing polished story materials and leveraging in-house resources, but teams should plan for a realistic range (from a few hundred dollars for a focused, DIY pitch to tens of thousands for high-end production and representation). Transparency about these expenses up front helps producers, partners, and financiers assess return on investment and sets clear expectations for how far a pitch can go in attracting development interest.

Giving options

  • Project Sponsorship: Directly fund a specific series or pilot with naming and behind-the-scenes privileges.

  • Producer Circle: Annual giving to support multiple projects with regular impact briefings and creative input sessions.

  • Innovation Fund: Seed grants for experimental formats and emerging creators.

  • Endowed Fellowship: Long-term support for a writer, director, or producer from an underrepresented community.

Recognition and stewardship

We honor donors with tailored recognition—crediting opportunities, private screenings, production updates, and invitations to set visits and advisory sessions. Every donor receives detailed financial transparency and impact reporting, ensuring your gift translates into tangible creative and social returns.

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Be part of a movement that champions original voices, drives cultural change, and produces television that matters. Your donation is more than philanthropy—it’s an investment in stories that shape how we see the world. Contact our Development Team to discuss impact-driven giving opportunities and find the right partnership for your philanthropic goals.

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When you choose to give, you become part of something bigger—something powerful. Your support fuels progress and brings hope where it's needed most.

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Helping launch a new media company means more than securing funding and signing talent; it requires building a values-driven infrastructure that prioritizes diverse voices, thoughtful storytelling, and sustainable business practices so audiences finally have better media options than the recycled, attention-driven fare that dominates today. From assembling a lean, creative team and developing clear editorial and production guidelines to investing in technology, marketing, and fair compensation practices, we focus on long-term relationships with creators and viewers alike. By championing character-driven, heartfelt work and measuring success by impact as well as metrics, a new media company can fill gaps in representation and quality, giving audiences meaningful alternatives and helping reshape the media landscape for the better.

Why give?

Why Hundred Sparks?

Why any small business?

  • Support Local Independent Filmmaking

    We are based in Utah and will film in Utah!

  • Support family-friendly and faith positive work

    We want a return of decency and art and heartfelt comedy in our projects, just like you do!

  • Stick it to Big Hollywood

    They have nothing to offer anymore. Why waste your time and money and be bored? Think of this as a return on investment.

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