NFT-Driven Film Financing: How the Hype Crashed and Burned in Hollywood
At the height of the NFT craze, a bold new promise captured the imagination of filmmakers and investors alike:What if movies could be financed by the blockchain?What if fans could own pieces of their favorite films—and profit from them?
For a brief, dizzying moment in the early 2020s, NFT-driven film financing was hailed as the future of Hollywood.Studios, indie filmmakers, and Web3 startups scrambled to tokenize scripts, characters, and production rights, hoping to tap into an ocean of crypto wealth.
But as the hype faded and reality set in, many of these ambitious projects flopped spectacularly—leaving behind a trail of broken promises, furious investors, unfinished films, and hard lessons about the limits of decentralized dreams.
Let’s unpack the rise and rapid fall of NFT-based film...