(CNN) -- Christopher Salmon just wanted to make an animated film from a short story he loved. Searching for funds to make his film a reality, Salmon turned to Kickstarter, an online fundraising site for creative projects. His goal? To raise $150,000 to bankroll a 3-D-style short of author Neil Gaiman's "The Price," one of a growing number of six-figure projects on the 1½-year-old site. "I was trying to find a way to fund it and wasn't finding success anywhere because it didn't fit the model -- especially here in America where the short film is viewed as a novelty," Salmon said Monday. "[Kickstarter] was perfect, because if the fans want it, they'll say something. And, boy, have they ever."
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Kickstarter, the creativity fundraising site, is raising cash for its biggest projects ever
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Filmmaker is days away from funding his version of author Neil Gaiman's "The Price"
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Makers of a watch that uses an iPod Nano sought $15,000 but have raised over $400,000
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