Nodak Films is an

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

production company A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and ...

based out of

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

founded by Nathan Anderson in order to produce fictional, feature-length films also set in the state. The first movie from this company, ''Last Summer for Boys'', started filming in 2010 and premiered in Bismarck on September 21, 2012, as well as being released on DVD, with part of the proceeds being donated to the North Dakota Flood Fight program. The project was given regional media coverage, inviting North Dakotans to participate. Castings were held in Fargo. Called "the first sustainable filmmaking company" by the director, the funding scheme for the project company relies on contributions by users or companies, which ensure a part in the movie or product placement. The initial contributors included former North Dakota governors, and mayors of North Dakota towns. Each contribution is backed by a contract that guarantees a full refund if production ceases, which is reviewed by the North Dakota Securities Commission. The funding model came about as a response to a rejection by the

Bank of North Dakota The Bank of North Dakota (BND) is a state-owned, state-run financial institution based in Bismarck, North Dakota. It is the only government-owned general-service bank in the United States. It is the legal depository for all state funds in North ...

, due to the failure of the last state-funded film, "

Wooly Boys ''Wooly Boys'' is a 2001 American adventure comedy drama film directed by Leszek Burzynski and starring Peter Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, and Joseph Mazzello. The screenplay concerns sheep ranchers in the Badlands of North Dakota. Plot A.J. "Ston ...

" in 2001.

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