2014: A Year in Review 

  Co-founder/Filmmaker – Lauren Tracy
  laurentracy@xfactorfilm.com

 In 2014 we studied the
 film industry and fans of
 badass female entertainment

And discovered some 
eye-opening facts: 

 Movies featuring strong
 female characters made

BILLION more

 than movies without 
strong female characters 

$1.56

Movies with female protagonists make

20%

more

 on average than 
 movies starring males 

Gravity

Scandal

The Heat

Gone Girl

Orphan Black

Pretty Little Liars

Game of Thrones

The Hunger Games

Orange is the New Black

These movies and shows have 
badass ladies 
and 

65

  Collective
  Facebook followers

million

Despite these facts,

 15% 

  of Hollywood protagonists are female. 

only

WTF? 

 We crave this entertainment 
 and aren't getting enough of it 

We're a Hollywood 2.0 studio allowing creators and fans to interact, consume and share original and curated

 BADASS FEMALE
 ENTERTAINMENT

This past year we                     
                              accomplished the following

 We were accepted into the
 Venture Development Center

one of Boston's top incubators
 which takes on just 5 teams a year
and has a 93% fundraising success rate

 We launched the site

 We gained 4 interns: 
 2 became official 
 X-Factor Films bloggers

 In total we authored

230

 Interested in 
 becoming a blogger?

 Email us!

 We used the word 

BADASS

 in 139 of them

see all 'badass' posts here

We posted to Tumblr 1,635 times 

 Our top Tumblrer was 
our high school intern 

Nickname: 'High School'

 mentors from the 
 film, business and 
 tech industries 

 We gained 2 board members

46

and spoke with 

584

 subscribers 

50

Unique visitors to our
site increased by

150%

on average each month

 We brought on a 
3rd Co-founder from Los Angeles 

 Producer Greta McAnany

 Co-founder/Filmmaker Lauren Tracy

released our first feature film screenplay

 SWEET DESERT PALM

REVIEWS

...absorbing, tense, suspenseful,
terrifying and emotional.
Noa and Sienna have a really
great chemistry...
I loved it!
The writer clearly
has talent...

 SWEET DESERT PALM

 Follow the movie!

Gained 3 producers, 172 subscribers
and completed its initial location scout

 SWEET DESERT PALM

Sweet Desert Palm Producer Ashleigh Snead!

     Lauren started a weekly vlog entitled

Lauren's Reluctant Filmmaker Vlog

 We snagged our 2nd creator

 Writer/Director Mara Tasker

 We're partnering 
with Mara to turn 
 her grindhouse short 
 into a feature film 

SHEILA
SCORNED 

 And we're bringing you
 behind-the-scenes along the way

 In 2015 we'll introduce you to new
 creators and bring you MORE original
 and curated badass entertainment

Become a fan at www.xfactorfilm.com

THANKS FOR
A BADASS YEAR!

Founders Lauren Tracy, Rick Tracy & Greta McAnany

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Welcome to X-Factor Films. Your destination for Badass Female Entertainment. Check out what we accomplished this year.

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