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My advice is think bigger! There are a ton of states in the US and countries around the world that have film tax credit incentives and grants. A lot of them are seriously complex and confusing but find a producer who has used them before, get them onboard and you're onto a winner. That's how big budget movies do it but the same avenues are open to low budget films.
There's also the possibility of getting pre-sale money from distributors - again this is TOUGH but possible. It does happen. If you have the right idea and can prove that there's an audience for it you can get some money from a distributor upfront.
Kickstarter etc are great for filling funding gaps but it's very very tough to raise any sort of decent amount to pay for you and your crew/cast's time.
A site called filmspecific has a ton of great advice from working filmmakers and producers on how they do it - there really is a tried and tested formula once you start looking closer. Unfirtunatley you do have to pay to subscribe to that site but I would say it's worth it to get your knowledge to that next level. I think we all wish we could just make our films and not worry about the finance side of things but the further along you get the more you realise that you have to put as much effort into that side of things as the creative side to get by.
Hope any of that is helpful!
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