by Elliot Grove | 30 March, 2020 | Film History, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career
My mum used to hate indecision and dithering. Whether it was one of us kids playing while on the loo, or my farmer dad trying to decide which crops to plant in the spring, my mum would always say ‘shit or get off the pot.’ It’s about commitment....
by Elliot Grove | 23 March, 2020 | Film History, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Raindance Film Festival
When I started the Raindance Film Festival in 1992, just about everyone I knew thought I was mad. I also had a curious hot-and-cold response form the British film industry – some loved the idea, most hated it. But I thought that making a plan works. The history...
by Elliot Grove | 23 March, 2020 | Film History, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Interviews
My name is Elliot Grove and I started Raindance. I assume life will change back to the good old days prior to March 2020. Up until last month, my typical day at Raindance was like this: I grew up in an Amish Mennonite community outside Toronto and was taught that the...
by Ryan Garry | 6 October, 2019 | Film History, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Gaming, In Our Opinion
Avengers: Infinity War is not the film you might expect to start off an article on indie filmmakers. Bear with me because this is going somewhere good. Avengers: Infinity War was a landmark film in visual effects. It is the first film in the MCU to realise the full...
by Summer McGrath | 8 August, 2019 | Film History, In Our Opinion
Never have the Raindance HQ team been so confused as when I wandered around the office asking “What is your favourite cat appearance in any film?”. But nonetheless I gathered a comprehensive list of feline features and have whittled them down to a top 10 list of the...
by George Moore Chadwick | 25 July, 2019 | Directing, Film History, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
I haven’t seen Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis’s new film Yesterday, but I am sure already that its music licensing budget must have been through the roof. Songs by The Beatles are the most expensive in the world to use in film/tv/commercials. All great films using...
