by Bailey Graham | 26 March, 2020 | Community, Contest, Documentary, Festivals, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Raindance Film Festival, Raindance Postgraduate News
Some fear the global pandemic that swirls around our doorsteps. Others sit back and think of how we can use the innovative and creative skills that independent filmmakers and screenwriters are known for. Here’s how Raindance helps lockdown filmmakers. 10. How...
by James Skinner | 24 March, 2020 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Screenwriting
I am absolutely delighted that our short film ‘Fabulous’ has been selected as one of the top 3 winners of Raindance’s 60 Second film competition and will be screened at the festival this year. It was such a fun film to work on (as director, producer and editor) and I...
by Elliot Grove | 24 March, 2020 | Directing, Filmmaking, Screenwriting
Most people know what a filmmaker does – they make movies, right? You would think that filmmakers should know about screenwriting – right? sadly this is not true. Let me explain. The filmmaking team is composed of people with different job titles. The...
by Jen Alvares | 23 March, 2020 | Festivals, Filmmaking, Screenwriting
Your festival run doesn’t start from the moment you decide to apply to festivals, it starts from the moment you decide to make a film. If you want film festivals to consider you seriously, you might want to read this first to make sure that the enormous amount of work...
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 | 21 March, 2020 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Producing
I wrote this way back in 2003. Going through my files during the isolation quarantine I thought you might find it fun. Raindance is unique. There is quite simply nothing that matches Raindance for it’s passion and beliefs.This is thanks to the terrific team that...
