by Kira-Anne Pelican | 16 August, 2018 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
“Nobody knows anything,” wrote William Goldman in 1983. “Not one person in the motion picture field knows for a certainty what’s going to work. Every time out it’s a guess, and if you’re lucky an educated one.” Strong words from the Academy Award winning writer of All...
by Elliot Grove | 25 July, 2018 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Time after time debut filmmakers ask the Raindance team this question: “What should I do to enhance my career right away”. There’s no end to their impatience. Every time I ask them these seven questions, the questions successful filmmakers answer: 1. Do...
by Baptiste Charles | 19 July, 2018 | Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Marketing a film is an incredibly tricky business. The marketplace has become so crowded with content that only the best marketers, and not necessarily the best films, make a return on investment. (I’m looking at you, Infinity War.) Film marketing is also often...
by Elliot Grove | 24 June, 2018 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Getting your film made is easy, compared to the struggles filmmakers have in getting their films distributed. Many filmmakers are now turning to self-distribution. At Raindance Film Festival we work with countless filmmakers trying to get their shorts, features and...
by Li-Wei Chu | 14 June, 2018 | Festivals, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
One of the many things that we here at Raindance have to do (besides answering your phone calls) is to review submissions that people from around the world enter into the film festival. All of the submitted films are amazing, but only a few can make it into the actual...
by Elliot Grove | 11 June, 2018 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
You’ve finished your film, be is a short, feature or documentary and now you want to share it around the world. It’s an exciting prospect which includes new audiences as well as financial reward. But one that will require careful planning of your...
