by Elliot Grove | 26 February, 2020 | Directing, Documentary, Festivals, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
I attended this year’s Berlinale and European Film Market for the 20th time. And at the airport waiting for the short hop back to London I realised that this year’s film extravaganza had six easy lessons filmmakers can learn from. That is, if filmmakers and...
by Elliot Grove | 4 May, 2014 | In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
One of my favourite filmmakers and bloggers is Ted Hope. I have been a lurker – stunningly mesmerized by his career as a filmmaker since he set up shop with James Schamus and created New York’s Good Machine away back in 1991 – the year before I...
by Karlanna Lewis | 26 January, 2014 | In Our Opinion
From the earliest days of moving pictures, men have dominated the industry both on- and off-screen, but even before women had the right to vote, a few pioneer ladies were already becoming industry leaders. Because film is traditionally more closed to women these...
by Jules Garnett | 16 December, 2013 | In Our Opinion
Imagine a world with very few women. They barely ever talk to one another, and when they do it’s only to talk about men. Doesn’t really bear thinking about, does it? Unfortunately, you don’t have to imagine this- films of all stripes have already...