by Elliot Grove | 16 September, 2019 | In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Raindance Film Festival
The summer heatwave here in London may not inspire you to dance – unless of course, you’re working like mad on the launch of the 27th Raindance Film Festival! With the silly season half gone, it’s time to reflect on the autumn film festival season...
by George Moore Chadwick | 11 July, 2019 | Festivals, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Cannes had some excellent films both in and out of the main competition this year, and while films like The Dead Don’t Die have already had a wide release, many films aren’t being released (or at least released worldwide) for many months. Here are the ones to keep an...
by Elliot Grove | 17 September, 2014 | In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Why is it that cinemas, theatres, art galleries, music venues and dance companies are closing in droves? Film festivals struggle all the time too. Arts organisations face an uphill battle for economic survival. As our governments in Europe and America slash arts...
by Elliot Grove | 10 March, 2013 | Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
You have finished your film and now you want to get it out there under the noses of acquisition executives, right? But which film festival do you send it to? There’s over five types of film festivals. With over 5,000 film festivals around the world, negotiating...
by Elliot Grove | 25 December, 2012 | Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
All I hear is how terrible the challenges facing independent filmmakers. Coming back from the Cannes Film Festival this spring I ran into two veteran British film producers who between them had produced nigh onto 60 features, been nominated for or won several Oscars...
