by Elliot Grove | 8 March, 2021 | Festivals, Filmmaking Career, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Raindance Film Festival
I haven’t met a filmmaker yet who doesn’t want to make a festival worthy film. But the process of finding and selecting an appropriate film festival is time-consuming and expensive. Getting your film accepted by an international film festival can be fun...
by Elliot Grove | 27 September, 2020 | Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
You’ve spent a fortune applying to film festivals. I know this because I do this with my movies. You’ve had a series of rejections – and wow – do they sting. I’ve been turned down by dozens of film festivals with my various projects. Now...
by Elliot Grove | 25 April, 2020 | In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
I’ve been doing Raindance for a long time – and I’ve produced 5 features and about 700 shorts since 1992. I have had my fingers burnt a zillion times. Every industry has dirty secrets. But in the run up to this year’s Raindance Film Festival I...
by Elliot Grove | 13 April, 2020 | Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion
I wrote Hollywood’s 4 Biggest Lies for a Raindance newspetter in 1993 or 94 – I can’t quite remember. It’s based on the teachings of Dov S-S Simens who first came to Raindance and Europe on April 4th 1992. This article has been cloned and...
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...
