by Oli Picken | 23 December, 2020 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Interviews, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Screenwriting
Photo credit: Daniel D. Moses Candice is a newly released short film, written by short filmmaker Alexei Slater, directed by George Watson and produced by Dom Riley. After a run at festivals, the short is seeing wider internet distribution through the YouTube platform...
by Elliot Grove | 21 December, 2020 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing
The world of film finance is filled with myths and misinformation. It is also filled with ruthless sharks and grifters. In my 30 years at Raindance I have seen just about every type of film finance that you shouldn’t ever use. Have a look (below) and see if you...
by Elliot Grove | 17 December, 2020 | Community, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Producing
Filmmakers are always looking for work. The challenge of how to find work during COVID in the challenge of 2020. Here are some ideas of what you can do. At the bottom of this page you will see an A-Z of twenty-seven different websites where you can look for film work!...
by Elliot Grove | 5 August, 2020 | Community, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career
The 2020 public health crises has impacted everything we do. And in few other industries than the creative industries, and specifically filmmaking. You’d have to be pretty isolated not to notice that there are thousands of people calling themselves filmmakers. Is...
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...
