by Elliot Grove | 26 September, 2020 | Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Screenwriting
Facebook’s former director of monetisation Tim Kendall has has a great deal of wisdom. And his insights are a terrific resource for filmmakers. His way of connecting Big Tobacco and Facebook offers useful strategic advice to filmmakers and storytellers. Kendal...
by Lisa Smith | 14 August, 2020 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Technical Craft
As a sound mixer, Janet Urban has over 26 years working in the film industry, she has an Emmy under her belt, multiple nominations, and a resume full of impressive names like Darren Aronofsky, Damien Chazelle, and Peter Berg. But how did she get there? Many young...
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 | 29 December, 2019 | Filmmaking Career, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
I wrote this article on Social Media Capitalism way back in 2013. I have looked at it again, and decided it merits a republish. The only thing I don’t know much about is the current state of Pinterest. Back in 2013 everyone was talking bout Pinterest....
by Elliot Grove | 25 December, 2019 | In Our Opinion, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Raindance Film Festival, Screenwriting
Everything seems to be moving so quickly in our world. The next decade’s key trends in politics, ecology, and financial structures are changing faster than the polar ice cap is melting. So where does that leave independent filmmakers seeking to eek out a living...
