by Li-Wei Chu | 14 June, 2018 | Festivals, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
One of the many things that we here at Raindance have to do (besides answering your phone calls) is to review submissions that people from around the world enter into the film festival. All of the submitted films are amazing, but only a few can make it into the actual...
by Elliot Grove | 29 January, 2016 | Filmmaking, In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Donald Trump is not my favourite person: His physique, his manner, his views and opinions are the anathema to everything I stand for. But Donald Trump has become an icon – a phenomenon that is sweeping America. In the process, he’s changed the political...
by Katy Vans | 4 November, 2015 | Filmmaking, Interviews
Showing her first feature film at Raindance 2015 Laura Plancarte took some time out from working on her next project to share some words of wisdom with us. I’m from Mexico and my career comes originally from the visual arts. I’m a performance artist, an installation...
by Julian Grant | 2 September, 2015 | Uncategorized
Trailers matter. The work we do as filmmakers is best illustrated and tested with a dramatic and visual trailer that shows our hard work to our best advantage. Don’t give away all of the story (like the mainstream does) and try to make sure that the look, sound...
by Elliot Grove | 5 May, 2015 | In Our Opinion
Stepping into the unknown can trigger a whole set of emotions – from excitement to paralytic fear. I bet anyone making a movie can relate to this: “Will I have the wherewithal to finish this, will anyone see it, and what if they laugh (or cry) in the wrong...
