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 Geraint Anderson | 11 October, 2019 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Creatives generally don’t make great entrepreneurs because most of them have their heads firmly in the clouds which, frankly, is exactly where they should be. Subsequently scriptwriters and directors are often not much cop at the ‘business’ part of show business. The...
by Charlotte Christy | 29 May, 2019 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Our 2019 Crowdfunding Campaign is based on the idea that “you always remember you first” – the first indie film experience that turned us into film lovers and filmmakers, and that would like to share with young audiences to spark their interest in...
by Raindance | 7 May, 2019 | Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Raindance Film Festival, Uncategorized
Attracting young audiences to the cinema has been an ongoing issue over the last decade. According to the BFI, 15-24 year olds regularly made up over 40% of the audience in the1990s. In 2017, however, they represented just 28%. Though this age group still continues to...
by Sylvie Dumont | 17 December, 2018 | Filmmaking, Screenwriting
It’s the last few days before Christmas. The shopping centre zombies are increasing in numbers and in desperation, and you are among them. You drag your feet from store to store, eyes red and weary. What do filmmakers even like? Tripods? Even worse – what...