by Elliot Grove | 24 June, 2018 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Getting your film made is easy, compared to the struggles filmmakers have in getting their films distributed. Many filmmakers are now turning to self-distribution. At Raindance Film Festival we work with countless filmmakers trying to get their shorts, features and...
by Eleonora Passelli | 22 January, 2018 | In Our Opinion, Raindance Film Festival
Attending a film festival is always such a unique experience, from the award ceremonies, to the parties, galas, filmmakers’ panels and, of course, the screenings themselves. But that doesn’t mean that you can enjoy these films only during the festival – many of them...
by Elliot Grove | 20 December, 2017 | Directing, Documentary, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion
No one thought Raindance would survive when I plunged and took the leap, way back when Princess Diana was still alive. It was in fact on April 3rd and 4th 1992 that the very first Raindance event took place – the legendary 2-Day Film School with Dov Simens. I...
by Elliot Grove | 28 November, 2017 | In Our Opinion, News
Put down the Christmas cake! Make movies! There’s no reason to delay your movie. Move from amateur to professional. Stop making excuses. Stop blagging the blag. Get off your couch and start doing something meaningful! You don’t need no film school! You’ve...
by Elliot Grove | 22 October, 2017 | Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
I didn’t go to film school (or university for that matter) and I am completely self-taught. Then I decided to look for film jobs. There are hundreds of times I wished I had learned some basic tricks of the film trade, and knuckled down and had some basic...
