With major film festivals being extremely competitive, you might think that after getting accepted into a selection of festivals, the hardest job is done. Your film will get seen and hopefully that will bring all the indie film buzz you wish for. But now you need to Market Your Festival Screening. I’ll use Raindance as […]
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 are accessible all-year round! Here we have compiled a list of […]
A big number of filmmakers, film professionals and film enthusiasts gathered together for the Independent Filmmaker’s Ball on Wednesday April 18th at Cafè de Paris in London. People dressed in their pineapple-coconut shirts carried a networking night as the event celebrated 26 years of Raindance, which started in 1992. This event was well attended by […]
In my previous article, I talked about the Set of Principles that the BFI and other major UK film organisations have recently adopted for industry leaders to tackle bullying and harassment. I suggested how independent filmmakers can also help from below by setting a standard for people who are just starting out in the industry. Then […]
Last week BAFTA’s were full of moments of solidarity for the Time’s Up movement. As part of this long-time due reckoning against sexual harassment and towards more diversity in the film industry, Emma Watson announced the launch of a Set of Principles from the BFI and other major UK film organisations to tackle and prevent bullying and […]
As long as your film has more than one shot, continuity matters. If you’re just starting out to direct and edit, you’ll soon discover that continuity editing is everywhere! And as much as you might think that your script is based on a really original and creative concept, you’ll still need continuity to express that […]
This week I’m going to give you a short introduction to the weird, surreal and endlessly entertaining world of new silent cinema. While you might already be familiar with 2011 Oscar-winner The Artist, you’ll soon discover that that film is just the tip of the iceberg of what filmmakers have been doing in recent years […]
There are pros and cons to go to film school, as Baptiste explains in his article. Indeed, Col says you should not go to film school at all, but rather use that money to make your own film. But what about Film Studies? Throughout my undergraduate and postgraduate degree, I’ve had people getting super interested […]
Anyone who remembers Martin Scorsese’s Hugo (2011) has had a short introduction to the weird, innovative, and sometimes pretty awkward world of the first few years of film history, what Tom Gunning has defined as the “cinema of attractions”. One of the thing that strikes me the most about the few films we can see […]
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