With FrightFest annual horror feast nearly on us, Nina Romain looks at the onscreen cases of technology running riot – and why we run to watch them. Technology getting the upper hand over humans has long been a beloved horror theme, showing us what happens when we don’t get to live in the glossy fiction of the […]
Hi, my name is Rebekah Louisa Smith and I am a Film Festival Strategist. I help filmmakers get their films seen in film festivals around the world by creating for you the right type of strategy and recommending the best-suited festivals to submit your film to. I’ve helped thousands of filmmakers worldwide get their films […]
Every independent filmmaker who gets into a festival faces the same math. A publicist runs a few thousand dollars. Press kits, social ads, after parties, travel for the team, and more rack up costs fast. For a single festival, expenses can run from a few hundred dollars to north of twenty thousand. The assumption underneath […]
34TH RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: Some Films Can’t Wait Connor Storrie in April X and authorized doc Eddie Cochran: Don’t Forget Me bookend 10 days of crucial cinema 34th Raindance Film Festival: 17 – 26 June at host cinema Vue Piccadilly In an increasingly divisive and polarised world, the power of storytelling has never been more […]
Cannes Film Festival attracts thousands of filmmakers, producers, sales agents, influencers, journalists, and hopefuls every year. Most first-timers arrive thinking it’s about glamour. It isn’t. It’s infrastructure. Power. Timing. Relationships. Endurance. Here’s what first-timers almost always get wrong. 1. They think it is a film festival first Cannes is a marketplace disguised as a festival Yes, […]
Raindance Seven: 7 Ways to Prep for Cannes So It Actually Changes Your Career Seven is a useful number. Not because it’s neat—but because it forces choices. Cannes doesn’t reward effort. It rewards clarity. These seven are the difference between “I went to Cannes” and “Cannes moved my career forward.” 1. Decide Why You’re Going […]
How to Get In, Stay Smart, and Actually Get Somewhere Let’s get something straight. Cannes Film Festival is not a festival. It’s a marketplace wrapped in glamour, soaked in heat, and fuelled by anxiety. You don’t “attend” Cannes. You survive it—and if you’re smart, you leverage it. 1. Accreditation: Your First Gatekeeper If you don’t […]
Outdoor film events compete with noise before they compete with other films. People are moving, checking phones, following friends, and making fast choices. If your screening is hard to spot, it is easy to miss, no matter how good the film is. Visibility is not about shouting. It is about helping the right people notice […]
After thirty-three years of staging Raindance — Europe’s largest and longest-running celebration of fiercely independent cinema, I’ve learned that it’s never just the films that make a festival unforgettable. It’s the characters who roam the foyers, crowd the bars, hijack the Q&As, and occasionally corner you with a 17-minute pitch about a dystopian love story […]
TCCFF2024 press conference: TCCFF founder Tery Wong Imamura centres a panel explaining the festival’s goals to media as they watch a video greeting from City of Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow. In October, Toronto will play host to the second annual Toronto Chinese Canadian Film Festival, the delightful festival that pulled way above its weight in […]
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