Seven is a useful number for horror. Seven days trapped somewhere you should never have gone. Seven bad decisions. Seven bodies. Seven secrets nobody talks about until it is too late. And perhaps that is why Australian horror often feels so primal. It strips cinema back to instinct. Survival. Fear. Isolation. Emotional collapse. Films like […]
Independent cinema does not survive by accident. Every breakthrough filmmaker, every daring first feature, every unforgettable screening experience exists because somewhere, someone decided that new voices matter. Independent film has always depended on communities of artists, audiences, mentors, donors and believers willing to support storytelling before the rest of the world catches up. For more […]
Another Raindance. Another back-to-back horror feature marathon. And as horror subgenres continue to multiply, merge, or mutate, we have 17 brilliant horror films categorised for your terrifying viewing pleasure. From the evening of Thursday 18 June through to Sunday 21 June, horror fans can immerse themselves in over three days of premieres, cast and crew […]
A Raindance Reality Check What Kind of Filmmaker Are You? Our founder claims to have fumbled and bumbled around for yesrs. stopping, starting, and never finishing anything. Does this hit a not4e with you? We were tidying up the office on Friday ahead of the Spring Bank Holiday and found this Raindance Reality Check: Seven […]
If you have been reading our founder’s Substack, you will here a lot about a new film movement coming out of America, and now in the UK, called “Nondē” Meaning Non-dependent filmmaking. 1. NonDē Is Not Anti-Hollywood Remember that NonDeē Meaning Non-dependent filmmaking NonDē doesn’t exist to attack Hollywood. Hollywood doesn’t need help collapsing.It’s doing […]
I need to confess something: I’ve always disliked Tony Robbins. The booming voice. The stadiums full of people chanting affirmations. The messiah complex that sits somewhere between a Vegas show and a religious revival. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: I’ve long admired his craft. Not his message, not his methods, but his ability to command […]
Robert Redford has passed away, and with him goes one of the most remarkable careers in the history of cinema. But if you look closely at his life, you’ll see not just a dazzling filmography or a string of awards — you’ll see a blueprint. Redford left us a playbook that young actors and filmmakers […]
When I put on my “Raindance goggles,” the world looks a little different. Every advert I see becomes a filmmaking lesson. And lately, the lesson isn’t a pretty one: advertising has fallen headfirst into what I call the pornification trap. We’ve all seen it. Everything gets labelled “porn” these days—food porn, travel porn, gear porn. […]
I’ve been banging this drum since the ‘90s: the future of media doesn’t belong to the gatekeepers. It belongs to the makers. Now Fox—yes, that Fox—is finally catching on. As Variety reports, they’re snapping up digital-first creators faster than the majors can say “what’s a Discord server?” But let’s be clear: this isn’t about Gen […]
At Raindance, we believe one thing above all: bold new voices are where great cinema begins. Each year, the Raindance Discovery Award celebrates those voices—filmmakers whose work may be modest in budget but rich in vision. In 2024, the award was renamed in honour of Elisar Cabrera, a cherished member of the Raindance family whose […]
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