We spoke to Michael Shlain, the Director/Producer, about his new short film In a Foreign Town. Q1. Raindance: For our readers that are new to the works of Thomas Ligotti, could you tell us a little bit about him? Michael Shlain: Thomas Ligotti is one of the truly great writers working today, and one of the […]
Candice is a newly released short film, written by short filmmaker Alexei Slater, directed by George Watson and produced by Dom Riley. After a run at festivals, the short is seeing wider internet distribution through the YouTube platform Million Youth Media. I caught up with Alexei to talk about the film, his varied career and […]
Visual effects are a huge part of the film industry, and aren’t just limited to big budget Hollywood films. I recently got to interview Vicki Lau, a VFX professional, using the social distanced medium of email. Vicki has been in the industry for 6 years with compositing experience in both After Effects and Nuke. Her […]
Of course Raindance as a company has financial targets and goals like any other business, from dry cleaning to dentistry. But an important aspect of our goals, and my goals personally, is to help other filmmakers.
In 2015 I had just finished the independent feature ‘A Dark Reflection.’ The film was a feature film based on the ongoing issue of contaminated air on aircraft. The last film to be shot on Fuji 35mm and was Britain’s biggest co-operative film. Everyone worked on the film for shares in the film. The film […]
When you sit on a plane, do you ever ask yourself where the air you breathe comes from? On all aircraft, apart from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the breathing air comes from the engines and is supplied totally unfiltered to crews and passengers. This air is known as ‘bleed air’ as its bled off the […]
We’re so proud that 2 films that screened at Raindance have made it to the BIFA’s Raindance Discovery Award long-list, including Masters of Love, an amusing romantic comedy directed by Matt Roberts. We sat down and asked Matt a few questions about his creation and process. What inspired the idea behind Masters of Love? I’d […]
We are proud to announce that Hilda, an incredible film we’ve had the honour of premiering at Raindance 2019, has been included in the BIFA 2019 Raindance Discovery Award long-list! We sat down with the director, Rishi Pelham, to ask a few questions about his ideas and processes. How did the idea for the film […]
Based on the classic 1961 polish sci- fi novel by Stanislaw Lem, and most notably adapted by film giants Andrei Tarkovsky and Steven Soderbergh, Solaris is both lauded and loved by sci- fi and film fans alike. This October will see a major new stage production open at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, adapted by David […]
The director of our closing night film, Susanne Heinrich, chats to us about what it’s like to have her first feature film Aren’t You Happy? as Closing Night Film for the 27th Raindance Film Festival. Interview with Susanne Heinrich, director of Aren’t You Happy This is a fantastic debut film. Congratulations! Could you tell us […]
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