I’m probably not what most people think a new filmmaker looks like. I’m in my forties, I’m female, I’m working class and I’m originally from a part of the country where no one really makes films (you go into tourism or agriculture). If you had to guess what I do for a living, you might […]
If you’re a sci-fi fan, or you’ve been to a few short film festivals this year, chances are you may have already heard of How to be Human, a dystopian, sci-fi short set in a post-apocalyptic Britain. After screening at film festivals across the UK and internationally, we were lucky enough to speak to the […]
Joseph Adesunloye is an award winning British-Nigerian Filmmaker. He was nominated for the BFI IWC Schaffhausen Filmmakers Bursary Award at the 60th BFI London Film Festival in 2016. The following year Joseph was longlisted ‘Best Debut Screenwriter’ for the prestigious BIFAs (British Independent Film Awards) where his film White Colour Black was longlisted for a total of two […]
Dan Speerin was one of the first YouTube Partners in Canada, and the first Canadian host on The Young Turks Network. He’s the co-creator and producer of several successful multiplatform series, from the narrative series Twixters, which aired on television in over 60 countries, to the award-winning digital series Truth Mashup, to the panel discussion-based series on […]
In a curious departure from dramatic and narrative screenwriting classes, Raindance has invited the well known Graphic novelist Tony Lee to present a one-day Introduction To Writing For Graphic Novels class at Raindance. We sat down with Tony to ask him how a screenwriter could possibly benefit from writing a graphic novel or comic. So, […]
Ahead of the UK premiere of Oh Lucy! at the Raindance Film Festival 2017 Opening Night Gala, we sat down with director Atsuko Hirayanagi to talk about the film. Raindance: Why did you decide to adapt Oh Lucy! from a short film to feature, and what were the greatest challenges in doing so? Atsuko Hirayanagi: I […]
My name is Liza Vespi and I’m the Executive Director of Raindance Canada here in Toronto. Elliot Grove is the Toronto-born-and-raised founder of Raindance — the largest independent film festival in Europe. He’s coming to Toronto to present a series of workshops and events in March, including his master class Lo-to-No Budget Filmmaking. In the […]
I’m fascinated to learn what Toronto’s lo-budget filmmakers can learn from Elliot Grove. I managed to catch up with him in between his busy travel schedule. My name is Tiska Wiederman and I run the Raindance Postgraduate Film Degree programme out of my loft here in Toronto. I’ve known Elliot Grove since 2011. Few people […]
Raindance’s 25th Birthday: Elliot Grove’s FAQs | Why I Raindance | Key Raindance Dates | Raindance eco-System I realised this cold wet Easter weekend that I have been Raindancing since 1992. Funny how it seems like an eternity on one hand, and hardly any time at all on the other. However you cut it, it’s […]
Last week, we sat down for an interview with writer/director Ben Parker whose debut feature The Chamber was recently acquired by Studiocanal after its world premiere at FrightFest London 2016 and screenings at several other international festivals. The Chamber is a thriller that plays upon a sense of horror which is invoked by the vast […]
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