Here they are folks! The nominations were announced by Ewan McGregor at 12:30 today at the St. Martin’s Lane Hotel. The winners were announced at a star-studded event in Old Billingsgate Fish Market in central London on Sunday December 8th. The are marked with *** below. Now go see each of these films. They are […]
7 November 2013 Europe’s biggest independent film festival is coming to Berlin! The first edition of Raindance Film Festival Berlin will take place over 4 days (Wed 20th – Sat 23rd Nov. 2013) at Katerholzig. Presented by the Berlin Film Society, the festival will feature a number of eye-opening documentaries, acclaimed feature films, award-winning short films, intensive filmmaking workshops, director Q&As, panel […]
“The American film industry presents one of the greatest threats to the continued survival of British cinema.” This, and variations thereof, was a common answer we received during the filming of our documentary, The Reel Britain (http://toskaproductions.com/). Yet curiously, British film inspires endless enthusiasm and passionate love among American artists and filmmakers. That same […]
Over the weekend of October 18-20, I participated in the 48 hour film project, which was an intense experience that we decided to participate in VERY last minute. No sleep, near heart-attacks when things went wrong during editing, and last minute addition of cast and crew (we went from being a team of two to […]
Oh, the sweet sound of childhood! When nap time was a requirement and the sharing of lollipops could start the very best of friendships. When two people could play Legos for hours and never get bored then somehow find enough energy to run outside and play with all of the pirates, aliens, ponies, and […]
Lou Reed was known for his monotone voice, poetic lyrics, grinding guitar and pioneering the Indie rock movement as the leading man of the Velvet Underground. He was a songwriter, musician and innovator who gave voice to a generation and set the tone for an era of artistic fearlessness. With his recent passing, we reflect […]
It is not the right occasion to write this article. One of the most extraordinary songwriters and the lead singer of the Velvet Underground – Lou Reed – has passed away at the age of 71. Not many of you may know, but Mr. Reed was also a juror at the 14th Raindance Film Festival […]
You know you want to Make a 15-second film and post it on our Facebook wall. All entrants win 10% off any Raindance weekend course, and one lucky winner will get something extra special in the post! Click here to find out more In the mean time, check out last year’s winner, as well as […]
In 2008 Mark Gill, former president of Miramax and Warner Independent, gave a speech at L.A‘s Film Festival listing quite a few reasons why independent film was in serious trouble. From closing of Miramax and Warner Independent to the fact that only five films out of 5000 submitted to Sundance get US theatrical release. In short- the picture wasn’t […]
Robots have been a major source of inspiration (and revenue) from the dawn of filmmaking. Some see them as a way to express concerns about the daunting cyber-dominated future or as means to observe humans as opposition to the artificial machines. Either way, most of the time underlining concept behind the story is an expression of […]
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