Japan is a fascinating country facing a unique problem. Birth rates have been spiraling and the average age of the population is 45 years – the second highest after Monaco. Until the recent Abe administration, Japan had been relaxing its traditionally strict immigration policy, allowing more and more foreigners to come to the country for […]
Recently, two major events occurred in my life: my daughter Tabitha’s first day at school, and releasing my second feature as director, The Mirror. The two have more in common than you might think. As Tabitha disappeared into the bowels of her new school, waving merrily, thoughts raced through my mind: would people like her? […]
Sound, as they say, is fifty-percent of the film. Music is one-third of the sound design and Steven Saltzman, along with his compilation of interviews from various professionals in the industry, explores what it is, why it is so important, how it all works, and many different situations that arise while in music editing and […]
The winners have been announced! Congratulations to our winners on Twitter, Dan Morgan and Rebecca Earp, for their entry, “The Itch!” And our winner on Instagram, Riyadh Haque, for his entry, “4X4!” How to Take Part: On Twitter 1) Shoot a 14-second Horror Film. 2) Upload it to Youtube. 3) Tweet us to enter […]
The Marvel comic universe has taken over the film industry in a way very few could have ever imagined even a decade ago, when the first few films had already rolled out. Now, films licensed by or directly produced by Marvel Studios are responsible for billions of dollars in worldwide revenue. The latest Marvel releases […]
Hi, my name is Madison and I’m a new intern at Raindance. And if I’ve learned anything in my first few weeks here, it’s that I’m in way over my head when it comes to producing film. To reference a very confused girl with sparkly red shoes: cameras, lights, sound equipment, oh my. The most […]
“Raindance Makes Filmmakers” read the banner hoisted at the Raindance party at SET OnKing across from the Bell Lightbox during TIFF 2014. It’s more than a slogan. It’s true. In the twelve months since I met the Raindance organization, I’ve gone from wanting to work in the film business to being an active member of […]
You have an idea for a brand new webseries and you can’t wait to start making it. You’re feeling inspired, excited and maybe a little overwhelmed. Creating a solid webseries isn’t easy just because its a short form media for the small screen – or at least, it shouldn’t be. True, it can feel like […]
Why is it that cinemas, theatres, art galleries, music venues and dance companies are closing in droves? Film festivals struggle all the time too. Arts organisations face an uphill battle for economic survival. As our governments in Europe and America slash arts funding, ballet companies, theatres, art galleries, opera companies and film festivals need to […]
John Owen is the first British director to make a Bollywood movie and Elliot Grove had no hesitation in inviting him to screen The Goa Run (aka Peter Gaya Kaam Se) at Raindance 2014. But that was only going to happen if John was to win a long running `David and Goliath’ battle with producers […]
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