On a hot summers evening I couldn’t sleep. It wasn’t just the murky weather that was keeping me up. It’s the fact that after 30+ years, I suddenly realised there are 5 key stages of Raindance. And it took sleeplessness to understand why. The Inception of Raindance Raindance started in 1992 as a thought experiment: […]
Every indie filmmaker seems to have the same goal: Sell a film to Netflix. But few understand the criteria Netflix uses to pick their films. Most assume that Netflix acquires films just the same as any other traditional studio like Warner Bros. or Universal. In reality though, Netflix operates with an entirely different business model. For most […]
These days, the cable operators are pretty much frustrated due to the low business of increased online streaming services. Many households have started cutting down the cable connection, saying they get better TV-shows on online platforms. One such popular online streaming service like Netflix is the Hulu TV, from the Walt Disney Productions. Hulu has […]
Our 2019 Crowdfunding Campaign is based on the idea that “you always remember your first” – the first indie film experience that turned us into film lovers and filmmakers. We thought you would like to share with young audiences to spark their interest in indie film. We’ve compiled a list of what we consider to […]
As a young cinemagoer and film enthusiast I watch a lot of movies, but most of them from the comfort of my own home. Going out to the cinema is a special event to me and I choose very carefully which films to watch on a big screen. There are a number of factors impacting […]
It’s been a busy few days in Hollywood: the historic 20th Century Fox studio was absorbed into the Mouse House, and Apple announced its long-anticipated foray into video streaming services. Streaming platforms – mostly Netflix – have been major troublemakers in the film and television industries in recent years. Film festivals are not quite sure […]
The end of awards season feels as abrupt as its launch is protracted. While it doesn’t get in full swing until January when the big ones, such as the Golden Globes announce their nominations and winners, but awards season now takes half the year, starting in the summer with the film festivals in Telluride, Venice […]
The struggle between artistic impulses and commercial imperatives is a question as old as art itself. In the film world, big data is changing all that. The joy and greatness of independent film is that the artist’s vision supersedes the fiduciary interests associated to the project. It doesn’t ignore them -nor should it- but it […]
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 […]
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