Ever since the coining of the phrase male gaze by Laura Mulvey in 1975, there has been the question, what characterizes the female gaze? Or as I like to say, the feminine gaze (I’ll explain why at the end of this article). Separate from the systemic issues, what is the essential nature of the lens […]
To film festival attendees every where – why are you attending a film festival? One of my favourite bloggers is Brittany Leaning who writes for Hubspot, one of my favourite websites. I’ve adapted her article for film festivals There are so many benefits to attending Raindance Film Festival: see great movies listen and learn at […]
Women have had to continuously fight for positive representation in the industry. At Raindance, we prioritise amplifying minority voices. And so, in the vein of empowering women in film, I have shortlisted some of my favourite films directed by women that will be screening at Raindance this year. Each film explores womanhood, identity and femininity […]
As a programmer at Raindance, I have the privilege of watching hundreds of fantastic film submissions, but that also means having to make the meticulous decision of deciding which films should be screened. After years of reviewing countless films, I’ve come up with the ultimate guide to deciding which films are worth watching. Hopefully this […]
Women representation in film has been a relevant topic for decades, but it is especially in the last 4-5 years since the start of the MeToo movement that it became even more influential in the industry. Probably the most popular parameter to monitor women’s representation in movies, the Bechdel Test was actually first created in […]
We always hear about the most popular Screenwriting books. From masters of the craft such as Syd Field and Blake Snyder through to teacher gurus – from Aristotle to Robert McKee. But what about the unsung heroes behind mastering the craft of Screenwriting? The authors that deserve the same recognition are often left out. Most […]
Raindance 30th Birthday: Elliot Grove’s FAQ’s | Why I Raindance | Key Raindance Dates | Raindance eco-System I just passed another milestone – I rewrote the Raindance Producer’s Lab book, only 38 months after my original deadline! It was a real monster – at over 250,000 words. Just managing the manuscript was a challenge. So […]
You’ve made a film – congratulations. Are you hitting film festival brick walls? Every year about this time I start getting emails from filmmakers complaining about their treatment at the hands of film festival programmers who have skipped over their film. There’s even expensive professional advisers who train disgruntled filmmakers how to do better with […]
It’s soon time for painful lessons of independent film here at Raindance. Let me explain. On the Labor day weekend in America (Labour Day if you are Canadian like me), we finalise the schedule for the Raindance Film Festival which means that a lot of filmmakers get let down because we just can’t show everything […]
There are many ways to break into the film industry. And for each successful career, there is a different route. And here are some humble runners who became film directors despite their humble beginnings. Guy Ritchie Guy Ritchie started off as a runner, making tea for the director Peter Levelle (The guy who did the […]
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