, Every year at the Raindance Film Festival we receive an avalanche of submissions. Features. Shorts. Documentaries. Experiments. Passion projects. First films made on borrowed cameras. Carefully engineered festival contenders. As co-head of programming, I’m here to answer questions about programming at Raindance.. This year alone, 11,000 shorts and features arrived in our inbox. Yet […]
As the school year begins, a new chapter unfolds, bringing with it opportunities to explore, create, and refine your passions. If you’re a student with an interest in filmmaking, this is the perfect time to dive into your craft. Whether you’re picking up a camera for the first time or you’ve already got a few […]
The Raindance Credo is a philosophy designed to empower independent filmmakers by emphasising creativity, resourcefulness, and a do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. Rooted in the spirit of independence, the credo serves as a guide for filmmakers who may not have access to large budgets or traditional industry support but are determined to bring their stories to life. […]
Raindance, like many other film festivals, is increasingly finding itself at the intersection of culture, entertainment, and politics. Here’s how Raindance is dealing with protests and politics: 1.Programming Choices: Festivals often curate films that engage with current social and political issues. Raindance takes this very seriously. We believe our programming choices can be a […]
Few people know more filmmakers than the founder of London, England’s Raindance Film Festival, and the British Independent Film Awards, than Canadian-born Elliot Grove. But it didn’t start that way. Elliot was born Amish Mennonite outside Toronto on a mixed dairy farm. As a youngster, he was always cautioned never to go to the cinema […]
When I started Raindance I can remember thinking: “This is it! This is the moment we’ have all been waiting for. No more waiting for someone else to decide which films get seen. If Raindance is going to succeed or fail, Raindance is going to do it on our its own terms with our own […]
Don’t we all hate painful filmmaking lessons? I do. I’ve had plenty of them. It’s been over 30 years since this whole Raindance thing started, and it’s painful to remember all the naive and often stupid lessons I had to be taught. We’re nearing the end of the festival submissions for this year’s 31st Raindance […]
Ah, networking for creatives, you say? And we all know how hard networking is.and by the way that’s why it’s called networking. And not netpartying. Most people find the thought of walking up to a complete stranger and introducing yourself to be daunting. Here I am going to try and show you how to do […]
I’ve submitted my own films to film festivals many times and I have to tell you, film festivals can really annoy filmmakers. Sitting on the festival side of the fence, there are a lot of things that filmmakers do that really annoy film festivals. 1. Filmmakers who don’t read the festival rules and regulations Each […]
It is with great sadness that the artist, musician, voyeur, author, publisher, producer and filmmaker, Michael Wiese, has passed. He is the founder of Michael Wiese Productions, a production company that specializes in producing films and documentaries. Wiese has also authored several books, including the highly influential “The Independent Filmmaker’s Handbook” This seminal book has […]
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