Never Ask A Filmmaker These 7 Things
With the Raindance Film Festival underway for the 19th time, and with almost 300 filmmakers attending, it's important to know what (and what not) to say to filmmakers at the festival
I've had a whole lot of experience with filmmakers, and made every mistake under the book.
Read 7 Things Not To say To Filmmakers
I've had a whole lot of experience with filmmakers, and made every mistake under the book.
Read 7 Things Not To say To Filmmakers
Filmmaking: The Terrible Job Everyone Wants
We are getting ready to launch the 19th edition of the Raindance Film Festival with a stellar lineup of 100 features, nearly 150 short films from a record-breaking 36 countries.
Thats about 250 heart breaking stories from the participating filmamkers about how hard it is to make it.
Want more? I dare you: Read Filmmaking: The Terrible Job Everyone Wants
Thats about 250 heart breaking stories from the participating filmamkers about how hard it is to make it.
Want more? I dare you: Read Filmmaking: The Terrible Job Everyone Wants
To LIve od Die In LA
One of the great thing about the Raindance Film Festival is you get to reconnect with filmmakers from all over the world - a bit like a mini-Cannes
One such filmmaker is Justin McGoldrick who worked his butt off here in London last year as one of our fabulous interns - and then went back to the States where he just finished another 6 month internship
He has written up some excellent advice
Read:
5 Things I Learned As A LA Film Intern
One such filmmaker is Justin McGoldrick who worked his butt off here in London last year as one of our fabulous interns - and then went back to the States where he just finished another 6 month internship
He has written up some excellent advice
Read:
5 Things I Learned As A LA Film Intern
Chop The Price Of Filmmaking Softeware
Chop the price of film software
When film editor and shooter extraordinarire Christian Bell joined Raindance last spring we noticed he had the best filmmaking software kit of anyone we knew: just about every programme a filmmaker could ever need.
Then we found out it was all FREE! and legal!
It took a bit of arm-twisting, but Christian put together a Software Suite worth over £15,000.
And better yet, these are all Free and Legal versions.
I Just Got Rejected - Again
Raindance got turned down again for a UK BFI Festival grant this week. It's the 29th time our film festival, nearly 20 years old, has been refused public funding.
It's so easy, isn't it, to bet bitter and twisted after you have been rejected for that prized moment?
So I wrote an article about it - this one is going viral:
3 Ways To Reject Rejection
www.raindance.org
It's so easy, isn't it, to bet bitter and twisted after you have been rejected for that prized moment?
So I wrote an article about it - this one is going viral:
3 Ways To Reject Rejection
www.raindance.org
Need An Excuse Fo A Party?
A bit over 10 years ago the UK film Council was created to disperse UK lottery as well as UK government money. Raindance started applying, not just to the UK Film Council heqad office in London, but to regional offices and related programmes funded by public money.
The first one, the second one, the one that wasn't even opened, the one that was late, the one that didn't meet criteria set, the ones unfairly adjudicated, the ones faitly adjudicated until two weeks ago, we received (to no great surprise) our 28th rejection - this time from film London's Audience Development Fund. Strange, because we definately met all the criteria posted and were better qualified than all but 2 of the 6 film festivals who did receive assistance. And this wasn't even for money.
which leaves me here:
Application 29 is currently with the BFI. They have a special fund for film festivals who have lost money due to the economic crunch. Do we ever have the qualifications for this one, and I wonder if the new team at the BFI will give us a fair look on this, our 29th application.
And on Friday we whizzed off funding application number 30 to Skillset with just 8 minutes to spare - number 30.
Now, I'm thinking - 30 rejections from public bodies in 10-ish years is course for celebrations isnt it?
And given that Skillset themselves say they take a good solid 8 weeks to consider applications (quick by most standards) that would put their decision and likely rejection right into September. Add a couple weeks for the usual tooing and froing - I'm thinking
God damn - Lets have a P A R T Y !
30 applications for support for Raindance!
30 rejections!
Timings about perfect to celebrate Opening Night of the 19th Raindance Film Festival
Lets Reject Rejection
And Party All Night!
Wednesday 28 September!
The first one, the second one, the one that wasn't even opened, the one that was late, the one that didn't meet criteria set, the ones unfairly adjudicated, the ones faitly adjudicated until two weeks ago, we received (to no great surprise) our 28th rejection - this time from film London's Audience Development Fund. Strange, because we definately met all the criteria posted and were better qualified than all but 2 of the 6 film festivals who did receive assistance. And this wasn't even for money.
which leaves me here:
Application 29 is currently with the BFI. They have a special fund for film festivals who have lost money due to the economic crunch. Do we ever have the qualifications for this one, and I wonder if the new team at the BFI will give us a fair look on this, our 29th application.
And on Friday we whizzed off funding application number 30 to Skillset with just 8 minutes to spare - number 30.
Now, I'm thinking - 30 rejections from public bodies in 10-ish years is course for celebrations isnt it?
And given that Skillset themselves say they take a good solid 8 weeks to consider applications (quick by most standards) that would put their decision and likely rejection right into September. Add a couple weeks for the usual tooing and froing - I'm thinking
God damn - Lets have a P A R T Y !
30 applications for support for Raindance!
30 rejections!
Timings about perfect to celebrate Opening Night of the 19th Raindance Film Festival
Lets Reject Rejection
And Party All Night!
Wednesday 28 September!
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