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Interview from Elliot Grove, founder of Raindance
What made you start Raindance? He was right, of course, but I no longer had any film contacts here or back in Tronto. So I hatched a plan of imported so-called gurus from Hollywood to give seminars and workshops enabling me to learn, make contacts and survive until something concrete kicked in. After a few months, mates of mine started making films, and back then, in 92/93, there wasn't really anywhere special to show British films. So I started the festival, in Leicester Square, to showcse the works of British Filmamkers. You have been running Raindance for nearly twenty years now. How do you manage to keep the festival and training that you do so fresh? What was the reaction of British filmmakers, and the British film industry when you started Raindance. Wasn't John Major still prime minister then? Is it true you got into trouble over using the name? But there's been no trouble since. So why did you chose the name Raindance. Surely it creates confusion with Sundance. Is it harder or easier to get people interested in Raindance Film Festival? Firstly: we have a reputation for showing really excellent films. And films often never seen before in Europe. Distributors regularly come to Raindance to find new films, especially the Asian films. Secondly, people are getting pretty tired of Hollywood fare with their routine formulaic plotlines, and thirdly, independent cinema, by its very nature, is about topics told by deeply passionate people who tell stories about worlds we haven't seen before (where we can learn something useful) or show us the world we already know (where we can learn). And generally, these topics and stories are stories so raw and visceral that Hollyood doesn't dare touch them. How would you describe a Raindance movie? What makes Raindance different? What is the most rewarding memory of Raindance so far to you? i also meet dozens and dozens of the most talented people in my work at Raindance - and that is a special privelege which you just can't describe. Where do you see traditional film festivals going?
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Comments (1)
Good interview!
Bruno,
I have always admired Raindance and thought not a lot of people in the distribution business recognized it enough. Great interview!
Cheers,
Daniela