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 ideas and our own brand.”
And just like that, Raindance was born.
Remarkably, that first year’s event only cost £150. Plus something creatives have in abundance – a thousand hours of time. But we had a dream, our love for film, a ton of ambition, shelves full of scripts and VHS cassettes, and a big “R” on all of them. The rest is history. Our history.
That day, when we started, we were three people around a table. Looking back, we were far away from the dream team we have today. But we are visionaries, creators, and filmmakers. And we do what visionaries, creators and filmmakers do best. We got better.
Every day, every festival, and every film course we got better. With every new idea we got better. With every mistake we got better. And because of that, every filmmaker and everyone taking our courses got better.
From Day One, everything we did – and still do – was to unleash the potential of every visual content creator around the world. To make you stronger, more exciting and more entertaining. And to help you reach new audiences. To help you do things you never knew you could do. And it is because of you that we are who we are today.
How You can Support Raindance
Money is important, of course. But there are lots of other ways that you can support Raindance and Independent Film.
1.Tell your friends!
Did you know that word-of-mouth is the most powerful tool that Hollywood uses to market films? If you have had a good experience at a Raindance event, or enjoyed a Raindance article, pick up your phone and SMS, email or call a friend. I really helps us get the word about independent film out there
2.Follow us on social media
Blow nor ego and follow us!
Whether you are a fan of social media or not – follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or TikTik.
3. Subscribe to our mailing list
Did you know that our potential sponsors look at the size of our mailing list? Simply joining adds another name to our list. It makes us look better to potential brand partners. And, you’ll be getting weekly tips and tricks about screenwriting and filmmaking
4.Comment on our blog posts and articles
Did you know that one of the best ways to enhance your own personal branding, and to increase your ‘social media authority’ is to comment on blog posts about subjects of interest to you? Your comments on the 2.000+ Raindance blog posts increases our social reach and authority too. It’s like a 2-4-1: You win. We win.
5.Become a member
Your membership fees allow us to do all sorts of cool things like, the Raindance Film Festival. Member get a whole range of free things, plus discounts and special privileges. You can Join Here right now.
6. Become a patron
If you are in the financial position to contribute to the social enterprise that is Raindance, give us a call at +44 207 930 3412. or email me, Elliot Grove.
We can discuss a strategy that meets your wishes and which will enable us to ampliphy the work Raindance does.
7. Create a brilliant script or film
Why are you reading this anyway? The best way to help Raindance is to do something brilliant. That we we can champion your successes like we do with Christopher Nolan, Edgar Wright, Gareth Edwards and a host of other truly notable filmmakers who have made the most incredible and memorable films.
