Our horror challenge is back, and we’re ready to shake things up with a sixty second film: “An Unexpected Twist”.

Tomorrow we celebrate the winner of our Raindance One-Minute Horror Short competition by suggesting how to make them longer.

Shooting slow-motion cinematography is a very rewarding experience. When you see the smiles on peoples faces as they see ...

One of the reasons I loved animation was the ability to tell stories. The other was the constant reward of learning something ...

Most indie post-production schedules are built around work: assembly, rough cut, fine cut, picture lock, sound, colour, ...

If you already post on YouTube, put a 30-second cut out as a Short or a teaser before the full trailer, then open its ...

Fifteen films make the 2026 longlist, from a Sundance-winning protest documentary to a Victorian found-footage horror shot in a circular frame Raindance today announces the fifteen-film longlist for ...

Everyone loves a good Halloween-themed horror, but what about horror films set mainly in summer, in broad daylight or crowded situations?

Writing an email to a potential investor takes about ten minutes of your time. Being ready for the reply can take months. That gap catches a lot of first-time filmmakers and even some seasoned ones.

I’ve met plenty of filmmakers with a first feature script they can’t afford to shoot. Too many locations. Too many characters. Extreme waiting for someone else to say yes. Why would you do that to ...

Can a film tell its story without a single line of dialogue? That was one of the questions I wanted to explore when I began making Persian Gulf (2026). The film is a 4-minute-31-second, dialogue-free ...

In this post I welcome vertical filmmaking and then list seven sins that will halt your career. Some filmmakers can tell you the sensor size of every camera on the market. Ask what their protagonist ...