7 Traits of Successful Filmmakers

Greetings!

We're hoooome. Back from Berlin, resting up and prepping for Cannes. If your going to the big sunny one, make sure you come along to our Cannes Survival Guide. Get advice on how to work the business side of things, get into parties and limit your spending. We also offer some free wine to get you in the mood.

If travel isn't your thing then maybe you just want to start honing your pitches for Live!Ammo! Not sure it's up to scratch? We've got a course for that - Pitching Skills Workshop.

And if you don't even want to leave your desk, make sure you check out our facebook page where we've got a battle of indie romance films going on - with great prizes.

Enjoy!

James Burbidge
Editor

In This Issue

Live!Ammuntion!
Your favourite pitching event is back in London. Put £5 in the hat to pitch to our panel of industry experts. They vote on the best pitch and the winner walks off with the money - and maybe even a script request. What? Live! Ammunition! When? Monday 7th March, 6.30-9pm Where? Apollo Cinema, West End How Much? £15 (but FREE to members)

5 good habits for writers

Help you to help you

Writing is a difficult game, especially if you're holding down a full time job whilst you do it. It's also a dream many people give up on, because it seems demanding and never going anywhere.

Well, it needn't all be doom and gloom. A lot of that difficulty comes down to a lack of discipline and good habits. Get into good habits and suddenly everything will start to flow. Here's:

5 Useful habits for the beginning screenwriter

A couple of courses

Producer's Foundation Certificate

This course comprises 5 evening classes, each of which is designed to address a specific part of the producer's varied workload. Learn about tax breaks, business plans, scheduling and more.

Each evening is available to buy as a single night.

What? Producer's Foundation Certificate
When? Tuesdays 1/8/15/22/29 March
Where? Apollo Cinema West End
How Much? £165 + VAT
Members get a 15% discount

Call us on 0207 287 3833 or Book Online

Directing Actors

Learn from a director with a theatre background how to get the most out of your most valuable asset: your actors. Working with professional actors, Chris Thomas will demonstrate techniques to be used in rehearsal as well as on set to develop rounded and deep characters on screen.

What? Directing Actors
When? 5/6 March 2011
Where? 10 Craven Street, WC2N 5PE
How Much? £249.95 + VAT
Members get a 15% discount

Call us on 0207 287 3833 or Book Online

Raindance News

New Tutors

Raindance is proud to welcome two new tutors to our stable of industry professionals. Gang, meet:

Gabriela Enis, who has more than 24 years of experience in film and television, working mainly as editor but also as producer and director. She has edited over 90 films for BBC, CH4, and was nominated for BAFTA Best Short Film Award.

Roland Heap, who was born into analogue and raised digitally. He cut his teeth at Abbey Road studios, working on Hollywood film scores. He now works as a sound designer and recordist, and has supervised the sound for a number of features, including Academy award nominee Ashvin Kumar's debut feature 'The Forest.'

London's First International Oscar Season

Friday 18 - Thursday 24 Feb Watch the trailer here
Tickets: £9.50/ £8.50 conc Box Office: 020 7328 1000
At the Tricycle Cinema

Don't miss this special week-long festival celebrating the best international film submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards® ahead of the Awards night on 27 February. With UK Premieres, special pre-release screenings, and a chance to revisit the most critically acclaimed entries released in 2010.

The line up includes Oscar nominated films Incendies (Canada), Outside the Law (Algeria), Biutiful (Mexico); alongside semi-finalists Confessions (Japan), Life, Above All (South Africa) and Simple Simon (Sweden). As well as critically acclaimed Of Gods and Men (France) and Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thailand); and a chance to see further international entries from Brazil, Croatia, The Netherlands, Serbia and Israel.

SPECIAL OFFER
The Tricycle have kindly offered Raindance mailing list subscribers special £6.50 tickets for the festival films (usually £9.50 each). To see any of the evening screenings for this special price call the Box Office and quote 'Raindance mailing list offer'. Tickets are limited and must be booked in advance of the screening so be quick to avoid disappointment!

Short Film Fund Announced for Young Filmmakers

IdeasTap are offering all 16-25 year olds the opportunity to make a short film without having to worry about raising the funds.

There are 8 prizes of £5,000 up for grabs, and the resulting film should be no longer than 5 minutes.

We're looking for original and engaging ideas - anything from a documentary, conceptual piece, a trailer for a feature, a music video, fashion film or an animated short to name a few possibilities.