Keep your IP, own your audience

[Elliot Grove]

Releasing user guide, plus members Vue pass.

View this email in browser Dear Stu, If you're thinking about distribution, Raindance Releasing is built for filmmakers who want a direct relationship with their audience and clearer economics. Read on for the user guide, Vue Pass and your Circle invite. Yours in filmmaking, Rebecca and Elliot

New member perk: Vue Pass Join as a Create member to access. Raindance Create members can now access Vue Pass codes, giving you great savings on 2D general admission at your nearest Vue location (and other Vue locations, depending on ticket group). Choose from: Super Saver ticket codes, VIP ticket codes, or Retail Combo codes (large drink + large popcorn, no admission included). Find the registration link in the Raindance Circle in the Members Lounge (Create only). Join as a Create member today to access. Join Create

Cinema. Not content. Raindance Releasing exists so indie filmmakers can keep their IP, own their audience data and earn a direct share of revenue. It is a way to bypass the usual gatekeepers and the black-box royalty statements that come with them. And in true Raindance spirit, it is a curated home for daring, genre-defying, boundary-pushing cinema. Are you a filmmaker looking to release on Raindance Releasing? Check out the user guide. Watch now

Stay connected after the festival Raindance Circle is where we stay connected after the festival. Missed swapping details with someone you clicked with? Circle's the easiest way to reconnect. Post updates, ask for feedback and find collaborators, opportunities and your next gig. Free to join, quick to set up. Join the Circle

Own a Piece of Rock and Roll History Bid now on a handcrafted Avalon guitar and support the IFT

Raindance and Avalon Guitars have teamed up to celebrate Eddie Cochran and support the Independent Film Trust. The auction launched with our Closing Night film Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me, the first official documentary made with the Cochran family estate. The headline item is Sanctuary by Avalon, a custom-built Avalon Master Series guitar handcrafted in Northern Ireland. The package also includes a guided tour of Avalon Guitars and a private recording session at Stoney Road Studios in Belfast. Proceeds support the IFT and its work backing filmmakers and stories that get overlooked. Find out more

7 Lessons Indie Filmmakers Can Learn From Blues Legends Most filmmakers chase technique. Elliot argues the thing people actually remember is feeling. In Elliot's latest stack, seven blues legends become seven reminders for indie filmmakers: commit to tone, leave space, embrace rough edges, and let emotion do the heavy lifting. Read more

Starting next week: Filmmakers' Foundation Certificate July is a good moment to get the fundamentals locked in. A script that is shootable, a plan that holds up on set, directing choices that serve the story and a production process that stays on track. What the course covers: writing for low budget films lo-to-no budget filmmaking and producing basics director's toolkit production and post-production breaking into the film industry £299.95 Secure your place

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