Celtx Named the Official Scriptwriting Software Partner of Raindance Film School and Film Festival

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (October 17, 2022) - Celtx, a leader in media production software development, has announced its sponsorship of the 30th annual Raindance Film Festival, Europe’s leading independent film festival. As an official partner, The Raindance organization has named Celtx as the official scriptwriting software of Raindance, and the Raindance Film School.

“This new partnership with Raindance is very exciting for us,” said Celtx co-founder and CEO Mark Kennedy. “We are proud to partner with organizations that share our purpose of backing and who also champion creators. We’re looking forward to taking part in this year’s events at the Raindance Festival and celebrating the creative process that goes into filmmaking and screenwriting.”

Celtx joins a handful of festival partners that are supporting Raindance’s new Script Competition, which champions emerging independent writers. This year’s winners were announced earlier this month. The overall winner of the Raindance Feature competition will receive the 'Best Unproduced Screenplay' award at the Festival. All of the script competition winners will receive one-year subscriptions to Celtx Writer Pro.

As the official scriptwriting software for all Raindance Film School campuses, all Raindance Film School students will receive Celtx’s multi-format script editors and easy-to-use script writing software to support their learning and growth. While at the festival, Celtx will present a masterclass on “Script Break Down” as part of the Industry Programme track taking place on October 27.

“Our festival, community, and educational programs exist to provide creators with the best opportunities, resources, and experiences that we can offer,” says Elliot Grove, founder of Raindance. “The path to a career in writing is a long and arduous task, which is why we have chosen to partner with Celtx which has helped to support the careers of so many writers previously. We know that at the heart of the Celtx business is a desire to support writers and creators so they can produce their best work.”