Raindance Film Festival

The Raindance Film Festival is the UK's largest independent film festival. [ [http://www.filmfestivals.com/bulletin/08/may/raindance.shtml 2008 Raindance Film Festival ] ] It was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove to extend the normal film school activities of Raindance and to celebrate and support independent filmmaking - it runs in the autumn each year in London's West End and always features an eclectic mix of genres with films from all over the world.

The festival has a very strong music influence and incorporates music related films, special events and has premiered "Pulp Fiction", "The Blair Witch Project", "Capturing the Friedmans", "Memento", "Oldboy", Steve Balderson's "Firecracker", and "Girlfriend in a Kimono".

Jury members have included Lou Reed, actress Dame Judi Dench, Iggy Pop, Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn, Mick Jones of The Clash, Andrea Arnold, Marky Ramone, and American filmmaker Jonathan Caouette.

Patrons of Raindance include Ewan McGregor, Terry Gilliam, Mike Figgis, Ken Loach, and Marky Ramone. The festival attracts key industry figures including notable appearances by Alan Rickman, Mike Figgis, Ken Loach, Don Letts, Marky Ramone, Trudie Styler, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mick Jones, Anton Corbijn and Jonny Lee Miller.

Prestigious awards at the festival include Best International Feature and Short, Best UK Feature and Short, Best Documentary Feature, and the Tiscali Short Film Award.

Raindance is also the founder of the British Independent Film Awards.

References

External links

* [http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/raindance-independent-film-festival Official Website]
* [http://www.raindance.co.uk/ Raindance]
* [http://www.raindance.tv/ Raindance.tv]
* [http://www.raindancecanada.com/ Raindance Canada]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2537051554 Raindance Film Festival Facebook]
* [http://www.bifa.org.uk/ British Independent Film Awards]