Raindance Film Festival
| Raindance Film School and Festival | |
|---|---|
| File:Raindance Film Festival.jpg | |
| Location(s) | London, New York, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, Berlin, Brussels and Budapest |
| Website | |
| http://www.raindance.org | |
Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates throughout major cities including: London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels.[1] The festival itself was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove to be the voice of British filmmaking.[citation needed] Listed by Variety as one of the world’s top 50 ‘unmissable film festivals’.[2] Raindance showcases features and shorts by filmmakers from around the world to an audience of film executives and buyers, journalists, film fans and filmmakers.[3] In 2009 the Raindance Film Festival had approximately 6069 attendees, followed by 4694 in 2010.[citation needed] Their website claims 13,500 attendees in 2012 and 80,000 online followers.[4]
Timeline of Raindance
- 1992 - Raindance Is born. Film training courses are offered.
- 1993 - Raindance Film Festival is launched, World premiere of What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
- 1994 - Pulp Fiction makes its UK debut at Raindance
- 1998 - Raindance Creates the British Independent Film Awards which celebrates the achievements of independent British filmmaking.
- 2000 - Christopher Nolan's Memento has its UK premiere at Raindance
- 2003 - Raindance launches the world's first 15 Second Shorts Competition with Nokia
- 2004 - The Independent Film Trust is launched by Raindance. A charity that supports independent filmmaking and provides bursaries and training for the disadvantaged, from children in inner-city schools to refugees and the mentally ill.
- 2008 - Raindance Screens Once, which goes on to win the Oscar for Best Song
- 2009 - Down Terrace, Ben Wheatley's first film, debuts at Raindance.
- 2012 - Short films which play at Raindance become eligible for Oscar nominations
- 2013 - Raindance launches Raw Talent and produces its film Love.Honour.Obey [5]
References
- ↑ Britishcouncil.org
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- ↑ http://www.frostmagazine.com/2013/04/raindance-raw-talent-ties-with-mulholland-pictures-in-new-feature-film/
