Years running: 32 (since 1993)
Raindance Film Festival
International Film Festival.
About
The Raindance Film Festival is the largest and most important independent film festival in the UK. Raindance showcases features and shorts by filmmakers from around the world to an audience of film executives and buyers, journalists, film fans and filmmakers. Along with screenings, there are seminars, workshops and parties to allow everyone the chance to share our passion for independent cinema. The focus of our programming changes each year to reflect current trends in world cinema. The new underground, Japanese cinema, European, North American and UK indies feature regularly alongside our other strands from all over the world. Our programme is the boldest in the UK, including both a music documentary focus as well as some of the edgiest films in the world. Each year the Festival screens roughly 100 feature films and 150 shorts.
Raindance Film Festival is officially recognised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences USA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the British Independent Film Awards. Selected shorts will qualify for Oscar® and BAFTA nominations.
Awards
We currently offer Awards for:
- Best Film
- Film of the Festival
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Performance
- Best UK Feature
- Best Documentary Feature
- Discovery Award
- Best Short of the Festival
- Best UK Short
- Best Documentary Short
- Best Animation Short
- Best Music Video
Rules
- All submissions must have been completed after 1 January 2023.
- Raindance requires at least a UK premiere for any feature film. There is no premiere policy for short films and music videos,
- Works-in-progress are accepted.
- Submissions are open filmfreeway only.
- Subtitles language: English2
Premiere Requirements
National premiere required.
Jury and Organizers
- Elliot Grove (Director);
- Suzanne Ballantyne (Programmer).
Documents
Place
United Kingdom
London
Official Website
Contacts
Address:
Raindance Film Centre,
10a Craven Street,
London, WC2N 5PE
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)207 930 3412
Email: festival@raindance.co.uk
Social Networks
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- Opening DateAugust 01, 2023
- Earlybird DeadlineDecember 04, 2023
- Regular DeadlineJanuary 08, 2024
- Late DeadlineFebruary 05, 2024
- NotificationsMay 06, 2024
- Event Dates19 — 29 June 2024
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $52
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Late Deadline — $72
Raindance Film Festival accepts UK and International short films (under 45 min long), narrative or documentary, with a theme or story related to the LGBT community.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $53
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Late Deadline — $73
Narrative films, of any genre and type, over 45 minutes long.
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Earlybird Deadline — $71
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Regular Deadline — $92
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Late Deadline — $113
Narrative films, of any genre and type, under 45 minutes long.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $53
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Late Deadline — $73
Documentary films, of any genre and type, over 45 minutes long.
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Earlybird Deadline — $71
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Regular Deadline — $92
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Late Deadline — $111
Animated films, of any genre and type, under 45 minutes long.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $53
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Late Deadline — $73
Documentary films, of any genre and type, under 45 minutes long.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $53
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Late Deadline — $73
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