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Final Deadline, June 17: Raindance Film Festival

OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES

All Genres Feature Length
Raindance screens all genres feature length including fiction, documentary, experimental, animation, mockumentary and childrens’ films
All Genres Short 1 - 30 minutes
All genres are welcome - please submit narrative fiction, documentary, experimental, animated and childrens’ films.

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
The Raindance Film Festival aims to show the very best in new independent cinema from around the world and specialises in first-time directors and discovery. The Festival accepts films of all lengths and genres and is committed to showing the boldest and most innovative work, and films that challenge the boundaries of filmmaking.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Raindance Film Festival is the largest and most important independent film festival in the UK. Now in its 19th year, it is based in the heart of London’s buzzing West End film district.

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.

Raindance satisfies the public’s thirst for bold original filmmaking through its diverse international programming. The focus of our programming changes each year to reflect current trends in world cinema. The new underground, Japanese cinema and North American indies feature regularly.

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 80 feature films and 160 shorts.

Amongst others, Raindance has hosted the UK/ London premieres of Pulp Fiction, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, The Blair Witch Project, Asoka, Memento, No Man’s Land, Ghost World, Capturing the Friedmans, End of the Century and Old Boy. Our programming receives plaudits from press and public alike.

Current patrons of Raindance include Terry Gilliam, Mike Figgis, Ewan McGregor, Michael Winterbottom, and Marky Ramone.
ORGANIZERS
Elliot Grove (Director) ; Suzanne Ballantyne (Programmer) ; Suzanne Ballantyne (Senior Programmer) ; Xavier Rashid (Programme Co-ordinator)