Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates in major cities including London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin, and Brussels.[1] The festival was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove to be the voice of British filmmaking,[citation needed] and it showcases features and shorts by filmmakers from around the world to an audience of film executives and buyers, journalists, film fans and filmmakers.[2]
1994 – Pulp Fiction makes its UK debut at Raindance.
1998 – Raindance creates the British Independent Film Awards which celebrate 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 Academy Award for Best Song.
2009 – Down Terrace, Ben Wheatley's first film, debuts at Raindance.[4]
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]
2016 – Raindance launches the Auteur Award and presents the inaugural prize to Ken Loach.[7]
2016 – Raindance launches the VRX Awards and Showcase.[8]
2017 – Raindance hands the 2nd Annual Auteur Award to Guy Ritchie, describing him as a "prominent figure" who breathed "new life into the British film industry" with his "cult crime comedies."[9]
2017 – Raindance celebrated its 25th anniversary.[10][11]
2018 – Raindance hands the 3rd Annual Auteur Award to Terry Gilliam, saying that for four decades, he's been "magicking amazing visual stories from practically nowhere."[12]
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^Cooper, Sarah (12 October 2009). "Ben Wheatley's Down Terrace wins best feature at 17th Raindance". Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^Balavage, Catherine. "Raindance Raw Talent ties with Mulholland Pictures in new feature film". Frost Magazine. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^"Hands-On Virtual Reality Workshop". Raindance Film Festival. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^"Raindance to honour Ken Loach with new award". What's Worth Seeing. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
^"VIRTUAL REALITY". Raindance Film Festival. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^"Guy Ritchie to be honoured by 2017 Raindance Film Festival". What's Worth Seeing. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^"25th Raindance Highlights". Raindance Film Festival. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^Dalton2018-10-05T11:30:00+01:00, Ben. "'Princesita' wins four awards at Raindance Film Festival". Screen. Retrieved 27 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^"Raindance to Honour Terry Gilliam with Auteur Award". What's Worth Seeing. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
raindance, film, festival, raindance, independent, film, festival, film, school, that, operates, major, cities, including, london, angeles, york, vancouver, toronto, montreal, budapest, berlin, brussels, festival, established, 1992, elliot, grove, voice, briti. Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates in major cities including London Los Angeles New York Vancouver Toronto Montreal Budapest Berlin and Brussels 1 The festival was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove to be the voice of British filmmaking citation needed and it showcases features and shorts by filmmakers from around the world to an audience of film executives and buyers journalists film fans and filmmakers 2 Raindance Film School and FestivalLocation s London New York City Vancouver Montreal Toronto Berlin Brussels and BudapestWebsitehttps www raindance orgIn 2013 the festival was listed by Variety as one of the world s top 50 unmissable film festivals 3 Timeline edit1992 Raindance is founded Film training courses are offered 1993 The 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 celebrate 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 Academy Award for Best Song 2009 Down Terrace Ben Wheatley s first film debuts at Raindance 4 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 2015 Raindance launches 360 VR Storytelling training 6 2016 Raindance launches the Auteur Award and presents the inaugural prize to Ken Loach 7 2016 Raindance launches the VRX Awards and Showcase 8 2017 Raindance hands the 2nd Annual Auteur Award to Guy Ritchie describing him as a prominent figure who breathed new life into the British film industry with his cult crime comedies 9 2017 Raindance celebrated its 25th anniversary 10 11 2018 Raindance hands the 3rd Annual Auteur Award to Terry Gilliam saying that for four decades he s been magicking amazing visual stories from practically nowhere 12 References edit Britishcouncil org Archived 2010 02 27 at the Wayback Machine Screen South London Official Visitor Guide Archived from the original on 2 May 2013 Retrieved 30 May 2013 Cooper Sarah 12 October 2009 Ben Wheatley s Down Terrace wins best feature at 17th Raindance Retrieved 21 May 2018 Balavage Catherine Raindance Raw Talent ties with Mulholland Pictures in new feature film Frost Magazine Retrieved 21 May 2018 Hands On Virtual Reality Workshop Raindance Film Festival Retrieved 21 May 2018 Raindance to honour Ken Loach with new award What s Worth Seeing 8 September 2016 Retrieved 8 September 2016 VIRTUAL REALITY Raindance Film Festival Retrieved 21 May 2018 Guy Ritchie to be honoured by 2017 Raindance Film Festival What s Worth Seeing 10 August 2017 Retrieved 10 August 2017 25th Raindance Highlights Raindance Film Festival Retrieved 21 May 2018 Dalton2018 10 05T11 30 00 01 00 Ben Princesita wins four awards at Raindance Film Festival Screen Retrieved 27 July 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Raindance to Honour Terry Gilliam with Auteur Award What s Worth Seeing 13 August 2018 Retrieved 13 August 2018 External links editOfficial website nbsp Raindance Film Festival on Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raindance Film Festival amp oldid 1170542699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
