Raindance winners announced at live-streamed ceremony
A dark comedy about a womaniser who contracts a potentially fatal sexually-transmitted disease has been named the Film of the Festival by the
[click for more...]
Raindance Film Festival
Raindance to take place in October – “no ifs no buts”
Raindance has confidently announced the dates for the 2020 Raindance Film Festival. Raindance founder Elliot Grove says the festival will begin on 28th
[click for more...]
Returning film-makers put a Hex on Raindance
Six years ago, a blood-soaked, low-budget, independent film called Dark Hearts, directed by Rudolf Buitendach and written and produced by Christian Piers Betley,
[click for more...]
Raindance to honour Terry Gilliam with Auteur Award
The idiosyncratic British-based director Terry Gilliam is to become the third film-maker to be honoured by the Raindance Film Festival with its annual
[click for more...]
Constitution wins 3 top awards at Raindance Film Festival
A Croatian drama, The Constitution, has won three of the main awards at this year’s Raindance Film Festival. Nebojša Glogovac won Best Performance
[click for more...]
Guy Ritchie to be honoured by 2017 Raindance Film Festival
One of the most idiosyncratic British directors of the past two decades, Guy Ritchie, is to be honoured by this year’s Raindance Film Festival with its 2nd Annual Auteur Award.
[click for more...]
The Shepherd, Gozo and Selling Isobel among Raindance winners
The Shepherd won three awards Spanish language films have dominated this year’s Raindance Film Festival awards, with The Shepherd taking three prizes –
[click for more...]
Return to Raindance: why film-makers keep coming back
Film festivals often have a family feel, with the same directors returning again and again. Ken Loach, Joel Coen and Mike Leigh are among many Cannes regulars and Britain’s biggest independent film festival, Raindance, is no different. What’s Worth Seeing meets three directors who’ve returned to Raindance.
[click for more...]
Raindance to honour Ken Loach with new award
The Raindance Film Festival is to present its inaugural Auteur Award to the veteran British director Ken Loach. He’ll be presented with the
[click for more...]
You don’t need a lot of money to make a Raindance film
Another year, another film at Raindance. That’s the way for writer, producer, actor – and soon to be director – Jonnie Hurn. Producer and
[click for more...]
The Dark Heart of Raindance
In 1996, British writer Christian Piers Betley wrote a vampire film called Rampage. L-R: Star Kyle Schmid, executive producer Jack Bowyer, director Rudolf
[click for more...]
Raindance boasts record audiences in 20th year
The 20th Raindance Film Festival has come to an end with ticket sales up a third on last year’s event, which itself had
[click for more...]