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Raindance Film Festival

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Locations
  
London, New York City, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest

Instances
  
2017 Raindance Film Festival

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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. The festival itself was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove to be the voice of British filmmaking. Listed by Variety as one of the world’s top 50 ‘unmissable film festivals’. Raindance showcases features and shorts by filmmakers from around the world to an audience of film executives and buyers, journalists, film fans and filmmakers. In 2009 the Raindance Film Festival had approximately 6069 attendees, followed by 4694 in 2010. Their website claims 13,500 attendees in 2012 and 80,000 online followers.

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Raindance film festival


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
  • 2016 - Raindance launches Auteur Award and presents the inaugural prize to Ken Loach.

    • References

    Raindance Film Festival Wikipedia
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