Raindance Film competition
InterCasino has teamed up with Raindance to launch a short film competition that could win you some great prizes.

Write, produce and direct a short film that celebrates the notion of the extraordinary.

Some of the great prizes on offer include:

- Winning a trip to Cannes Film Festival 2011!

- Having your film screened at Raindance Film Festival 2010.
Actor - Mathew Horne
Actor Mathew Horne has joined forces with Raindance, the UK’s largest independent film organisation, in a search for new filmmaking talent.

The Welcome to the Extraordinary film competition, sponsored by InterCasino.

Mathew commented: “I’m really passionate about the idea of giving aspiring filmmakers a platform such as this to break into the industry and it’s great to be helping to showcase new talent in this way”.
The extraordinary
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We want you to express what extraordinary means to you in your short film. Looking for inspiration? Take a look at the films below, or read more about the extraordinary here.

Celebrating the extraordinary

Sometimes the Underdog Wins

Man versus Snail, what happens when a man confronts a snail

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The Price We Pay explores what we put ourselves through to put a stamp on our identities, individuality and personal style, from body piercing to juggling fire, this short shows a glimpse of Jonny Stearn's extraordinary occupation and extreme, awe-inspiring circus skills.

The Price We Pay

A substitute aerobics instructor has some fresh ideas.

Mixed messages for one party goer!

Another un-heavenly joke from the 'sisters'.

Man versus Snail, what happens when a man confronts a snail

Sometimes the Underdog Wins

a 'new man' makes a big mistake

Making a journey is usually prosaic, boring and utterly ordinary. I wanted to create an extraordinary journey into nature and freedom. The film takes you to a mysterious place devoid of humans - not the Moon, but an abandoned railway line that has been overtaken by weeds and wildlife. It is a journey into the past and the future, to a time without humans.

Off the rails: an extraordinary journey

40 second claymation animation, a short story about my friend kay.
Also availible in stereoscopic 3D upon request.

Existential reaction to a near death experience.

A scout robot explores its world, which is closer to home than you may think.

Applause is a short video where the sound of clapping hands is replaced by animal sounds. The hands are becoming animal characteristics that are having a dialog with each other. The rhythm is increasing which result in a cacophony.

A choreography with white gloves.

'Aplacka is a dental hygene product of extraordinary magnitude!'
In this short film, we look at the fictional extraordinary Aplacka tongue scraper.
We also explore the extraordinary phenomena of how ads now seem to be obliged to have disclaimers. Something we have noticed with amusement as they often discredit their own product.

the movie tells you how to have fun with small and simple things in this cluttered and serious life. :-)

for all the repressed souls (and shadows) out there...

Extraordinary is an expression for a feeling that is beyond usual. There are lot of extraordinary moments constantly ensuing around us everyday that get submerged under the ordinariness of our lives. This film aims to capture those moments that being commonplace arise the feeling of extraordinary.

welcome to the extraordinary

A little girls squares off against a clown in a quiet cul-de-sac.

A hand-drawn animated short film about a lost newborn baby trying to find his way home.

No Place Like Home

SHUEI -in a manic (or depressed?) state- witnesses his mind and heart in a state of BipolarDisorder. The film is SHUEI’s mercurial journey of mood swings and deep restlessness.

The An UnQuiet Mind - MERCURIAL

SHUEI-in a manic (or depressed?) state- witnesses himself in a state of RESTLESSNESS at his garden where he confronts his French player. The film is SHUEI’s mercurial journey of mood swings and deep restlessness.

The An UnQuiet Mind – RESTLESS

SHUEI -in a manic (or depressed?) state- witnesses herself in a state of EUPHORIA at her dancing studio where she reaches euphoria. The film is SHUEI’s mercurial journey of mood swings and deep restlessness.

The An UnQuiet Mind - EUPHORIAL

I went to the Lattitude Festival and thought it was rather extraordinary, then I found out there was a film competition called extraordinary, and I love making films, so...

multi-Coloured Sheep

A cord hangs from the sky, seemingly with no end. Would you pull the cord or leave it well alone? A passing man has this choice to make and it is a choice that could change everything...

The film centres around Matt Gallacher, the 4th best YOYOer in Britain. Watch his amazing audition tape as he tries to thrill the judges of the Welcome to the Extraordinary Competition.

I Am Extraordinary

This was the first thing we shot after attending the Raindance film-makers foundation.

Give Your Ordinary Something Extra

Short clips slowed down and reversed showing a Chameleon eating a wax worm. A Chameleon's tongue moves at 30 thousandths of a second, too fast for the human eye to follow, which is EXTRAORDINARY!

30 thousandths of a second

A video to illustrate the simplicity of the extraordinary, sometimes so simple that they are what we consider to be the ordinary. Silence is a state of being that is so difficult to achieve in the modern city that it becomes extraordinary.

The Extra Ordinary

A caterpillar becomes a butterfly

In a woman's bathroom, a desperate man needs to find an extraordinary solution for his problem.

An Extraordinary Shot

Sometimes when two people meet, magic happens.

One man's extraordinary journey to pick up a package for an uncompromising client. He is 'the man.

A bored office worker discovers things become a lot more interesting if you think outside of the box

A film by Lizzie Oxby
Synopsis: A daydream to remind me of the joy of the New York skyline.
'Manhattan 4.33pm' was made with three of my photographic stills, which I then brought to life.

Manhattan 4.33pm

Even extraodinary dreams become true.

The Extraordinary Dreams Of The Extraordinary Girl

A film made to help people to get over depression

The quickest way to get over your depression.

Unexpected finding of Pinocchio among oceans fish.

When your young, your toys can do extraordinary things, if only in your imagination.But what if they really can?
Mixing stop motion with live action, I created a piece that hopefully makes the audience feel like a child again as they see their favorite toys come to life.

Extraordinary Toys

A frustrated artist finds his talent in a pot.

Emiel meets Monet

A three hundred and sixty degree pixelation and time slice extravaganza!

Welcome to the Extraordinary – A Place to share the Extraordinary

The Welcome to the Extraordinary film competition is open to everyone, from those who have never picked up a camera before to experienced filmmakers, with entrants being invited to produce and submit a 40.0 second film. A simple brief, requiring entrants to use their film to show viewers what ‘the extraordinary’ means to them, gives filmmakers of all levels the chance to impress judges.

The videos featured above are some samples of the kind of videos we think of, when we think of the Extraordinary, please note that future competition entries will be displayed here. If there doesn’t appear to be too many film’s showing yet, this is because you are one of the first to arrive at the site! Submit your video now and you could get onto the home page of welcome to the extraordinary (please see T&C’s for video submission criteria). This competition is sponsored by InterCasino, the oldest online casino in the industry, established 1996.