About Raindance
Since it’s founding in 1992, Raindance has played a key role in the promotion and development of independent British filmmaking throughout the world. Sixteen years ago, a crazy London-based Canadian called Elliot Grove started a micro-budget Barnum-and-Bailey film festival for outsiders and indies and rejects, called Raindance. With a lot of help along the way from directors like Quentin Tarantino, Mike Figgis, Ken Loach, Mike Leigh, and Paul Greengrass, he succeeded.
Six years later, he and his merry gang started an alternative awards festival for indie cinema – the BIFAs. Now they are the toast of London town and its independent film world.
Raindance Film Festival
Through its prestigious film festival, training courses, and the hosting of the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), Raindance both showcases UK independent film and fosters the development of over 3000 new and aspiring filmmakers each year. Prestigious awards at the festival include Best International Feature and Short, Best UK Feature and Short, Best Documentary Feature, and the Tiscali Short Film Award.
Films that turned into major success stories such as:
- Pulp Fiction
- The Blair Witch Project
- Memento
have all been screened by Raindance.
It’s most recent venture, Raindance.tv, allows the best of “off Hollywood” films, a blend of high-quality and independently produced features and shorts to be watched from any broadband capable computer.
Simply put, from guerrilla-style no-budget productions to big budget indie blockbusters, Raindance serves as a constant resource for both UK film and filmmakers alike.
