Raindance Film Festival
{{Short description|Independent film festival}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Festival
| name = Raindance Film School and Festival
| logo = Raindance_logo_square.png
| caption =
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| location = London, New York City, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, Berlin, Brussels and Budapest
| website = https://www.raindance.org
}}
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.[http://www.britishcouncil.org/canada-arts-and-culture-film-and-television-film-tv-and-video-festivals.htm Britishcouncil.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227080334/http://www.britishcouncil.org/canada-arts-and-culture-film-and-television-film-tv-and-video-festivals.htm |date=2010-02-27 }} The festival was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove to be the voice of British filmmaking,{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} 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.{{cite web|title=Screen South|url=http://screensouth.org/newsarticle.aspx?newsid=2416}}
In 2013, the festival was listed by Variety as one of the world's top 50 "unmissable film festivals".{{cite web|title=London Official Visitor Guide|url=http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/29490764-raindance-film-festival-2013|access-date=2013-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502081543/http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/29490764-raindance-film-festival-2013|archive-date=2013-05-02|url-status=dead}}
Timeline
- 1992 – 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.{{cite news
|last = Cooper
|first = Sarah
|title= Ben Wheatley’s Down Terrace wins best feature at 17th Raindance
|url= https://www.screendaily.com/other-festivals/ben-wheatleys-down-terrace-wins-best-feature-at-17th-raindance/5006678.article
|date= October 12, 2009
|access-date= May 21, 2018
}}
- 2012 – Short films which play at Raindance become eligible for Oscar nominations.
- 2013 – Raindance launches Raw Talent and produces its film Love.Honour.Obey.{{cite news
|last = Balavage
|first = Catherine
|title= Raindance Raw Talent ties with Mulholland Pictures in new feature film
|url= http://www.frostmagazine.com/2013/04/raindance-raw-talent-ties-with-mulholland-pictures-in-new-feature-film/
|work= Frost Magazine
|access-date= May 21, 2018
}}
- 2015 – Raindance launches 360/VR Storytelling training.{{cite web
|url= https://www.raindance.org/courses/hands-on-vr/
|title= Hands-On Virtual Reality Workshop
|author=
|website= Raindance Film Festival
|access-date= May 21, 2018
}}
- 2016 – Raindance launches the Auteur Award and presents the inaugural prize to Ken Loach.{{cite news |url=http://whatsworthseeing.com/raindance-to-honour-ken-loach-with-new-award/ |title=Raindance to honour Ken Loach with new award |access-date=8 September 2016 |work=What's Worth Seeing |date=8 September 2016}}
- 2016 – Raindance launches the VRX Awards and Showcase.{{cite web
|url= http://calendar.raindancefestival.org/programmes/vr-arcade
|title= VIRTUAL REALITY
|author=
|website= Raindance Film Festival
|access-date= May 21, 2018
}}
- 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."{{cite news |url=http://whatsworthseeing.com/guy-ritchie-to-be-honoured-by-2017-raindance-film-festival/ |title=Guy Ritchie to be honoured by 2017 Raindance Film Festival |access-date=10 August 2017 |work=What's Worth Seeing |date=10 August 2017}}
- 2017 – Raindance celebrated its 25th anniversary.{{cite web
|url= https://www.raindance.org/25th-raindance-highlights/
|title= 25th Raindance Highlights
|author=
|website= Raindance Film Festival
|access-date= May 21, 2018
- 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."{{cite news |url=http://whatsworthseeing.com/raindance-to-honour-terry-gilliam-with-auteur-award/ |title=Raindance to Honour Terry Gilliam with Auteur Award |access-date=13 August 2018 |work=What's Worth Seeing |date=13 August 2018}}