“Raindance has done a very useful and very good job in promoting independent British cinema.”
Ken Loach
“I believe Raindance is where the future of filmmaking will come from.”
Joanna Lumley
“Raindance Film festival and BIFA make a unique and very special contribution to the UK. They should be taken very seriously.“
Mike Leigh
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Raindance Film Festival
The biggest indie film festival in the UK, showcasing
shorts, features, web series, music videos and VR.
Short Courses
Take a look at our range of world-renowned
evening and weekend film training courses.
Raindance Film Festival
The biggest indie film festival in the UK, showcasing
shorts, features, web series, music videos and VR.
Raindance
The Home of Independent Film
Raindance is dedicated to fostering and promoting independent film around the world. Founded in 1992, it combines Raindance Film Festival, film training courses, and Raindance Higher Education.
Raindance Film Festival is the largest independent film festival in the UK and it has been recognised by Variety as “one of the world’s top 50 unmissable film festivals”. Raindance showcases the boldest, freshest content from British and international filmmakers. Industry and the public attend cutting-edge panels, talks and workshops. Raindance is a qualifying festival for Oscars®, BAFTA and BIFA.
Our training courses are at the heart of the Raindance structure, aiming to give individuals the tools to start shooting their film, and covering screenwriting, production, directing, and virtual reality. Moreover, Raindance has developed three fully accredited Higher Education Film Programmes, becoming the only major film festival in the world to offer higher education.
Latest news from Raindance
Raindance Film Festival 2019 Programme
We’re very excited to reveal the Raindance Film Festival 2019 programme. Celebrating its 27th year, the Festival will take place in London’s West End from 18-29 September, screening over 200 projects – including features, documentaries, shorts, web series, virtual...
Humanitarian Day 2019 and the 7 Best Films to Watch
As World Humanitarian Day 2019 approaches on August 19th, we can take a look at some of the impactful films and documentaries. This is a day to tribute those who risk their lives, and those who have lost their lives in humanitarian services. This includes Natural...
4 Tips for Writing for a Low Budget Film
Writing for a low budget film doesn't mean you need to limit your creativity. There are many tricks you can use in order to make the most out of the story you have in mind with a little amount of money. Yes, Virginia is a 12 minute short film I wrote and directed...