Short Courses
Take a look at our range of world-renowned
evening and weekend film training courses
BTEC Level 5 HND in Moving Image
Industry-focussed 2-year HND course that
fits around your work/life commitments
MA/MSc in Film
Design your own postgraduate film degree based
on your personal & professional interests
Raindance Film Festival
The biggest indie film festival in the UK, showcasing
shorts, features, web series, music videos and VR
“Raindance has done a very useful and very good job in promoting independent British cinema.”
Ken Loach
“Raindance continues to inspire and encourage. A natural force in independent filmmaking and long may it ‘rain'”
Alan Rickman
“Raindance does an indispensable job supporting independent film and provides a distinctive voice in world cinema”
Paul Greengrass
4 Key Film Jobs No One Can Fill
I didn't go to film school (or university for that matter) and I am completely self-taught. Then I decided to look for film jobs. There are hundreds of times I wished I had learned some basic tricks of the film trade, and knuckled down and had some basic...
10 Twitter Accounts Worth Following
In today’s cellular and internet based age, we’re all hooked on the interconnectivity that social media offers. Resisting the movement of the new age in Twitter, Instagram, and various other social media platforms, is pointless. Social media doesn’t necessarily have...
5 Reasons Not To Study Documentary-Making at Film School or University
I’ve taught at most of the major film schools in London. I also run my own documentary consultancy business (www.thedocumentaryconsultant.com) and teach short courses at the NFTS and Raindance. Increasingly I’m beginning to realise what exceptional value a great short...