18th Raindance Film Festival
Opening Night Film: Jackboots on Whitehall
Closing Night Film: Son of Babylon
Festival Award Winners:
UK Feature: Five Daughters
Int Feature: Son of Babylon
Debut: The Story of Myspace
Doc: Sounds like a revolution
& There once was an island
Microbudget: Macho
UK Short: Stanley Pickle
Int Short: LIN
Film Of The Festival:
I am a fat cat
Key moments:
– 217 films shown from 45 countries.
– Films shown on DCP (Digital Cinema Package) for the first time
– The controversial A Serbian Film has to be shown as a private screening after being banned by the BBFC. Sick bags are handed out to people attending the screening
– Also screened: L.A. Zombie, another very controversial film, banned in other festivals