Raindance in the News

Exclusive news that Olivia Colman to receive inaugural Icon Award

www.screendaily.com/news/olivia-colman-to-receive-inaugural-raindance-film-festival-icon-award-exclusive/5141951.article 

Extensive fashion feature about Krow Kian, mentioning that Krow’s Tranformation will premiere at Raindance

https://fashionmagazine.com/fashion/krow-transgender-model/ 

News that Raindance unveils 2019 line-up, mentioning opening night gala Krow’s Transformation, closing night film Aren’t You Happy? Plus other world premiere titles Driven To Abstraction, Everybody Flies, Hilda, Imperial Blue, Like, Macabre, Matthew Mark Luke John, My Day, The Planters, Under The Radar, Whores On Film

www.screendaily.com/news/uks-raindance-film-festival-unveils-2019-line-up/5142094.article 

News of Raindance programme announcement, mentioning Krow’s Transformation, Aren’t You Happy, Luna, Aurora, Dark Almost Night, Family In Transition, Chicuarotes, Platform, A Dobugawa Dream, Alice. 

https://thepeoplesmovies.com/2019/08/27th-raindance-festival-line-revealed-divisive-politics-and-global-turmoil/ 

News from the Raindance programme announcement, mentioning Dark Almost Night, VR and industry programmes

https://radiantcircus.com/now-booking-27th-raindance-film-festival-18-to-29-september-2019/  

News that Everybody Flies will premiere at Raindance

https://filmindustry.network/documentary-everybody-flies-to-premiere-at-raindance-film-festival/37565 

News of LGBTQ+ titles at Raindance, mentioning Krow’s Transformation (+film still), Queering The Script, Family In Transition

https://divamag.co.uk/2019/08/20/here-are-the-lgbtqi-films-you-can-catch-at-this-years-raindance-film-festival/ 

News that Olivia Colman received Raindance’s Icon Award at the festival launch event, including red carpet image

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7376759/Olivia-Colman-dazzles-black-trouser-suit-picks-award-film-festival-launch.html 

News that jury member Ella Balinska attends Raindance launch event

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7376609/Ella-Balinska-cuts-glamorous-figure-arrives-Raindance-Film-Festival.html

News that Homeless Ashes will premiere at Raindance

https://thefancarpet.com/trailer-alert-homeless-ashes-aptitude-films/ 

Photo story of Raindance juror Ella Balinska attending festival launch

www.hawtcelebs.com/ella-balinska-at-raindance-film-festivals-special-soiree-in-london-08-520-2019/ 

Photo story of Raindance juror Joanna Vanderham at festival launch

www.hawtcelebs.com/joanna-vanderham-at-27th-raindance-film-festival-launch-in-london-08-20-2019/ 

Photo story of Emerald O’Hanrahan at Raindance festival launch

www.hawtcelebs.com/emerald-ohanrahan-at-27th-raindance-film-festival-launch-in-london-08-20-2019/ 

News that Olivia Colman received Raindance’s Icon Award at the festival launch event, including red carpet image

www.standard.co.uk/insider/alist/olivia-colman-accepts-raindance-icon-award-barefoot-alongside-ella-balinska-josh-dylan-and-hugh-a4218446.html

News that Olivia Colman received Raindance’s Icon Award at the festival launch event, including red carpet image

www.vogue.com/vogueworld/article/olivia-colman-barefoot-award-the-crown

News that Olivia Colman received Raindance’s Icon Award at the festival launch event, including red carpet image

www.hellomagazine.com/film/2019082176749/olivia-colman-appear-james-bond-reaction/

News that Olivia Colman received Raindance’s Icon Award at the festival launch event, including red carpet image

https://people.com/celebrity/star-tracks-Wednesday-august-21-2019/?slide=7231485#7231485

Event listing for Raindance 

www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/48149298-raindance-film-festival 

News on how to buy a Raindance festival pass with early bird discount

www.filmstories.co.uk/news/beat-the-price-rise-for-raindance-film-festival-2019-passes/ 

News that Like will premiere at Raindance

www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/crime/film-based-on-shocking-murder-of-vulnerable-hartlepool-woman-angela-wrightson-selected-for-raindance-film-festival-491481 

News that Afterlife will premiere as part of the VR at Raindance

https://fullsync.co.uk/afterlife-now-available-on-vr-and-mobile-platforms 

News that The Curious Tale Of Pets will premiere at Raindance VR

www.icrewplay.com/presentato-the-curious-tale-of-the-stolen-pets/ 

Festival round-up mentioning galas Krow’s Transformation, Everybody Flies, Aren’t You Happy

www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/raindance-film-festival-2019-krow-s-transformation-and-aren-t-you-happy-to-open-and-close 

News of the Raindance festival trailer

www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/raindance-27th-raindance-film-festival-trailer-in-house/1594735 

News that Olivia Colman is honoured by Raindance, plus mentions of Hilda, Imperial Blue, Like, My Day

www.backstage.com/uk/magazine/article/olivia-colman-honoured-at-raindance-festival-more-news-68849/ 

News of VR programme at Raindance 

https://uploadvr.com/raindance-2019/ 

News that Homeless Ashes will premiere at Raindance

www.filmoria.co.uk/marc-zammits-homeless-ashesto-premiere-at-raindance/ 

News of Olivia Colman, mentioning her Raindance award

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/fans-mock-idea-that-olivia-colman-cant-play-queen-due-to-leftwing-face-151422784.html 

News that Filmmarket Hub reveal seven projects for Raindance’s London TV Pitchbox industry event

www.screendaily.com/news/filmarket-hub-reveals-seven-projects-for-london-tv-pitchbox-event/5142381.article    

News that the short film Test Subjects will premiere at Raindance

www.plantbasednews.org/film/bafta-film-director-animal-testing 

Details of the festival, mentioning Krow’s Transformation

www.timeout.com/london/film/raindance-film-festival-1 

Raindance listed as #1 of “5 UK film festivals to fit in this year”, including mentions of Krow’s Transformation (+film still) and short film Nimic

www.metro.news/five-uk-film-festivals-to-fit-in-this-year/1702485/ 

News of short film A Million Eyes screening at Raindance

www.firstshowing.net/2019/first-trailer-for-short-film-a-million-eyes-about-a-young-photographer/ 

Round-up of films from the Arty Strand at Raindance, mentioning Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly (+film still), Driven To Abstraction, Why Are We Creative, Beyond The Bolex, Friedkin Uncut, Scars, Night Cruising, Martha: A Picture Story

www.londonartnews.co.uk/raindance-film-festival/ 

Event listing ) for The Man Who Surprised Everyone

https://afisha.london/en/event/raindance-film-festival-screening-the-man-who-surprised-everyone/

https://afisha.london/event/kinofestival-rejndens-film-chelovek-kotoryj-udivil-vseh/ 

News (in Spanish) of the sociograph experiment to analyse how scary the audience find Raindance’s Screamdance strand, mentioning Feral, Dark Almost Night, Macabre

www.tribunavalladolid.com/noticias/la-vallisoletana-sociograph-neuromarketing-testara-el-impacto-emocional-de-varias-peliculas-del-festival-de-cine-raindance-de-londres/1568472343 

News of Under The Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story at Raindance

www.jedinews.co.uk/film-music-tv/articles/under-the-radar-the-mike-edmonds-story-at-raindance-film-festival/ 

Review of La Deuxieme at Raindance

www.entertainment-focus.com/film-section/film-reviews/cinema/raindance-film-festival-la-deuxieme-review/ 

News of Hilda, mentioning its World Premiere at Raindance

https://deadline.com/2019/09/tim-roth-to-exec-produce-british-dance-feature-hilda-1202733838/ 

News that Platform is nominated for Raindance’s Discovery Award

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/150091/Iran-s-Platform-nominated-at-Raindance-filmfest-in-UK 

Review of 7 Reasons To Run Away (From Society) at Raindance

https://bigpicturefilmclub.com/review-7-reasons-to-run-away-from-society/ 

News of the Student Oscars, mentioning that short film November 1st is nominated for Best UK Short at Raindance

www.cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/378253 

Review of Chicuarotes at Raindance

https://soundsandcolours.com/articles/mexico/chicuarotes-47428/ 

Review of Feral at Raindance

https://soundsandcolours.com/articles/mexico/feral-47704/ 

Review Under The Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story at Raindance

www.thedreamcage.com/2019/09/documentary-under-radar-mike-edmonds.html 

News of the Schemers trailer, mentioning Raindance screening

www.filmstories.co.uk/news/schemers-trailer-for-new-british-movie/ 

News of the Krow’s Transformation trailer, premiering at Raindance 

www.filmstories.co.uk/news/krows-transformation-new-trailer-for-incoming-trans-documentary/ 

News of My Dearest Sister screening at Raindance

https://closeupculture.com/2019/09/17/raindance-2019-director-kyoka-tsukamoto-on-the-personal-journey-to-make-my-dearest-sister/

Review of Sandpaper at Raindance

www.entertainment-focus.com/film-section/film-reviews/cinema/raindance-film-festival-sandpaper-review/ 

Review of Infection at Raindance

www.entertainment-focus.com/film-section/film-reviews/cinema/raindance-film-festival-infection-review/ 

Festival news including the trailer, plus round-up mentioning strands including Screamdance and Queer, including Krow’s Transformation

https://radiantcircus.com/getting-ready-for-raindance-film-festival-18-to-29-september-2019/ 

Q&A with Tales Of The Anguished Gardener filmmaker Ovsanna Gevorgyan, part of Randance’s Relative Shorts programme

https://closeupculture.com/2019/09/17/raindance-2019-director-ovsanna-gevorgyan-talks-tale-of-the-anguished-gardener/ 

Q&A with Hilda director Rishi Pelham, mentioning Raindance 

www.thenewcurrent.co.uk/hilda 

Op-ed by director Scott Crawford, music supervisor Kevin Moyer and former CREEM writer Uhelszki, about the UK premiere of Boy Howdy! The Story of CREEM at Raindance

www.nme.com/features/creem-magazine-documentary-film-boy-howdy-the-story-of-creem-magazine-2547992 

Review of Courier at Raindance

www.flickeringmyth.com/2019/09/raindance-film-festival-2019-movie-review-coureur/ 

Review of Certain Kind Of Silence at Raindance

https://warped-perspective.com/index.php/2019/09/18/raindance-2019-certain-kind-of-silence-2019/ 

Review of Ara Malikian: A Life Among Strings at Raindance

https://soundsandcolours.com/reviews/film-reviews/ara-malikian-a-life-among-strings-47731/ 

Review of Thirst For Justice at Raindance

http://takeonecinema.net/2019/thirst-for-justice/ 

Pick of five festival highlights: 7 Reasons To Run Away, My View: Clem Burke, Platform, Miguelito, Schemers (including film still or embedded trailer), + mentions of Krow’s Transformation, Aren’t You Happy, festival jury, web series, music videos, VR experiences, and Olivia Colman being awarded the Icon Award

www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/raindance-film-festival-2019-five-must-see-movies-a4240441.html 

Review of Dark Almost Night at Raindance

www.entertainment-focus.com/film-section/film-reviews/cinema/raindance-film-festival-dark-almost-night-review/ 

Review of Homeless Ashes at Raindance

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2019/09/raindance-2019-review-homeless-ashes/

Review of Imperial Blue at Raindance

https://warped-perspective.com/index.php/2019/09/19/raindance-2019-imperial-blue-2019/  

Review of Label Me at Raindance

https://battleroyalewithcheese.com/2019/09/label-me-brwc-raindance-review/ 

Review of Krow’s Transformation at Raindance

https://battleroyalewithcheese.com/2019/09/transformational-brwc-raindance-review/ 

Review of Souvenir at Raindance

www.film-news.co.uk/review/UK/3683/Cinema/Souvenir 

News that Cosmos Within Us is part of Raindance VR strand

www.psneurope.com/live/satore-tech-showcases-live-music-vr-production-at-raindance 

Review of Dark Almost Night at Raindance

https://warped-perspective.com/index.php/2019/09/20/raindance-2019-dark-almost-night-2019/  

Review of Homeless Ashes at Raindance

http://thesaturnherald.com/homeless-ashes/ 

Review of Driven To Abstraction at Raindance

https://bigpicturefilmclub.com/review-driven-to-abstraction/ 

Review of Beyond The Bolex at Raindance

https://battleroyalewithcheese.com/2019/09/beyond-the-bolex-brwc-raindance-review/ 

Review of Everybody Flies at Raindance

https://justcelebritymag.com/2019/09/20/everybody-flies-an-eye-opening-real-life-and-rare-documentary-that-exposes-the-contaminated-air-on-aircraft/ 

Q&A with Everybody Flies director Tristan Loraine

https://justcelebritymag.com/2019/09/20/tritan-loraine-on-everybody-flies-the-government-works-to-protect-the-aerospace-industry-rather-than-protect-the-public-health/

Review of Dark Almost Night at Raindance

www.flickeringmyth.com/2019/09/raindance-film-festival-2019-movie-review-dark-almost-night/ 

Review of Friedkin Uncut at Raindance

https://warped-perspective.com/index.php/2019/09/21/raindance-2019-friedkin-uncut-2018/ 

Review of Finding Bobbi at Raindance

https://battleroyalewithcheese.com/2019/09/finding-bobbi-brwc-raindance-review/   

News of Raindance jury member Tom Felton attending opening night gala Krow’s Transformation, including red carpet arrivals interview

www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2019/09/22/weekly-round-up-the-premiere-for-whaling-starring-tom-felton-a-first-look-at-the-secret-garden-with-julie-walters-and-more/ 

Review of Infection at Raindance

https://radiantcircus.com/screen-diary-infection-at-raindance-2019/ 

Review of Masters Of Love at Raindance

http://thesaturnherald.com/masters-of-love-raindance-27th-film-festival-film-with-legs/ 

Review of Spell at Raindance

http://thesaturnherald.com/spell-a-gripping-film-noir-icelandic-saga/ 

Review of Toxic Beauty at Raindance

http://thesaturnherald.com/toxic-beauty-diabetes-reproduction-delays-and-cancer-the-cosmetics-industrys-ugly-secrets-exposed/  

Review of Infection at Raindance

www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/infection-2019-dir-flavio-pedota-venezuela-mexico-raindance-film-festival-london 

Raindance listed as #2 in a list of “10 coolest things to do in London this week”, (+film still of 7 Reasons To Run Away) mentioning premieres, documentaries, shorts, industry events and immersive VR experiences.

www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/things-to-do-in-london-this-week 

News of short The 8th Year of The Emergency screening at Raindance

www.nj.com/healthfit/2019/09/haunted-by-the-voice-of-alzheimers-she-had-to-make-this-movie.html 

Review of Everybody Flies at Raindance

http://takeonecinema.net/2019/everybody-flies/ 

Review of Emma Peeters at Raindance

http://takeonecinema.net/2019/emma-peeters/ 

Review of Toxic Beauty at Raindance

https://battleroyalewithcheese.com/2019/09/toxic-beauty-brwc-raindance-review/ 

Review of Not Quite Adults at Raindance

https://battleroyalewithcheese.com/2019/09/not-quite-adults-brwc-raindance-review/ 

Review of Dark Almost Night at Raindance

https://battleroyalewithcheese.com/2019/09/dark-almost-night-brwc-raindance-review/ 

Review of Hilda at Raindance

https://bigpicturefilmclub.com/review-hilda/ 

Review of Feral at Raindance

https://radiantcircus.com/screen-diary-feral-at-raindance-2019/ 

Q&A with Jirga director Benjamin Gilmour

www.thenewcurrent.co.uk/jirga 

Review of Krow’s Transformation at Raindance

https://justcelebritymag.com/2019/09/23/krows-transformation-exteremly-emotional-important-and-honest-documentary/ 

Q&A with Krow’s Transformation director Gina Hole Lazarowic

https://justcelebritymag.com/2019/09/23/interview-gina-hole-lazarowich-when-they-see-our-film-they-might-realize-that-the-transition-isnt-as-scary-as-they-think/ 

Q&A with Krow Kian about Krow’s Transformation

https://justcelebritymag.com/2019/09/23/interview-krow-krows-transformation-its-so-important-to-have-people-know-what-its-like-and-to-understand-the-process/

Review of Krow’s Transformation at Raindance

https://vulturehound.co.uk/2019/09/rebirth-as-the-person-he-was-always-meant-to-be-krows-transformation-film-review/ 

Raindance red carpet interview with Sadie Frost, producer of short film Running Man

http://thefancarpet.com/movie_news/the-fan-carpets-aoife-marie-spoke-exclusively-to-sadie-frost-about-her-short-film-running-man-at-raindance-film-festival/ 

Review of Masters Of Love at Raindance

http://takeonecinema.net/2019/masters-of-love/ 

Review of Toxic Beauty at Raindance

http://takeonecinema.net/2019/toxic-beauty/ 

News of Everybody Flies premiere at Raindance

https://filmindustry.network/documentary-everybody-flies-world-premiere-today-at-the-raindance-film-festival/37643 

Review of Under The Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story at Raindance

www.flickeringmyth.com/2019/09/raindance-film-festival-2019-review-under-the-radar-the-mike-edmonds-story/  

News of Cosmos Within Us VR experience at Raindance

www.avinteractive.com/news/audio/cosmos-within-us-experience-360-audio-vr-first-25-09-2019/ 

Review of Sandpaper at Raindance

http://takeonecinema.net/2019/sandpaper/ 

Review of Dark Almost Night at Raindance

http://takeonecinema.net/2019/dark-almost-night/ 

News of Everybody Flies world premiere at Raindance, including red carpet images of directors Tristan Loraine

https://london-post.co.uk/controversial-documentary-everybody-flies-receives-its-world-premiere-in-london/ 

Review of Macabre at Raindance, including report on the Sociograph experiment

https://radiantcircus.com/screen-diary-macabre-at-raindance-2019/ 

News of Everybody Flies world premiere at Raindance, including red carpet images of directors Tristan Loraine and Beth Moran

www.heyuguys.com/everybody-flies-premiere/ 

Review of On The President’s Orders at Raindance

www.thedreamcage.com/2019/09/film-on-presidents-orders.html 

News that The Planters is named Film Of The Festival, other award winners By The Name Of Tania, On The President’s Orders, jury, closing gala Aren’t You Happy, plus all other winners listed: Who Made You, Platform, Alice, The Waiter, The Man Who Surprised Everyone, Erased, Real Life In Fake Cities, shorts Brotherhood, The Devil’s Harmony, The Opposites Game, Kamali, Feet

www.screendaily.com/news/the-planters-triumphs-at-raindance-film-festival/5143292.article 

News of all Raindance award winners + trailers

www.thedreamcage.com/2019/09/film-raindance-film-festival-awards.html 

Interview with Ai Weiwei about the doc Ai Weiwei: Yours Trul

www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/46200/1/cheryl-haines-speaks-on-making-a-doc-about-the-radical-art-of-ai-weiwei 

Review of Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly 

www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/27/ai-weiwei-yours-truly-review-alcatraz-artwork-mixes-the-political-and-personal 

Review of Nothing Fancy: Diana Kennedy at Raindance

www.film-news.co.uk/review/UK/3698/Cinema/Nothing-Fancy-Diana-Kennedy 

Review of The Waiter at Raindance

http://filmuforia.co.uk/the-waiter-2019/ 

Q&A with Eva Vazquez, director of short film Fire In The Basement at Raindance

www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/fire-basement-2019-short-film-eva-vázquez-de-reoyo-raindance-film-festival 

Feature about film festivals, with mention of Raindance

https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movies/brooks-calgary-international-film-festival-kicks-off-on-the-red-carpet 

News of Hurt By Paradise at Raindance, including gala photos of director/lead Greta Bellamacina plus other cast Jaime Winstone, Tanya Burr, Camilla Rutherford, Jazzy De Lisser at Vue Piccadilly

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7517557/Jaime-Winstone-cuts-glamorous-figure-black-tulle-lace-dress-Hurt-Paradise-screening.html 

Review of Dark Almost Night at Raindance

https://radiantcircus.com/screen-diary-dark-almost-night-at-raindance-2019/ 

News in “Londoner’s Diary” of Hurt By Paradise at Raindance, mentioning director/lead Greta Bellamacina and cast Jaime Winstone, Tanya Burr, Camilla Rutherford in attendance

www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/the-londoner-one-nation-follows-a-labour-blueprint-a4249951.html 

News of Raindance Immersive award winners The Curious Tale of The Stolen Pets, Gloomy Eyes, plus mention of Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time. Other VR winners listed: A Box In The Desert, Afterlife, Ayahuasca, Battlescar, Glimpse, Cosmos Within Us

https://uploadvr.com/raindance-awards-2019/ 

News that Platform wins award at Raindance

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/150641/Platform-wins-award-at-27th-Raindance-filmfest-in-UK

News that Platform wins Best Debut award at Raindance

https://persiadigest.com/en/news/7649/platform-wins-best-debut-award-at-raindance-film-festival