Raindance Film Festival

32^nd Edition

where:	Londra (UK)
when:	June 18^th - 27^th, 2025
address:	10a Craven Street London WC2N 5PE United Kingdom
tel:	+44 (0)207 930 3412
email:	info@raindance.co.uk
website:	www.raindance.co.uk
deadline:	February 17^th, 2025
entry form:	Submission at Filmfreeway.com

Raindance Film Festival is the largest independent film festival in the UK and is based in the heart of London’s buzzing West End film district.
Raindance Film Festival is officially recognised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences USA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the British Independent Film Awards. Selected shorts will qualify for Oscar® and BAFTA considerations.
Festival Sections:
World-renowned programme of the best UK and international independent films
Raindance Forum and Marketplace – talks and panels
[NEW] Raindance VRX programme for virtual reality and new media
Raindance Web Fest
Networking events
Each year, Raindance attracts 16,000 visitors including 500 industry professionals into London.
The Festival accepts feature films (over 45 min), short films (under 45 min), music videos (under 6 min), VR and AR experiences (under 25 min) and web series. Projects of all lengths and genres are welcome. Raindance Film Festival is committed to showing the boldest and most innovative work that challenges the boundaries of filmmaking.
* Narrative Feature
* Documentary Feature
* Narrative Short
* Documentary Short
* Animation Short
* Music Video
* Queer (Feature)
* Virtual and Augmented Reality Experiences
* Web Series

participations

2024	Body Odyssey by Grazia Tricarico: International Feature Competition Don't hang up by Manfredi Lucibello: International Feature Competition My Killer Buddy by Gianluca Santoni: International Feature Competition Sting like a bee by Leone Balduzzi: Documentary Feature Competition
2022	The Dependent Variables by Lorenzo Tardella: Shorts Programme Una Femmina - The Code of Silence by Francesco Costabile Marcel! by Jasmine Trinca Pantafa by Emanuele Scaringi
2021	The man with the answers by Stelios Kammitsis Oscar Micheaux - The Superhero Of Black Filmmaking by Francesco Zippel The Rossellinis by Alessandro Rossellini
2020	Being My Mom by Jasmine Trinca: Narrative Short Puntasacra by Francesca Mazzoleni: Documentary Feature
2019	Coureur by Kenneth Mercken: Men in crisis Friedkin Uncut by Francesco Zippel: Arty Isis, tomorrow. The lost souls of Mosul by Francesca Mannocchi, Alessio Romenzi: Politico Il sindaco: Italian Politics 4 Dummies by Davide Parenti, Claudio Canepari: Politico Soledad by Agustina Macri: Politico The Young Fan by Gianni Pacinotti aka Gipi: Absurdities Youtopia by Berardo Carboni: Viva Voce: Stories of Women
2018	7 Miracles by Rodrigo Cerqueira, Marco Spagnoli: Gallery of Immersive Stories
2017	Children of the Night by Andrea De Sica: The Discovery Award – Best Debut Feature The Golden Door by Emanuele Crialese: Emanuele Crialese Retrospective Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese: Emanuele Crialese Retrospective There is a Light by Fabio Mollo: Features Viola, Franca by Marta Savina: The Shorts
2016	The Habit of Beauty by Mirko Pincelli: Best Feature Debut
2015	Long Live the Bride by Ascanio Celestini: Features Roma Termini by Bartolomeo Pampaloni: Features
2014	Human Capital by Paolo Virzì: Features Like the Wind by Marco Simon Puccioni: Features Misunderstood by Asia Argento: Features Quiet Bliss by Edoardo Winspeare: Features South is nothing by Fabio Mollo: Features
2013	Arianna - L'isola dell'abbandono by Alessandro Scippa: La Dolce Italia The Art of Happiness by Alessandro Rak: La Dolce Italia - Best Debut Feature The Human Cargo by Daniele Vicari: La Dolce Italia The Last Leaf by Leonardo Frosina: La Dolce Italia My Destiny by Peter Marcias: La Dolce Italia The Repairman by Paolo Mitton: La Dolce Italia
2012	Cusutu n’ Coddu (Cucito addosso) by Giovanni La Pàrola: Shorts
2011	Hemingway's Pen by Renzo Carbonera: In Competition On The Way Home by Emiliano Corapi: In Competition Reset by Nicolangelo Gelormini: Shorts Programme - Film of the Festival Award War Games by Cosimo Alemà: In Competition
2010	Days of Harvest by Marco Righi: Best of Europe
2009	Emilia Galotti by Alessandro Berdini: Shorts Moths by Andrés Arce Maldonado: Features Schemes of affection by Dodo Fiori: United States of Europe The Slow Game by Paolo Sorrentino: Best Short
2008	Clacson by Takehito Kuroha: Cineworld Estomago by Marcos Jorge: Best International Feature It's Only Rock N'Roll (But I Like Keith) by Piergiorgio Gay: Cineworld One of the Last by Paul Zinder: Shorts: Documentary 1 Tagliare le parti in grigio by Vittorio Rifranti: In Competition The Tournament by Michele Alhaique: Shorts Competition Voci fuori campo by Alessio Cigliano: Shorts Competition
2007	Red like the sky by Cristiano Bortone: Cineworld Shelter Me by Marco Simon Puccioni: Cineworld Sunday Afternoon by Gaia Adducchio: Cineworld
2006	Bal-can-can by Darko Mitrevski Il segreto di Rahil by Cinzia Bomoll Texas by Fausto Paravidino
2005	All the knowledge in the world by Eros Puglielli: Europe Keller - Teenage Wasteland by Eva Urthaler: Europe Tartarughe sul dorso by Stefano Pasetto: Europe The wedding dress by Fiorella Infascelli: Europe
2004	North Cape by Carlo Luglio: Section: Europe Not me by Simona Izzo, Ricky Tognazzi: Section: Europe

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