The festival this year honours features in 10 categories and Raindance further honours the work of short filmmakers with four awards.

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In 2025, the film and TV industry is driven by two powerful forces: audience fragmentation and algorithmic discovery. Streamers, studios, and sales agents are no longer just chasing genre—they’re ...

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Raindance promotes and supports independent filmmaking and filmmakers. From new and emerging to industry pros, Raindance connects, trains, supports, and promotes visual storytellers through every step ...

The UK’s leading indie film festival, Raindance is fighting fit and ready to challenge, provoke, and entertain. The past five editions saw Raindance batten down the hatches as the festival navigated ...

On Time from Ted Chung on Vimeo. 5. Tell a Story You should always try to tell a compelling story. Beware of ideas that are concept-driven or just aim at breaking all the rules for the sake of ...

The combination Artificial Intelligence and Filmmaking presents the most intense development since the advent of sound. In the dynamic world of filmmaking, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as ...

Raindance Shorts are the laboratory of cinema. Here is where filmmakers develop ideas, both for feature and for series Enjoythese mini bites ...

Trauma, body, and geography constitute intricate and intertwined concepts with which contemporary humanity grapples for a modicum of security. In five short films directed by women, exploring the ...

Here’s how to make sure you can navigate Raindance. Do it right and you'll walk away with much more than just a ticket stub.