Raindance Film Festival
Raindance is the film festival that nearly wasn’t this year due to the global economic meltdown and with it the loss of 97% of sponsorship but box office returns are up from last year’s record breaking year. Showered by accolades for this year’s lineup – from industry professionals and from audiences alike – a total of 69 British and European premieres of a total of 77 features speaks for itself. Many filmmakers are now in discussions with sales agents and distributors, both here and abroad. Dodded by controversy, the screenings of A Serbian Film, Stolen, LA Zombie and Bedways happened as planned, but not without threats from authorities, service denial attacks on our website, heated debate and even walkouts.
Here are the Raindance Award Winners:
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Donoma – FRANCE
Son of Babylon – IRAQ [winner]
Symbol – JAPAN
Woman With A Broken Nose – SERBIA
BEST UK FEATURE
Five Daughters [winner]
Huge
Jackboots on Whitehall
Legacy
Rebels Without A Clue
BEST DEBUT FEATURE
Armless – USA
Cannibal- BELGIUM
Donoma – FRANCE
Huge – UK
Robert Mitchum Is Dead – FRANCE
The Story Of My Space [Vidrimasgor] – RUSSIA [winner]
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Camp Victory, Afghanistan USA
Rouge Ciel – FRANCE
Sounds Like A Revolution – CANADA [winner]
Stolen – AUSTRALIA
There Once Was An Island – USA/NZ [winner]
This Way of Life – NZ
BEST MICRO BUDGET FEATURE
Armless – USA
Flooding With Love For The Kid USA
Incredibly Small – USA
Lovers of Hate – USA
Macho – MEXICO [winner]
BEST UK SHORTS
Dust
The Golden Boy
Natural Selection
Storage
Stanley Pickle [winner]
Watching
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
Fly GERMANY/POLAND
Happiness Is Hate Therapy CANADA
I Am A Fat Cat USA
LIN UK [winner]
Moustachette USA
Still CYPRUS
DISTRIBUTION AWARD
The feature selected for theatrical distribution in the UK in March 2010 courtesy of the Apollo Cinema chain.
FILM OF THE FESTIVAL [SHORT]
This year’s award is supported by the Independent Film Trust and the winner will make next year’s cinema advert.
I Am A Fat Cat USA