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The IFT works with the British Independent Film Awards and the Raindance Film Festival with the aim of seeking out and showcasing the best in independent film, promoting innovation and celebrating the vitality and diversity of the sector.
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British Independent Film Awards
Created in 1998, the British Independent Film Awards set out to celebrate merit and achievement in independently funded British film-making, to honour new talent, and to promote British films and film-making to a wider public.
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The 16th annual Raindance Film Festival, which ran from 1-12 October 2008, as usual provided a sensational line-up of domestic and international films throughout the two-week event.
Once again a well-respected line up of international guests was invited to judge the films in competition. It consisted of Peter Capaldi, the Academy Award-winning director, Oli Harbottle, the former producer of the RFF, Kim Newman, the journalist and film critic, Rebecca O’Brien, the winner of the Palme d’Or in Cannes 2006, Nicolas Roeg, the world-renowned director, Joe Utichi, the editor of Rotten Tomatoes, and Adam Yauch of hip-hop trio Beastie Boys.
The RFF has grown into Europe’s largest festival for independent film-making. Last year it screened 82 features and 123 shorts by film-makers from 33 countries around the world, and sold a total of more than 9,000 tickets. These were selected from a total of 1,688 films from 44 countries. Of these, 393 features and 1,183 shorts were submitted spontaneously. Another 112 features and shorts were invited.
This year's 17th Raindance Film Festival is scheduled for 30th September to 11th October 2009.
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Tired of the usual fare? Go to Raindance.tv - where good things come in threes: shorts, features and documentaries.
