Raindance Trailer
Reset, directed by Nicolangelo Gelormini, has won the IFT-sponsored Film of the Festival Award at the 19th Raindance Film Festival. The award, given to the most innovative short in the festival, was presented to Gelormini on 8 October 2011 and gives him the right to make the cinema trailer for next year's RFF, which will run from 26 September 2012 to 7 October 2012.
"It was an unexpected surprise and a great honour for me to win the award,” said Nicolangelo. “The chance to make the festival trailer is a prestigious and unique opportunity that has always allowed young artists to become known in the international circuits and to show their 'look' to a wide audience. I am sure that this collaboration between Raindance and the IFT will benefit my work."
The trailer is always innovative, highly creative, and acts as the signature of the RFF to all Festival audiences and to cinema-going audiences throughout the South East of England.
And it can provide a huge boost to the producer's career.
The IFT is also discussing a variety of other film-related projects with the organisers
of the RFF. Would you like to get involved? Do you have an idea? Contact the IFT.
About the Raindance Film of the Festival Award
This was introduced eight years ago to recognise the next generation of film-makers and to give them the opportunity to showcase their work to an international audience. The award is given to a film-maker who exhibits bravery and creativity as well as demonstrating an obvious vibrancy and passion for their art.
The winner is commissioned to produce the next Raindance Film Festival trailer which screens before every film at the festival. The trailer is also screened at cinemas throughout the South East of England in the build-up to the Festival, and on the Raindance.tv website and many others including YouTube, MySpace, Tiscali and Vuze, achieving a total viewing audience of in excess of 300,000. Past winners have benefited tremendously from the support given by the award and have used the opportunity to help jump-start their careers.
The award has become the most coveted of short film awards at the RFF and the Raindance festival trailer is now widely recognized as being one of the most innovative and creative of festival trailers produced anywhere, consistently year on year.
The first recipient in 2004 was American film-maker Cam Archer, who later directed his first feature film (Wild Tigers I Have Known) which was executive-produced by Gus van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Elephant, Paranoid Park).
The second in 2005 was Japanese film-maker Kosai Sekine whose trailer won three Gold Palms, including the Grand Jury Prize, at the Cannes International Advertising Festival in 2006. As a result, he was ranked first in the 'New Director' category of 2006 advertising rankings reported by SHOTS.
The third award in 2006 went to Australian film-makers Edwin McGill and Kasimir Burgess, who the following year took their trailer to festivals all over the world and won many festival short film prizes.
The fourth in 2007 went to UK filmmaker Tom Tagholm.
The fifth in 2008 was won by David Procter, director of Red Sands, which was subsequently selected for 12 international film festivals.
The sixth in 2009 was awarded to Paolo Sorrentino for The Slow Game (La Partita Lenta). Click here to see La Partita Lenta in its entirety! However, Paolo's pre-existing commitments meant he had to pass on the opportunity to make the trailer, which went instead to the second-placed team, director Brian Durnin and producer Paul Holmes of Red Rage Films in Dublin.
The seventh in 2010 went to New York-based director Alex Brook Lynn for her film I Am A Fat Cat.
"The Raindance team is always great to work with, allowing us to do our thing and only adding encouragement. It's a cool and very grass roots festival and one that's dedicated to unearthing and promoting new talent. The Raindance trailer is something of an institution, and to have made one is very satisfying - the right people see it and it promotes a festival we all believe in." - Tom Tagholm (Winner 2007)
"It came as a huge surprise. We immediately jumped on the Raindance website and were blown away..." - Kasimir Burgess & Edwin McGill (Winners 2006).
"It helped me so much to build my career." - Kosai Sekine (Winner 2005).
"It allowed me to get my work out there and show the world what I was capable of. It was a great experience." - Cam Archer (Winner 2004).
Past Trailers
See the trailers for the most recent Raindance Film Festivals here:
Other RFF trailers can be seen here
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"The Raindance Film Festival and the British Independent Film Awards make a unique and very special contribution to independent film in the UK. They should be taken extremely seriously."
Mike Leigh
Director - Secrets and Lies, Naked, Happy-Go-Lucky
