Raindance Film Festival
@raindance.org
The UK's largest independent film festival. Submissions now open👇
🗓️ 17-26 June 2026
https://linktr.ee/raindancefilmfest
🗓️ 17-26 June 2026
https://linktr.ee/raindancefilmfest
David Jonsson is so punk.
We caught up with BAFTA winner #DavidJonsson on the BIFA red carpet last November. David stars in Cal McMau’s WASTEMAN, nominated at the 2026 #EEBAFTAs for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
#Wasteman
We caught up with BAFTA winner #DavidJonsson on the BIFA red carpet last November. David stars in Cal McMau’s WASTEMAN, nominated at the 2026 #EEBAFTAs for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
#Wasteman
February 6, 2026 at 11:41 AM
David Jonsson is so punk.
We caught up with BAFTA winner #DavidJonsson on the BIFA red carpet last November. David stars in Cal McMau’s WASTEMAN, nominated at the 2026 #EEBAFTAs for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
#Wasteman
We caught up with BAFTA winner #DavidJonsson on the BIFA red carpet last November. David stars in Cal McMau’s WASTEMAN, nominated at the 2026 #EEBAFTAs for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
#Wasteman
Nouvelle Vague (2025) 📽️
Richard Linklater’s ode to the French New Wave, NOUVELLE VAGUE, is out in UK cinemas today.
#NouvelleVague #FrenchNewWave #RichardLinklater
Richard Linklater’s ode to the French New Wave, NOUVELLE VAGUE, is out in UK cinemas today.
#NouvelleVague #FrenchNewWave #RichardLinklater
January 30, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Nouvelle Vague (2025) 📽️
Richard Linklater’s ode to the French New Wave, NOUVELLE VAGUE, is out in UK cinemas today.
#NouvelleVague #FrenchNewWave #RichardLinklater
Richard Linklater’s ode to the French New Wave, NOUVELLE VAGUE, is out in UK cinemas today.
#NouvelleVague #FrenchNewWave #RichardLinklater
Raindance is proud to share that A WANT IN HER has been nominated for a #BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer 🏆✨
Myrid Carten’s film won the Raindance Maverick Award at BIFA last year. Huge congratulations to Myrid and the whole team.
#EEBAFTAs
Myrid Carten’s film won the Raindance Maverick Award at BIFA last year. Huge congratulations to Myrid and the whole team.
#EEBAFTAs
January 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
If Stellan Skarsgård says we got to go to cinemas, then we got to go to cinemas 🍿
📸: @enews via @gettyimages
#GoldenGlobes #Cinema #Raindance
📸: @enews via @gettyimages
#GoldenGlobes #Cinema #Raindance
January 25, 2026 at 12:01 PM
If Stellan Skarsgård says we got to go to cinemas, then we got to go to cinemas 🍿
📸: @enews via @gettyimages
#GoldenGlobes #Cinema #Raindance
📸: @enews via @gettyimages
#GoldenGlobes #Cinema #Raindance
✨ Big news from the Raindance family ✨
We're incredibly proud to share that Raindance Film Festival alumnus ‘A Friend of Dorothy’ by Lee Knight has been nominated for the 2026 Academy Awards® and is now streaming on Disney+ in the UK and Europe🏆🎬
#Raindance #AcademyAwards
We're incredibly proud to share that Raindance Film Festival alumnus ‘A Friend of Dorothy’ by Lee Knight has been nominated for the 2026 Academy Awards® and is now streaming on Disney+ in the UK and Europe🏆🎬
#Raindance #AcademyAwards
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
✨ Big news from the Raindance family ✨
We're incredibly proud to share that Raindance Film Festival alumnus ‘A Friend of Dorothy’ by Lee Knight has been nominated for the 2026 Academy Awards® and is now streaming on Disney+ in the UK and Europe🏆🎬
#Raindance #AcademyAwards
We're incredibly proud to share that Raindance Film Festival alumnus ‘A Friend of Dorothy’ by Lee Knight has been nominated for the 2026 Academy Awards® and is now streaming on Disney+ in the UK and Europe🏆🎬
#Raindance #AcademyAwards
Attention has become fragile.
So how can we create stories for distracted minds? Elliot Grove unpacks the psychology of attention, and how filmmakers can use it to their benefit.
https://elliotgrove.substack.com/p/the-raindance-seven-the-psychology
So how can we create stories for distracted minds? Elliot Grove unpacks the psychology of attention, and how filmmakers can use it to their benefit.
https://elliotgrove.substack.com/p/the-raindance-seven-the-psychology
January 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Attention has become fragile.
So how can we create stories for distracted minds? Elliot Grove unpacks the psychology of attention, and how filmmakers can use it to their benefit.
https://elliotgrove.substack.com/p/the-raindance-seven-the-psychology
So how can we create stories for distracted minds? Elliot Grove unpacks the psychology of attention, and how filmmakers can use it to their benefit.
https://elliotgrove.substack.com/p/the-raindance-seven-the-psychology
Don’t miss your chance to submit to #Raindance2026 ✨
Submit your film or script for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival. Regular Deadline is Monday, 19 Jan 2026.
Submit your film or script now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
*Raindance Create Members get a FREE submission.
Submit your film or script for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival. Regular Deadline is Monday, 19 Jan 2026.
Submit your film or script now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
*Raindance Create Members get a FREE submission.
January 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Don’t miss your chance to submit to #Raindance2026 ✨
Submit your film or script for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival. Regular Deadline is Monday, 19 Jan 2026.
Submit your film or script now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
*Raindance Create Members get a FREE submission.
Submit your film or script for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival. Regular Deadline is Monday, 19 Jan 2026.
Submit your film or script now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
*Raindance Create Members get a FREE submission.
Regular Deadline for submissions to #Raindance2026 is on Mon, 19 Jan ⏰
What's holding you back from having your world premiere right here in Central London?
*Raindance Members get a free submission.
Submit your film or script now: filmfreeway.com/Raindance
What's holding you back from having your world premiere right here in Central London?
*Raindance Members get a free submission.
Submit your film or script now: filmfreeway.com/Raindance
January 14, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Regular Deadline for submissions to #Raindance2026 is on Mon, 19 Jan ⏰
What's holding you back from having your world premiere right here in Central London?
*Raindance Members get a free submission.
Submit your film or script now: filmfreeway.com/Raindance
What's holding you back from having your world premiere right here in Central London?
*Raindance Members get a free submission.
Submit your film or script now: filmfreeway.com/Raindance
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Merry Christmas from the icon of the season, Kevin McCallister.
Still: Home Alone (1990) dir. Chris Columbus
#HomeAlone #MacaulayCaulkin
Still: Home Alone (1990) dir. Chris Columbus
#HomeAlone #MacaulayCaulkin
December 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Merry Christmas from the icon of the season, Kevin McCallister.
Still: Home Alone (1990) dir. Chris Columbus
#HomeAlone #MacaulayCaulkin
Still: Home Alone (1990) dir. Chris Columbus
#HomeAlone #MacaulayCaulkin
December 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Last chance! 💛
Submit your film or script for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival. Earlybird deadline is today.
*Raindance Create Members receive a free submission
Submit now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
Submit your film or script for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival. Earlybird deadline is today.
*Raindance Create Members receive a free submission
Submit now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Last chance! 💛
Submit your film or script for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival. Earlybird deadline is today.
*Raindance Create Members receive a free submission
Submit now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
Submit your film or script for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival. Earlybird deadline is today.
*Raindance Create Members receive a free submission
Submit now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
The earlybird deadline for submissions to #Raindance2026 closes tomorrow ⏰❣️
Become a part of our indie film community. Join us in championing new cinema from the UK and around the world.
Send us your film now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
*Raindance Create Members get a free submission!
Become a part of our indie film community. Join us in championing new cinema from the UK and around the world.
Send us your film now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
*Raindance Create Members get a free submission!
December 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The earlybird deadline for submissions to #Raindance2026 closes tomorrow ⏰❣️
Become a part of our indie film community. Join us in championing new cinema from the UK and around the world.
Send us your film now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
*Raindance Create Members get a free submission!
Become a part of our indie film community. Join us in championing new cinema from the UK and around the world.
Send us your film now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
*Raindance Create Members get a free submission!
Have you submitted your film for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival? ✨
Earlybird deadline is in 2 days (Mon, 8 Dec 2025).
*Raindance Create Members get a free submission.
Submit now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
Earlybird deadline is in 2 days (Mon, 8 Dec 2025).
*Raindance Create Members get a free submission.
Submit now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Have you submitted your film for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival? ✨
Earlybird deadline is in 2 days (Mon, 8 Dec 2025).
*Raindance Create Members get a free submission.
Submit now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
Earlybird deadline is in 2 days (Mon, 8 Dec 2025).
*Raindance Create Members get a free submission.
Submit now: https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance
Raindance Maverick Award Winner, A WANT IN HER 💙
Congrats to Myrid Carten and the whole team!
📸: @shutterstocknow, Ash Knotek, David Fisher, Jonathan Birch
#AWantInHer #BIFA2025 #Raindance #ProudFounder
Congrats to Myrid Carten and the whole team!
📸: @shutterstocknow, Ash Knotek, David Fisher, Jonathan Birch
#AWantInHer #BIFA2025 #Raindance #ProudFounder
December 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Raindance Maverick Award Winner, A WANT IN HER 💙
Congrats to Myrid Carten and the whole team!
📸: @shutterstocknow, Ash Knotek, David Fisher, Jonathan Birch
#AWantInHer #BIFA2025 #Raindance #ProudFounder
Congrats to Myrid Carten and the whole team!
📸: @shutterstocknow, Ash Knotek, David Fisher, Jonathan Birch
#AWantInHer #BIFA2025 #Raindance #ProudFounder
Don’t miss your chance to submit to #Raindance2026 ✨
Submit your film or script for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival. Earlybird Deadline is Monday, 8 Dec 2025.
*Raindance Create Members get a FREE submission. Email us to get your unique waiver code.
filmfreeway.com/Raindance
Submit your film or script for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival. Earlybird Deadline is Monday, 8 Dec 2025.
*Raindance Create Members get a FREE submission. Email us to get your unique waiver code.
filmfreeway.com/Raindance
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Don’t miss your chance to submit to #Raindance2026 ✨
Submit your film or script for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival. Earlybird Deadline is Monday, 8 Dec 2025.
*Raindance Create Members get a FREE submission. Email us to get your unique waiver code.
filmfreeway.com/Raindance
Submit your film or script for consideration for the 34th Raindance Film Festival. Earlybird Deadline is Monday, 8 Dec 2025.
*Raindance Create Members get a FREE submission. Email us to get your unique waiver code.
filmfreeway.com/Raindance
No genre has done more with less than horror🩸
Horror has always thrived in the margins—feeding on limitation, not luxury. You don’t need car chases or crowd scenes to terrify an audience. What you need is tension. And tension, it turns out, is free.
elliotgrove.substack.com/p/why-horror...
Horror has always thrived in the margins—feeding on limitation, not luxury. You don’t need car chases or crowd scenes to terrify an audience. What you need is tension. And tension, it turns out, is free.
elliotgrove.substack.com/p/why-horror...
October 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
No genre has done more with less than horror🩸
Horror has always thrived in the margins—feeding on limitation, not luxury. You don’t need car chases or crowd scenes to terrify an audience. What you need is tension. And tension, it turns out, is free.
elliotgrove.substack.com/p/why-horror...
Horror has always thrived in the margins—feeding on limitation, not luxury. You don’t need car chases or crowd scenes to terrify an audience. What you need is tension. And tension, it turns out, is free.
elliotgrove.substack.com/p/why-horror...
Robert Redford was more than an actor, more than a director, more than a festival founder. He was a man who believed that stories could change the world.
With his passing, goes one of the most remarkable careers in the history of cinema.
Read more: raindance.org/robert-redfo...
With his passing, goes one of the most remarkable careers in the history of cinema.
Read more: raindance.org/robert-redfo...
September 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Robert Redford was more than an actor, more than a director, more than a festival founder. He was a man who believed that stories could change the world.
With his passing, goes one of the most remarkable careers in the history of cinema.
Read more: raindance.org/robert-redfo...
With his passing, goes one of the most remarkable careers in the history of cinema.
Read more: raindance.org/robert-redfo...
A common misconception is that directing is a glamorous job.
In reality, directing is about clarity, preparation, and storytelling. Check out insights and tips to what directing really is, and how to do it well.
Still: Sorry, Baby (2025) dir. Eva Victor
raindance.org/film-directi...
In reality, directing is about clarity, preparation, and storytelling. Check out insights and tips to what directing really is, and how to do it well.
Still: Sorry, Baby (2025) dir. Eva Victor
raindance.org/film-directi...
September 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A common misconception is that directing is a glamorous job.
In reality, directing is about clarity, preparation, and storytelling. Check out insights and tips to what directing really is, and how to do it well.
Still: Sorry, Baby (2025) dir. Eva Victor
raindance.org/film-directi...
In reality, directing is about clarity, preparation, and storytelling. Check out insights and tips to what directing really is, and how to do it well.
Still: Sorry, Baby (2025) dir. Eva Victor
raindance.org/film-directi...
Did you miss Susan Wokoma’s DARK SKIN BRUISES DIFFERENTLY at #Raindance2025?
You can now watch this incomparable film at #LFF on 14 & 16 Oct.
The film was nominated for Best Live Action Short and Best UK Short at this year’s Raindance.
whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
You can now watch this incomparable film at #LFF on 14 & 16 Oct.
The film was nominated for Best Live Action Short and Best UK Short at this year’s Raindance.
whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
September 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Did you miss Susan Wokoma’s DARK SKIN BRUISES DIFFERENTLY at #Raindance2025?
You can now watch this incomparable film at #LFF on 14 & 16 Oct.
The film was nominated for Best Live Action Short and Best UK Short at this year’s Raindance.
whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
You can now watch this incomparable film at #LFF on 14 & 16 Oct.
The film was nominated for Best Live Action Short and Best UK Short at this year’s Raindance.
whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
We are so proud to share that SATU - YEAR OF THE RABBIT has been nominated for a @bafta.org Cymru✨
Massive congrats to Joshua and the whole team! This beautiful film was nominated for the Discovery Award at #Raindance2024.
#BAFTACymru #BAFTA
Massive congrats to Joshua and the whole team! This beautiful film was nominated for the Discovery Award at #Raindance2024.
#BAFTACymru #BAFTA
September 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We are so proud to share that SATU - YEAR OF THE RABBIT has been nominated for a @bafta.org Cymru✨
Massive congrats to Joshua and the whole team! This beautiful film was nominated for the Discovery Award at #Raindance2024.
#BAFTACymru #BAFTA
Massive congrats to Joshua and the whole team! This beautiful film was nominated for the Discovery Award at #Raindance2024.
#BAFTACymru #BAFTA
Boozin N Schmoozin is back! 🍻🤝
At our most popular networking event, you'll have the chance to meet filmmakers and film lovers alike, and make requests or offer your services to the crowd.
FREE for Members or £5 on the door.
📍Mon, 8 Sept
Book now: raindance.org/courses/booz...
At our most popular networking event, you'll have the chance to meet filmmakers and film lovers alike, and make requests or offer your services to the crowd.
FREE for Members or £5 on the door.
📍Mon, 8 Sept
Book now: raindance.org/courses/booz...
September 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Boozin N Schmoozin is back! 🍻🤝
At our most popular networking event, you'll have the chance to meet filmmakers and film lovers alike, and make requests or offer your services to the crowd.
FREE for Members or £5 on the door.
📍Mon, 8 Sept
Book now: raindance.org/courses/booz...
At our most popular networking event, you'll have the chance to meet filmmakers and film lovers alike, and make requests or offer your services to the crowd.
FREE for Members or £5 on the door.
📍Mon, 8 Sept
Book now: raindance.org/courses/booz...
It’s your turn to go back to school.
This Bank Holiday, use your extra day to get one step closer to your next film. We’ll teach you a skill that will make the biggest difference to your next film.
Use code AUG25 to save on our short courses.
Book now: raindance.org/courses/
This Bank Holiday, use your extra day to get one step closer to your next film. We’ll teach you a skill that will make the biggest difference to your next film.
Use code AUG25 to save on our short courses.
Book now: raindance.org/courses/
August 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
It’s your turn to go back to school.
This Bank Holiday, use your extra day to get one step closer to your next film. We’ll teach you a skill that will make the biggest difference to your next film.
Use code AUG25 to save on our short courses.
Book now: raindance.org/courses/
This Bank Holiday, use your extra day to get one step closer to your next film. We’ll teach you a skill that will make the biggest difference to your next film.
Use code AUG25 to save on our short courses.
Book now: raindance.org/courses/
There’s a silent graveyard in independent cinema. It’s not filled with bad films. It’s filled with good filmmakers who never made it past their first feature. Here's how to be the exception.
Read more: raindance.org/why-most-ind...
Read more: raindance.org/why-most-ind...
August 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
There’s a silent graveyard in independent cinema. It’s not filled with bad films. It’s filled with good filmmakers who never made it past their first feature. Here's how to be the exception.
Read more: raindance.org/why-most-ind...
Read more: raindance.org/why-most-ind...
The Red Shoes (1948) 🩰❣️
This technicolor masterpiece is more than just a ballet film. It’s a fever dream—a meditation on the collision between life and art. That’s what we look for at Raindance.
Read more: raindance.org/from-ballet-...
This technicolor masterpiece is more than just a ballet film. It’s a fever dream—a meditation on the collision between life and art. That’s what we look for at Raindance.
Read more: raindance.org/from-ballet-...
August 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The Red Shoes (1948) 🩰❣️
This technicolor masterpiece is more than just a ballet film. It’s a fever dream—a meditation on the collision between life and art. That’s what we look for at Raindance.
Read more: raindance.org/from-ballet-...
This technicolor masterpiece is more than just a ballet film. It’s a fever dream—a meditation on the collision between life and art. That’s what we look for at Raindance.
Read more: raindance.org/from-ballet-...