Raindance Film Festival is Europe's leading independent film festival. Listed by Variety as one of the world's top 50 'unmissable film festivals', Raindance aims to nurture, support and promote independent films and filmmakers from the UK and around the world. Our festival is known for being bold, edgy and sometimes daring, screening all genres of feature fiction and documentary (over 70 UK Premieres a year) and over 200 shorts, making it the most noted festival of discovery and for launching debut in Europe.

Don't miss out on over 90 UK premieres from 36 countries including 30 international premieres and a further 137 shorts at Europe's leading independent film festival. Purchase your tickets for this year's 19th Raindance Film Festival here.

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Raindance provides a full range of courses with tutors who all are working within the industry. The courses teach you how films are really made and provide access to insider information and provide the opportunity to meet other filmmakers, allowing you to launch your career into filmmaking in the right direction.

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Win passes to the festival! Raindance Film Festival has provided a fantastic competition giving a lucky film fan the chance to win two passes for this year's Raindance Film Festival.

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