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Weirdsville will open the 15th edition of the Raindance Film Festival
Weirdsville will open the 15th edition of the Raindance Film Festival
This independent festival is "dedicated to fostering and promoting independent film in the UK and around the world". More than simply a festival, Raindance also runs training courses for up and coming film-makers and also hosts the British Independent Film Awards (read our news story on this year's nominees).

New awards for 2007 include the Canon Best Cinematography Award, with the winner taking home a Canon XH A1 HD camera and the Adobe Animation Award, the festival say: "The award winning film will be chosen for its originality and technical proficiency by the Raindance jury and an Adobe animation specialist." The festival will open with on September 25 and run until October 7. View the festival trailer .

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Raindance Film Festival Latest Reviews

WAZ
A detective caught in a battle of wits with a killer is forced to pay for his past failings.

 Mala Noche
Moody and atmospheric picture about unrequited love on skid row.
Weirdsville
The unlikely lives of Canadian junkies.

 La Antena
Dystopian fairytale about a 'city without a voice'.
Ex Drummer
A group of punk misfits ask a famous novelist to join their band... despite the fact he can't play, only to find their plans spiralling out of control.

 Bunny Chow
A group of Johannesburg stand-up comedians take a roadtrip to perform at a rock concert.
The Inheritance
Two brothers who hate each other drive to Skye to search for their dead daddy's money.

 Belle Epoque
A tragicomic look at the events preceeding the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
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 The Amazing Grace
The story of what inspired John Newton to write the hymn Amazing Grace.

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