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Raindance to honour Ken Loach with new award
The Raindance Film Festival is to present its inaugural Auteur Award to the veteran British director Ken Loach.
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Pride of British film at the BIFAs
A film about young gay activists raising money for striking Welsh miners was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards.
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Metro Manila tops a big budget night for low budget films
A Philippine-set thriller, in the little-known language of Tagalog, has won the most awards – including the top awards – at this year’s British Independent Film Awards.
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Starred Up and Selfish Giant lead BIFA nods
A prison drama that won the Best Newcomer honour for its first-time writer at the London Film Festival last month has scooped the most nominations at the British Independent Film Awards –…
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British film about Afghanistan takes top prize at Raindance
A film about British soldiers serving in Afghanistan, The Patrol, has won the Film of the Festival prize at Raindance.
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You don’t need a lot of money to make a Raindance film
Another year, another film at Raindance. That’s the way for writer, producer, actor – and soon to be director – Jonnie Hurn.
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The Dark Heart of Raindance
In 1996, British writer Christian Piers Betley wrote a vampire film called Rampage. Sixteen years later, having evolved into Dark Hearts, without a vampire in sight, it's had its world premiere at…
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Raindance boasts record audiences in 20th year
The 20th Raindance Film Festival has come to an end with ticket sales up a third on last year’s event, which itself had record attendance figures.
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Fassbender, Mullan, Oldman, Swinton among BIFA nominees
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tyrannosaur and Steve McQueen's upcoming Shame have each picked up seven nominations at this year's British Independent Film Awards.