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Raindance Patrons Nick Broomfield, Jonathan Caouette, Henrik Danstrup, Mike Figgis, CULTURAL PARTNERS Terry Gilliam, Ken Loach, Dave McKean, Martin Myers, Alan Parker, Jonathan Pryce, Marky Ramone, Vanessa Redgrave, Mark Shivas

Raindance Benefactors Neil Baker, Eric Bay-Andersen, Christopher Cameron, Simon Cameron, Edith Chappey, Matt Coughlan, Luke Cody, Jana Demtsenko, Trippy Dods, Sandra L Tabares Duque, Sanjay Umar Gajbhiye, Craig Grobler, Kathrein Guenther, Karla Guimaraes, Tiina- Annukka Heinonen, Helen Hofmann, Josephine Hulbert, Joe Hurst, Daniel Kellingley, George Lang, Hal Lever, Steven Long, Sucen Nallem, Olusola Oyeleye, Fuad Omar, Darren Priest, Janet Smith, Tyrone Stewart, Humphrey Truman, Roger Twohey, Jeremy Ward, MEDIA PARTNERS Roland J Watson, Stuart Wells, Babelgum, Golant Films, Focal Press

Raindance Film Festival 81 Berwick Street London W1F 8TW

T +44 (0)20 7287 3833 F +44 (0)20 7439 2243 [email protected] www.raindance.co.uk

SIXTEENTH RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 3 CINEWORLD SHAFTESBURY AVENUE 13 Coventry Street, London W1 Box Office 0871 200 2000 / www.cineworld.co.uk 102 Eaton Square Tickets £10.00 / £6.50 [before 5pm Mon–Fri] / £6.00 [concs] London SW1W 9AN REX CINEMA + BAR (near Victoria Station) 21 Rupert Street, London, W1 Box Office Films and events at The Rex are available to purchase The official Spanish from www.raindance.co.uk or from the Raindance Booth at Cineworld Concessions available with proof of entitlement to students, culture & language centre disabled people and senior citizens. Please note that this programme and prices are correct at the time of going to print. Unforeseen LIKE film? Then you’ll love the Instituto Cervantes, circumstances may entail alterations. Details posted at box offices because we’ve got seven FREE screenings this and www.raindance.co.uk autumn. Showcasing the best recent debuts by Spanish SPICE OF LIFE directors, our series begins on October 3 with Los Music events at the Spice of Life are free to Festival passholders or nombres de Alicia and continues until November can be paid for on the door 14. Highlights include Amor en defensa propia (pictured), the thriller La distancia and the comedy ¿Por qué se frotan las patitas? Film is just part of our programme. We’ve got art and photographic exhibitions, poetry readings, exciting book launches, science lectures and more. And we don’t just cover Spain – our series Latin America Today continues with a look at the mystery of the Maya. Most events are free and include translation into English. Films are usually shown with subtitles. To find out more visitwww.londres.cervantes.es email [email protected] or call 020 7235 0353. Talk to 450million people SPANISH is one of the world’s most important and fastest-growing languages. Britain’s social and economic links with Spain have never been stronger, so there’s never been a better time to join the 450 million people worldwide who speak Spanish. The Instituto Cervantes offers courses to suit everyone, with classes for all levels, Monday to Saturday, daytime and evening, all year round. You can even learn online with AVE, the Instituto Cervantes’ virtual classroom which has 10,000 interactive exercises. For information on our next courses please see our website or contact us using the details above. www.londres.cervantes.es CINEWORLD SHAFTESBURY AVE 4 CINEWORLD SHAFTESBURY AVE 7 REX CINEMA & BAR CINEWORLD SHAFTESBURY AVE 2

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THURS 2 OCT 17:00 It’s Only Rock & Roll (But I Like…) 16:30 Shorts: Wild Tales 19:00 Sony Ericsson Reception [Invite only] 18:30 Heavy Load 18:30 Nightwatching 22:00 Hip Hop Colony 20:45 The Blue Tower 21:30 Gardens of the Night

FRI 3 OCT 14:00 The Blue Tower 14:30 Gardens of the Night [Repeat] 18:00 Crazy 19:15 Flick 16:30 Shorts: Reality Checks 17:00 Obituary for Escobar 20:00 Filmmaker’s Party 18:30 Bonne Année 21:30 Patti Smith Dream of Life 22:00 Vortex and Others SPICE OF LIFE 20:45 PVC-1 19:00 RD Live: Zan Lyons

SAT 4 OCT 12:00 Lay Down Your… + Message to… 12:30 Under the Snow 16:00 Final Cut Pro: Redflow 14:15 Wellness 14:45 Shorts: Documentary 2 18:00 SAE Masterclass: Film and Sound 16:30 Tagliare le Parti in Grigio 17:00 A Life in the Death of Joe Meek 19:30 Left Ear 18:45 Production Office 19:15 Gunnin’ For that No. 1 Spot 20:00 RD Live: Mark Levin 21:00 Watch Out 21:30 Senseless

SUN 5 OCT 12:00 Shorts: Enigma Flicks 12:30 Art and Apathy + Karosta 14:15 Wetlands Perserved 14:45 The Project 16:30 Shorts: Rebel Moods 17:00 The 4th Man 18:45 Wings of Defeat 19:00 Goliath 21:00 Agile, Mobile, Hostile 21:15 No Through Road BAFTA

MON 6 OCT 14:00 Wings of Defeat [Repeat] 14:30 No Through Road [Repeat] 19:00 Live!Ammunition! & Party 16:00 It’s Hard to Be Nice 17:00 The Milky Way 18:30 Chris and Don 19:00 Clubbed SPICE OF LIFE 20:45 Today the Same Day Is Different 21:15 Acolytes 19:00 Open Mic Night

TUES 7 OCT 14:00 Chris and Don [Repeat] 14:30 Clubbed [Repeat] 19:30 Arctic Monkeys at the Apollo 20:00 Blues Jam 16:30 Mao Tse Tung 17:00 Blackspot 18:30 IPTV Panel 19:00 Little Ashes 20:45 Estómago 21:15 Tender Throbbing… + Virgin…

WEDS 8 OCT 14:00 Tender… + Virgin… [Repeat] 14:30 Blackspot [Repeat] 18:00 Producer’s M’class: Rebecca O’Brien 20:00 Jazz Night 16:30 Shorts: Liberating Concepts 17:00 Crawford 19:30 Dailymotion Reception [Invite only] 18:30 The Fame Game: Confessions… 19:00 The End 22:00 9 to 5 – Days In Porn 20:45 Adrift in Tokyo 21:15 Permanent Part-Timer + Fujica…

THURS 9 OCT 14:00 Adrift in Tokyo [Repeat] 14:30 The End [Repeat] 18:00 Delta Reception [Invite only] 16:30 Shorts: Documentary 1 17:00 L… Like Love 21:15 All Together Now 18:30 Kodak Cinematography M’class 19:00 The Daisy Chain 20:45 The Rind 21:15 Fine, Totally Fine

FRI 10 OCT 14:00 The Ears 14:30 The Rind [Repeat] 18:00 Indestructible 16:30 Now, I… 17:00 Shorts: Nova Express 19:30 RD Live: Evi Vine, Cosmo Jarvis, Alessi 18:45 Dummy 19:15 Electric Apricot 20:15 Ist Faust Schön? 21:00 Año Uña 21:30 Who Is KK Downey?

SAT 11 OCT 12:00 One Day Removals 12:30 Shorts: Lucid Chronicles 16:00 Final Cut Pro: Graphics and SFX 14:15 Dissecting Distribution w. S Parks 14:45 Seven Signs + Anatomy of Failure 18:00 Japanther in (3-D) + After-Crass 16:30 Anatomy of a Reel: Creating… 17:00 Special Guest: Corey Feldman 20:00 JD Wilkes, Japanther, Penny Rimbaud 18:45 This World of Ours 19:10 Zebra Crossings 22:00 The Auteur 21:00 Wild Blue Yonder 21:45 Special Screening: The Birthday CINEWORLD SHAFTESBURY AVE 2

SUN 12 OCT 12:00 Haber + Running With Mum 12:00 Shorts: Vivid Animations 19:00 Hush 14:15 The Tour 14:00 Fugitive Pieces 16:30 Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast… 17:30 Midnight Madness

Please note that this schedule is correct at the time of going to print. Unforeseen circumstances may entail cancellations and/or alterations. Details of changes will be posted at the box offices and full festival listings are available from www.raindance.co.uk

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dailymotion_ad_black_3.indd 1 27/08/08 15:36:21 To recognise the outstanding achievements of the filmmakers showcased at the 16th Raindance Film Festival in 2008, a number of jury prizes will be awarded. The winners will be announced before the screening of the Closing Night Film Hush at the Cineworld Trocadero on Sunday 12 October at 7pm. The nominees are:

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE BEST DOCUMENTARY Estomago [Brazil] Agile, Mobile, Hostile [USA] Fine, Totally Fine [Japan] Indestructible [USA] Goliath [USA] Today, The Same Day Is Different [Spain] The Tour [Serbia] Wild Blue Yonder [USA] Watch Out [USA] Wings of Defeat [Japan] BEST UK FEATURE BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT The Blue Tower A Juicy Turkey [France] Dummy Cara [USA] Flick Small Collection [USA] Senseless The Tournament [Italy] Zebra Crossings Troubles Sens [France]

BEST DEBUT FEATURE BEST UK SHORT sponsored by Delta Air Lines No Through Road [Australia] Broken Production Office [Canada] Like People Do PVC-1 [Colombia] Ottica Zero The Rind [Uruguay] Player This World of Ours [Japan] Red Sands Who is KK Downey? [Canada]

AUDIENCE AWARD [FEATURE] New this year to the festival, the Audience Award will be given to the best feature film at the 16th Raindance Film Festival as selected by you. Make sure you grab a judging slip on your way into the screening and give us your vote on the way out.

UK SHORT SPONSORED BY DELTA AIR LINES Delta Air Lines supports the Best UK Short Film Award with a prize of two return tickets to anywhere in the US. The prize was designed to give UK filmmakers the opportunity to attend screenings of their film in US festivals.

THE DAILYMOTION SHORT CIRCUIT AWARD The Short Circuit Award is a new short film competition created by Raindance.tv to search for budding new talent. Above Estomago, Fine, Totally Fine, Goliath, Filmmakers upload their 60 second short films to the Dailymotion website, where they will be judged by a panel The Tour, Watch Out of esteemed industry professionals, led by director Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People, The Road to Guantanamo). The winner will be announced on Wednesday 8 October at a gala screening of the ten shortlisted finalists, held at the Rex Cinema in London. Visit www.dailymotion.com for more details

SAE DIGITAL SHORT FILM AWARD Back for the third year, the winner of the SAE Digital Short Film Award is selected under the following criteria – the film must have been entirely shot and edited using only digital means of production and must demonstrate a unique approach to filmmaking utilising new digital technology. The nominations for this year are: Alfie Is Go [USA], The Eye [Argentina], Fight [UK], Mime and Punishment [USA], Letter to Colleen [USA].

FILM OF THE FESTIVAL [SHORT] For the fifth year we are excited to announce the Film of the Festival Award. The winner of last year’s award, UK filmmaker Tom Tagholm (À Bout de Truffle), was selected for his unique and original style of filmmaking as well as demonstrating a strong passion for his art. Last year’s award was supported by Diesel who supported Tom’s win by funding his production of the 16th Raindance Festival trailer, which can be seen at www.raindance.co.uk This year’s award is supported by the Independent Film Trust.

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Rob Andrews is head of entertainment at Tiscali. He is responsible for championing new UK talent through the Tiscali short film section and is currently sourcing titles for Tiscali’s cinema section.

Craig Armstrong is a BAFTA and Ivor Novello Award winning composer and recording artist who has provided the orchestral score for a wide range of feature films, notably in the work of Baz Lurhmann. He has also collabo- rated with such artists as Liz Fraser of the Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, Madonna, and Mogwai.

Peter Capaldi was the recipient of the 1995 Oscar™ for Best Live Action Short Film for Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life. He is also a respected film and television actor, recently known for his performance as the politi- cal spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker in the BBC sitcom The Thick of It. Other notable credits include Stephen Frears’ Dangerous Liaisons, Channel 4’s Peep Show, and E4’s Skins.

Kim Deal is a singer, songwriter, and musician best known for providing the bass in the Pixies. Generating such albums as Surfer Rosa and Doolittle, widely regarded as cult classics, the band also inspired a generation of iconic musicians such as Kurt Cobain and Radiohead. Deal is also a member of The Breeders, now hugely successful in their own right, alongside her twin sister Kelley. They are currently on tour in support of their latest album Mountain Battles.

Oli Harbottle was the producer of the Raindance Film Festival from 2003 to 2005. He is now the film release coordinator at Dogwoof Pictures, one of the leading art house distributors of independent film in the UK. His film credits as producer include Girlfriend in a Kimono and Today A New Haircut – Tomorrow the World.

Digby Lewis is the creative director at Dailymotion, the world’s largest independent video entertainment site, where he sources and develops unsigned directors though the platform’s Motionmaker programme. Before Dailymotion, he worked in television as a producer/director at MTV and VH1 and worked for The Rolling Stones, documenting their ‘A Bigger Bang’ World Tour.

Kim Newman is a novelist, critic and broadcaster. His fiction includes Anno Dracula, Life’s Lottery and The Man From the Diogenes Club. His non-fiction includes Nightmare Movies, Horror: 100 Best Books and BFI Classics studies of Cat People and Doctor Who. He is a contributing editor to Sight & Sound and Empire. He wrote and directed a short film Missing Girl, available online at www.johnnyalucard.com/missinggirl.html

Rebecca O’Brien has been an independent film producer for twenty years. She has produced ten feature films with Ken Loach, including Land and Freedom, Sweet Sixteen and My Name is Joe. In 2006 The Wind that Shakes the Barley won the Palme d’Or in Cannes. Their latest film Looking for Eric, written by regular collaborator Paul Laverty, has just finished shooting and will be launched in 2009.

Nicolas Roeg is a world-renowned film director whose career spans four decades. His debut Performance (co- directed with Donald Cammell) introduced audiences to his experimental and influential approach to filmmaking, which was expanded upon in his later works Walkabout, Don’t Look Now and The Man Who Fell To Earth. His latest film, Puffball, was released in cinemas earlier this year.

Joe Utichi is the editor of Rotten Tomatoes UK, the influential reviews website that brings together critics’ views from around the world. Before joining Rotten Tomatoes in 2006 he launched and ran his own successful film website, FilmFocus.

Adam Yauch is a founding member of the influential hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys. Starting life as a hardcore punk band, they are one of the longest-lived hip hop acts, who continue to enjoy commercial and critical success in 2008, more than 20 years after the release of their debut album. He is also the director of Gunnin’ For That No. 1 Spot, a basketball documentary screening at Raindance this year.

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