To celebrate the “outstanding films” screening at the 34th Raindance Film Festival (17-26 June), jury awards are presented to features and shorts – including for Best UK Cinematography.
Raindance’s awards system honours features in 11 categories. Alongside Best UK Cinematography, it celebrates: Best International Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Discovery Award for Debut Feature, Best Debut Director, Best Performance in a Debut Feature, Best UK Feature, Best Director of a UK Feature, Best Performance in a UK Feature, the Spirit of Raindance Award, and new for 2026 is Best Horror Feature.
An Oscar-qualifying festival, Raindance honours the work of short filmmakers with four awards.
The recipient of Best Live Action Short, Best Documentary Short and Best Animation Short are eligible for consideration in the three Short Films categories of the Academy Awards without the standard theatrical run (provided the film otherwise complies with Academy rules).
Honouring homegrown talent, Raindance also presents an award to Best UK Short.
Raindance is BAFTA-qualifying and BIFA-qualifying for British Shorts in the official selection.
The nominees for Best UK Cinematography are:
- Eddie Cochran: Don’t Forget Me
- So What
- Ghost in the Machine
- Section 1591_Sex trafficking of children in the U.S.A.
- Terra
- Pinocchio: Unstrung
- Tramp
- Modem
- Angel of the North
- In The Path Of Giants
Nominations in all other categories are available on the Raindance website.
The winners will be announced at Raindance’s Jury Awards Ceremony on Friday 26 June.
