BIFA and Raindance have announced the long list for this year’s Raindance Discovery Award. This award showcases innovation, uniqueness of vision and maverick filmmaking in films with budgets under £500,000. Discover the full list of brilliant films below:
ALL MY FRIENDS HATE ME – Andrew Gaynord, Tom Palmer, Tom Stourton
BANK JOB – Daniel Edelstyn, Hilary Powell, Christopher Hird
BOARDERS – Annika Ranin, Sean Fee, Jasmin Morrison
HOSTILE – Sonita Gale
I AM BELMAYA – Sue Carpenter, Christopher Hird
POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHÉ – Paul Sng, Celeste Bell, Zoë Howe, Rebecca Mark-
Lawson, Matthew Silverman, Daria Nitsche
REBEL DYKES – Harri Shanahan, Siân A. Williams, Siobhan Fahey
THE BIKE THIEF – Matt Chambers, PK Fellowes, Sophie Gibber, Lene Bausager
THE KINDRED – Jamie Patterson, Christian J. Hearn, Tracy Jarvis, Steve Jarvis
THE TOLL – Ryan Andrew Hooper, Matt Redd, Mark Hopkins
Find out more about the films here.
The nominations will be be announced on Wednesday 3 November. The BIFA ceremony and winner announcements will take place on Sunday 5 December 2021.