365 DAYS OF

2013 has been a BIG year for Raindance.

We’ve grown internally, nationally andinternationally, starting new projects and re-kindling old flames while always maintaining the truly independent Raindance spirit.

From crowdfunding to producing, planning to partying, teaching to learning, this year we’ve done it all – and we’ll do even more in 2014!

Click on to see 8 things we’re proud we did this year!

1. We got some new staff

- Elisar -Crowdfunding,

Online & Distribution

Speaks: English

Interests: Dr. Who, Webseries, Dr. Who

- Martyna -Postgraduate

Queen

Speaks: English, Polish,Italian

Interests: MA students, Holidays

- Orestes -Marketing &

Room Bookings

Speaks: English, Greek

Interests: Rooms, Being the coolest guy

in the office

- Raffaella -Programming

Speaks: English, Italian

Interests: Filmmakers, Drinking

- Amy -Events &

Sponsorships

Speaks: English

Interests: Meetings,Freaky photos

2. We spread across the globe

We ran the first Raindance Roma and opened offices in Berlin, Paris and Vancouver to accompany our Brussels, Budapest, New York,Toronto and London offices.

We’ve got an office planned for Los Angeles too!

3. We made a movie!

2013 saw the re-launch of Raindance Raw Talent,our film production arm. In March we startedmaking our feature film with cult director Ate de Jong, titled ‘Deadly Virtues: Love.Honour.Obey’.

The film was finished in September and is now hitting the festival trail – keep up to date with our progressby following @RDRawTalent on Twitter!

4. YOU raised £30,000

In January we became partners with Indiegogo, using the site to help fund a wide range of

projects, from our feature film to theRaindance Film Festival itself.

Total contributions to our projects reached £30,000, with thousands of people donating,

sharing, helping and inspiring us to do amazing things.

Thank you to everyone!

5. Our Postgraduate Degree took off

Although it had already been running for a year, in 2013the Raindance MA really took off with the addition of our Online MA – meaning you can take it from anywhere withan internet connection.

We now have around 100 students studying thePostgraduate program around the world – including Hollywood star Sadie Frost!

6. We grew our following

Our Twitter followers have nearly doubledthis year, from around 20,000 to 51,000,while our Facebook likes have TRIPLED from 7,000 to 23,000!

We’ve also started paying more attentionTo our Youtube channel with new promos, how-to vids and trailers airing every few weeks, including footage from this year’s Raindance Film Festival.

7. The Festival rocked

In a few years time, we might look back on 2013 as a pivotal year for the RaindanceFilm Festival. Over 250 films, 30 events, 600 filmmakers in attendance, thousands of indiefilm fans, bands, parties, networking – all wrapped in 10 days of unstoppable Raindanceenergy. We broke every previous record and will keep on doing so year after year!

This year also saw Microsoft come aboard as a sponsor, providing the “Filmmakers’ lounge” and a place for us to store and share our Festival photos – go online and relive the Raindance experience through Skydrive.

8. We partied with the stars at the BIFAsWe also presented the Raindance Award to Carradog W. James’s ‘The Machine’

Click here to see our awesome online gallery!

Thank you for an amazing year

Thanks to every member, every student, every course attendee, every indie film lover who came to the Festival – you keep us alive!

Thanks to our partners and sponsors, without whom we couldn’t grow and explore new avenues and adventures.

And thanks to our interns, volunteers and helpers - the hidden powerhouses behind everything we do and the muscles thatkeep the Raindance body moving.

Here’s to 2014!