Forward of the complete programme announcement of the thirty fourth Raindance Movie Competition, the UK’s main indie movie competition proclaims this 12 months’s opening and shutting galas:

The thirty fourth Raindance Movie Competition opens on 17 June at Vue West Finish in Leicester Sq. with the UK Premiere of Michel Okay. Parandi’s debut function APRIL X (dir: Michel Okay. Parandi, USA). A multi-award winner at movie festivals world wide, this excessive octane, close to future thriller stars Connor Storrie, (Heated Rivalry) and Lilly Krug (Shattered, Airplane) as twins Bax and April. When April goes lacking, Bax searches each darkish nook of the post-Soviet cityscape looking for her, in the end descending into insanity. Vertigo Releasing are set to launch April X within the UK and Eire in September.

Producer Lavinia Postolache says “We’re honored for April X to open Raindance. It’s a competition that champions daring, impartial voices, and it appears like the proper residence for a narrative rooted in id, guilt, and the complexity of human connection.”

The Opening Gala may also function the primary and unique competition screening of Gorillaz’s quick movie THE MOUNTAIN, THE MOON CAVE AND THE SAD GOD (dir: Jamie Hewlett, Timothy McCourt, Jonathan Djob Nkondo, UK), an animated quick movie by the English digital band Gorillaz, from their newest album The Mountain.

The screening will likely be adopted by an after celebration at The Waldorf Hilton Palm Court docket.

The competition closes on 26 June with the European Premiere of EDDIE COCHRAN: DON’T FORGET ME (dir: Kirsty Bell, UK). From the Academy Award-winning producers and filmmakers behind acclaimed documentaries like Quant and Ronnie’s comes the primary official biography of rock & roll icon Eddie Cochran. Regardless of his transient 21 years, Cochran’s musical legacy resonates throughout generations and genres, influencing icons from David Bowie to The Intercourse Pistols. His timeless hits like “C’mon Everyone” and “Summertime Blues” proceed to form the soundtracks of numerous lives. This landmark documentary explores Cochran’s journey from nation roots to rock & roll pioneer, showcasing his profound impression on music historical past, together with his affect on legends starting from The Beatles to Rod Stewart to Yungblud.

Director Kirsty Bell says “I’m extremely honoured to convey Don’t Overlook Me to Raindance. This movie was made with monumental love and respect for Eddie, his household and the generations of artists he impressed – so sharing it with a competition that actually champions impartial voices means an incredible deal to me.”

Eddie Cochran will obtain a posthumous Raindance Icon Award, which is about to be displayed alongside his different trophies on the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

“As a competition that champions rising filmmakers, Raindance is thrilled to open the thirty fourth version with April X, a daring and good indie sci-fi from debut director Michel Okay. Parandi,” provides Raindance founder Elliot Grove. “A prolific and award-winning govt producer, Kirsty Bell’s directorial debut A Chook Flew In had its World Premiere at Raindance in 2021, so we’re additionally thrilled to current her sophomore function Eddie Cochran: Don’t Overlook Me, the primary Eddie Cochran documentary to be produced with the blessing and cooperation of the Cochran household property.”

Additional programme highlights will likely be revealed at Raindance’s villa celebration in Cannes on Sunday 17 Might, adopted by the complete programme announcement on Monday 18 Might.

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The Raindance Movie Competition runs every Summer time in London’s Leicester Sq..

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