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The Raindance Film Festival is the largest independent ''.

The film festival runs annually from the end of September to the first week of October in central London, England . Previous jury members include Lou Reed , Dame Judi Dench , Marky Ramone , Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn , British actress Parminder Nagra , American filmmaker Jonathan Caouette , and American cinematographer Matthew Libatique .

The 2007 festival runs from 25th September until the 7th October. Jury members for the 2007 festival include musicians Mick Jones of The Clash , and Iggy Pop , directors Andrea Arnold and Penny Woolcock , cinematographers Brian Tufano and Jonathan Harvey , critics Anthony Quinn of The Independent and Joe Utichi of Rotten Tomatoes , broadcasters Davide Scalenghe of Current TV and Tessa Ross of Channel 4 , and producers Oli Harbottle of Dogwoof Pictures , Jemma Rodgers of Junction Films , Edward King of MySpace and Sandy Leiberson .

Patrons of Raindance include Ewan McGregor , Terry Gilliam , Mike Figgis , Ken Loach , and Marky Ramone . The festival attracts key industry figures including notable appearances by Alan Rickman , Mike Figgis , Ken Loach , Don Letts , Marky Ramone , Trudie Styler , Vanessa Redgrave , Noel Gallagher , Sarah Jessica Parker , and Jonny Lee Miller .

Raindance is also the founder of the British Independent Film Awards .


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