Raindance Film Festival Winners

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE presented by Lomography

WINNER
Just Between Us / Rajko Grlic - Croatia
Set in contemporary Zagreb, Just Between Us is a beautifully told tale of infidelity charting the convoluted love lives of two middle-aged brothers, their wives and their mistresses.

BEST UK presented by Yahoo! Movies

WINNER
Stranger Things / Eleanor Burke - UK
An unusual and touching bond develops when grieving Oona reaches out to a mysterious homeless man, offering him a place to stay in her shed.

BEST DEBUT presented by Digital Cinema Media

WINNER
Tilt / Viktor Chouchkov Jr. - Bulgaria
This Bulgarian coming-of-age drama is about four friends who dream of opening up their own bar. Things get complicated when one of them falls in love, the group are busted for illegal distribution of pornography and exiled from their home country.

BEST MICROBUDGET FEATURE presented by Electric Sheep

WINNER
MONK3YS / Drew Cullingham - UK
Voluntarily locked in a cell for 48 hours with no restrictions and no outside help three emotional archetypes battle for psychological supremacy before they can be destroyed by their own weaknesses.

BEST DOCUMENTARY presented by VICE

WINNER
How to Start A Revolution / Ruaridh Arrow - UK
HOW TO START A REVOLUTION is the remarkable untold story of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Gene Sharp, the world's leading expert on non-violent revolution.

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORTS

WINNER
Words / Sven Vinge - Denmark
A stranger, apparently a great fan of the author, asks for a signed copy of Strøm's recent novel ... the one with the girl.

BEST UK SHORT presented by Raindance TV

WINNER
Love At First Sight / Michael Davies - UK
Do you believe in love at first sight? When Arthur spots Ruth he knows in his heart that it's true...

- Bill