This year, as Raindance brings back some iconic mavericks, we thought we would highlight one this Halloween… The Blair Witch Project! In the legend, The Blair Witch, Elly Kedward, terrorized the town of Blair, now Burkittsville, during the late 1700’s and was executed for her crimes.
So what is your favourite Urban Legend?
Show us in a 1 minute short film for the chance to have your film screened at Raindance Film Festival 2022!!
How to Take Part:
1) Shoot a 1 minute horror film.
2) Use the theme of … Urban Legends!
3) Post the completed film on Instagram, tagging @raindancefilmfestival and including the hashtag #UrbanLegendCompetition
E.g.: Hey @raindancefilmfestival, here’s my #UrbanLegendRaindance entry!
Submissions close at midnight, October 25th, 2022. Winners announced October 27th.
One entry per person.
Submissions under 60 seconds will be accepted, however, submissions over 60 seconds will be ineligible. Opening titles and closing credits are included in your runtime.
What you’ll win
The winners will receive:
- 1st Place: Your #UrbanLegendCompetition film will be screened at Raindance Off-Competition, x1+ x2 Raindance Pro Membership
- 2nd Place: 2 Raindance Pro Membership, £100 Raindance voucher
- 3rd Place: 2 Raindance Pro Memberships
Prizes are fixed and judges decisions are final.
Everyone who enters the competition will receive:
- 10% off any Raindance course.
Raindance promotes and supports independent filmmaking and filmmakers.
From new and emerging to industry pros, Raindance connects, trains, supports, and promotes visual storytellers through every step of their career.
The Raindance Film Festival runs each Summer in London’s Leicester Square.
Raindance has been delivering film training since 1992. A wide range of Open Classes to a 2 year HND Level 5 BTEC in Moving Images to a Postgraduate Film Degree are delivered to students on five continents, both in person and online.
