Raindance Film Festival, in partnership with LUMIX, today announced that award-winning and critically-acclaimed filmmaker Terry Gilliam will receive the Festival's annual Raindance Auteur Award, recognizing his achievements in filmmaking and ongoing contribution to the film industry.
The award will be presented by Raindance Festival Founder, Elliot Grove, on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018, at an evening soiree hosted by The Dorchester Hotel in London. The full festival programme for the 26th Raindance Festival will be announced that morning at Vue West End.
Terry Gilliam said, "Raindance has been disrupting the status quo since day dot, championing a future generation of strange and wonderful filmmakers for 26 years now - a job well done. I love attending the festival and seeing what treasures Elliot and the programme team have unearthed from around the globe for our delectation. The film industry needs the creativity and controversy Raindance provides. So it goes without saying, I'm incredibly proud to be the recipient of The Auteur Award - long may we continue!"
