The Raindance Maverick Award is an award created by independent film festival Raindance Film Festival and presented during the British Independent Film Awards, to "highlight innovation, uniqueness of vision, maverick filmmaking and risk-taking generally in fiction films with a budget under £1m, rewarding bold, creative, ambitious work that belies its limited budget". The award goes to the film's director, producers, and screenwriters.
It was first presented in 2004. The Barn, directed by Ruaridh Webster, was the first recipient of the award. Since its inception, it has been presented under different names. From 2003 to 2014, the award was presented as The Raindance Award. The following name it was renamed into The Discovery Award, remaining under said name until 2019. Later, from 2020 to 2022, the names were merged into The Raindance Discovery Award, being changed into its current name in 2023.
Winners and nominees 2000s YearFilmRecipient(s) 2004 The Barn Ruaridh Webster, Jake Broder and Adam Long Blinded Eleanor Yule and Oscar van Heek Chicken Tikka Masala Harmage Singh Kalirai, Rony Ghosh, Roopesh Parekh and Sanjay Tandon 2005 Evil Aliens Jake West Billy Childish Is Dead Graham Bendel Sam Jackson's Secret Video Diary Guy Rowland 2006 Ballad of AJ Weberman James Bluemel and Oliver Ralfe London to Brighton Paul Andrew Williams, Alastair Clark, Rachel Robey and Ken Marshall Scenes of a Sexual Nature Ed Blum, Aschlin Ditta, Suran Goonatilake, Vadim Jean and Amanda Wilkie 2007 The Inheritance Charles-Henri Belleville, Tim Barrow and David Boaretto Exhibit A Dom Rotheroe and Darren Bender Tovarisch, I Am Not Dead Stuart Urban, Frances Cook, Emily Harris, Alan Jay and Mark Pegg 2008 Zebra Crossings Sam Holland Clubbed Neil Thompson, Geoff Thompson and Martin Carr Flick David Howard and Rik Hall One Day Removals Mark Stirton 2009 Down Terrace Ben Wheatley, Robin Hill and Andrew Starke Colin Marc Price The Disappearance of Alice Creed J Blakeson and Adrian Sturges Exam Stuart Hazeldine, Simon Garrity and Gareth Unwin They Call It Acid Gordon Mason
2010s YearFilmRecipient(s) 2010 Son of Babylon Mohamed Al-Daradji, Mithal Ghazi, Jennifer Norridge, Isabelle Stead and Atia Al-Daradji Brilliant Love Ashley Horner and Sean Conway Jackboots on Whitehall The McHenry Brothers, Patrick Scoffin, Karl Richards and Frank Mannion Legacy Thomas Ikimi, Amrit Walia, Idris Elba, Jessica Levick, Arabella Page Croft and Kieran Parker Treacle Jr. Jamie Thraves and Rob Small 2011 Leaving Baghdad Koutaiba Al-Janabi Acts of Godfrey Johnny Daukes Black Pond Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe and Sarah Brocklehurst Hollow Michael Axelgaard and Matthew Holt A Thousand Kisses Deep Dana Lustig, Alex Kustanovich and Vadim Moldovan 2012 Strings Rob Savage and Nathan Craig Love Tomorrow Christopher Payne Frank Richard Heslop Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet Jesse Vile City Slacker James Larkin and Michael Müller 2013 The Machine Caradog W. James and John Giwa-Amu Everyone's Going to Die Jones and Kelly Broad The Patrol Tom Petch, Tom Stuart and Karim Debbagh Sleeping Dogs Floris Ramaekers and Simon Clark Titus Charlie Cattrall and Nico Mensinga 2014 Luna Dave McKean and Allen Spiegel Film: The Movie Raffaello Degruttola Gregor Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Keeping Rosy Steve Reeves and Mike Oughton The Beat Beneath My Feet John Williams and Michael Müller 2015 Orion: The Man Who Would Be King Jeanie Finlay Aaaaaaaah! Steve Oram and Andrew Starke Burn Burn Burn Chanya Button, Charlie Covell, Daniel-Konrad Cooper and Tim Phillips The Return Steven F. Zambo and Jeffrey Schallert Winter Heidi Greensmith 2016 The Greasy Strangler Jim Hosking, Toby Harvard, Daniel Noah, Andrew Starke, Ant Timpson, Josh C. Waller and Elijah Wood Black Mountain Poets Jamie Adams and Jon Rennie The Darkest Universe Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe, Tiani Ghosh and Jo-Jo Elison The Ghoul Gareth Tunley, Jack Healy Guttmann and Tom Meeten Gozo Miranda Bowen and Steven Sheil 2017 In Another Life Philippe de Pierpont, Julie Frères, Hanne Phlypo, Rebecca Houzel and Quentin Jacques Even When I Fall Sky Neal, Kate McLarnon and Elhum Shakerifar Halfway Ben Caird and Jonny Paterson Isolani R. Paul Wilson My Pure Land Sarmad Masud and Bill Kenwright 2018 Voyageuse May Miles Thomas The Dig Simon Stone, Moira Buffini, Gabrielle Tana, Ellie Wood, Carolyn Marks Blackwood and Murray Ferguson Irene's Ghost Iain Cunningham and David Arthur A Moment in the Reeds Mikko Mäkelä, James Watson and Jarno Pimperi Super November Douglas King and Josie Long 2019 Children of the Snow Land Zara Balfour, Marcus Stephenson and Mark Hakansson A Bump Along the Way Shelly Love Here for Life Adrian Jackson & Andrea Luka Zimmerman, James Lingwood, Michael Morris, Cressida Day Cunningham, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, David Arthur and Ellie Land Muscle Gerard Johnson, Matthew James Wilkinson, Richard Wylie and Ed Barratt The Street Zed Nelson
2020s YearFilmRecipient(s) 2020 Perfect 10 Eva Riley, Jacob Thomas, Bertrand Faivre and Valentina Brazzini Justine Jamie Patterson, Jeff Murphy, Jason Rush, Sarah Drew and Julius Beltrame Looted Rene Van Pannevis, Kefi Chadwick, Jennifer Eriksson and Jessie Magnum One Man and His Shoes Yemi Bamiro and Will Thorne Rose: A Love Story Jennifer Sheridan, April Kelley, Sara Huxley, Matt Stokoe, Rob Taylor and Sophie Rundle 2021 Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché Paul Sng, Celeste Bell, Zoë Howe, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Matthew Silverman and Daria Mitsche Bank Job Daniel Edelsty, Hilary Powell and Christopher Hird The Bike Thief Matt Chambers, PK Fellowes, Sophia Gibber and Lene Bausager I Am Belmaya Sue Carpenter and Christopher Hird Rebel Dykes Harri Shanahan, Sian A. Williams and Siobhan Fahey 2022 Winners Hassan Nazer, Nadira Murray and Paul Welsh Electric Malady Marie Lidén and Aimara Reques Fadia's Tree Sarah Beddington and Susan Simnett Off the Rails Peter Day, Grant Keir and Rob Alexander Rebellion Elena Sánchez Bellot, Maia Kenworthy and Kat Mansoor 2023 If the Streets Were on Fire Alice Russell and Gannesh Rajah Is There Anybody Out There? Ella Glendining and Janine Marmot Name Me Lawand Edward Lovelace Raging Grace Paris Zarcilla and Chi Thai Red Herring Kit Vincent and Ed Owles 2024 Grand Theft Hamlet Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, Julia Ton and Rebecca Wolff The Ceremony Jack King, Hollie Bryan and Lucy Meer Restless Jed Hart and Benedict Turnbull Satu: The Year of the Rabbit Joshua Trigg Witches Elizabeth Sankey, Jeremy Warmsley, Chiara Ventura and Manon Ardisson
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