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Raindance, the UK’s largest independent film festival, is accepting final submissions for its fifteenth anniversary edition. They welcome shorts and features of all genres from anywhere in the world. The festival dates have been set for 26th September to 7th October 2007 and they will be accepting your submissions until 1st June with an extended 15th June deadline for Withoutabox users. To submit your film, visit http://www.withoutabox.com/login/1550 or via the website at www.raindance.co.uk For further details, call +44 (0)207 287 3833 or visit: www.raindance.co.uk You can also send your queries to festival@raindance.co.uk More

Juliette Lewis, the actress of modern cult films such as Cape Fear and Natural Born Killers will be putting on a pop appearance with her band Juliette and the Licks at the Thessaloniki Film Festival Saturday. More

FTA: Beware those with film festival fever, a kind of group-think heightened by a desire to be hip. More

Chicago 10 recounts the demonstrations surrounding 1968's Democratic National Convention, which saw protestors clash with the National Guard. The film will open this year's Sundance Festival. More

At next year's Oscars, India risks being severely embarrassed by a controversial film, Water, depicting the harsh treatment suffered by the country's Hindu widows. More