{"id":2692,"date":"2023-04-20T08:31:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T08:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.therai.org.uk\/?page_id=2692"},"modified":"2025-08-07T14:16:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:16:34","slug":"film","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/film\/","title":{"rendered":"RAI Film"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2692\" class=\"elementor elementor-2692\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0f847 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf0f847\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9fab7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c9fab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e878f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e878f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RAI FILM<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3ff7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d3ff7d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b044bd white-txt small-txt e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b044bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d769baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d769baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RAI FILM showcases the best in groundbreaking and innovative anthropological filmmaking from around the world. We provide a forum and resources for exploring the multiple relationships between documentary filmmaking, anthropology, and visual culture. In association with the <a title=\"Film Committee\" href=\"https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/\/about\/committees\/film-committee\/\">Film Committee<\/a>, the Film Officers curate a biennial film festival, run a film distribution service, and maintain a film archive. Our mission is to promote the understanding of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue through film.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0565ce black-txt elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d0565ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/raifilm.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to the RAI FILM website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c95b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f6c95b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c11ecd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c11ecd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc0d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcc0d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72215f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e72215f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/raifilm.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/UndershedSamples-26-of-33-sml-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-38733\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/UndershedSamples-26-of-33-sml-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/UndershedSamples-26-of-33-sml-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/UndershedSamples-26-of-33-sml-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/UndershedSamples-26-of-33-sml-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/UndershedSamples-26-of-33-sml.jpg 1773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6102c80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6102c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Established in 1985, the biennial RAI FILM Festival offers a diverse programme of films, workshops, masterclasses and events that question our complex, shared world, and promote social justice and dialogue. The 2025 Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary and took place from 11 to 15 June in Bristol, followed by an online run from 16 June to 16 July.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/raifilm.org.uk\/festivals\/2025\/\">RAI FILM Festival 2025<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf774f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bf774f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789bc1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"789bc1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Distribution<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90480b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90480b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/raifilm.org.uk\/films\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Photo-7-SuspensionColor_1.210.1-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-38737\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Photo-7-SuspensionColor_1.210.1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Photo-7-SuspensionColor_1.210.1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Photo-7-SuspensionColor_1.210.1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Photo-7-SuspensionColor_1.210.1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Photo-7-SuspensionColor_1.210.1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970dea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"970dea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We offer an extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/raifilm.org.uk\/films\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">film catalogue<\/a> (over 600 titles) that are variously available to purchase as DVDs, personal rent on demand (Vimeo VOD), and accessible to institutions via our online streaming partners for educational and academic purposes. We work to support filmmakers and provide long-term access to their films within the larger global research community.\u00a0 We continue to add new titles on a rolling basis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86bb41e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"86bb41e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/raifilm.org.uk\/films\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RAI FILM 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