a fresh film and media company with a dedicated purpose and passion for change

Rianne Pictures was founded in 2013 by Caris Rianne Williams

She wanted to create a hub for her projects and a place where people could collaborate regardless of their experience and backgrounds, especially aspiring working class filmmakers who face barriers when wanting to enter the industry.

Our films and projects are focused on stories about women, As well as highlighting the ongoing problem of the lack of support and opportunities for female directors and women behind the camera.

Our team are based throughout the UK with our headquarters being in North East England and bases in London and Manchester, we also have international team members in Ireland, Canada and the U.S

So, what is it that we actually do?

To date, Rianne Pictures has produced seven short films, three promotional videos, two music videos, two web series, and a feature film. Winning multiple awards and nominations and screening across the world at festivals and showcases.

In 2018, we started producing female led podcasts and have three shows as part of our audio production catalogue to date.

In 2020, we launched our film festival Women X, a dynamic fresh film festival focused on women and non binary creatives taking place in an underrepresented part of the country, the North, each year we welcome over 200 hybrid guests and receive almost 500 film submissions, our most recent film festival was backed by the BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub North.

In 2021 we launched our talent development programme Evolve and continue to innovate new ways we can support and grow female talent in film, such as our script reading service Rianne Reads which launched in 2023.

our shorts and web series

KEEP TRYING (2021)

LIKE A GIRL SEASON TWO (2019)

SISTER (2013)

COMING OUT FOR CHRISTMAS (2020)

LIKE A GIRL SEASON ONE (2017)

SHADES OF BLUE (2020)

FOXHOLE (2018)

EXTRA TIME (2016)

WHY ARE YOU SAD (2014)

COMING HOME (2015)

I WONDER (2017)

yes we made a feature film

yes we made a feature film

Demi is a coming of age drama about Dianna who falls in love with a new girl in her college class while her boyfriend is away at university.

The first feature film from Rianne Pictures gives audiences a look into the ongoing confusion and misunderstanding towards bisexuality and the discrimination many people receive when being open about their feelings.

Featuring a cast of upcoming actors and a fresh production crew, the film was made on a low budget of £4,000 and received £2,000 support through crowd funding for film festival submission fees and post production costs. The film was sound mixed at Pinewood Studios and edited and colour graded on long train journeys.

After several months of hard work in post production, we entered the festival circuit and after many many many rejections we finally started seeing acceptance emails. Demi made the official selection for Florida Movie Festival, Canadian International Film Festival, Sweden International Film Festival and New Jersey Golden Door Film Festival. 

Director Caris Rianne won the Royal Reel award in the First Time Filmmakers category at the Canadian International Film Festival and the film won Best Feature at the Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards. American Production Company Carter Seagrove sponsored the films London premiere in September 2016.

Demi has been praised for it's raw and honest script. EILE Magazine gave the film a four star review calling it "a powerful representation of a new generation of British LGBT Film" and to this day (several years later!), we receive DMs and emails about how much the film means to young queer audiences.

festivals & awards

festivals & awards

COMING OUT FOR CHRISTMAS

Official Selection at Lesflicks Festive Film Fest 2021

Official Selection at Reel Desires Film Festival 2021

Official Selection at Queer Bee Film Festival 2021

Official Selection at Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival 2021

Official Selection at Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2020

Official Selection at Lift Off Sessions 2020

Special Screening at Women X Film Festival 2020

DEMI

Winner of Royal Reel Award at the Canadian International Film Festival 2016

Winner of Best Feature at the Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards 2016

Nominee of Best Editing at the Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards 2016

Nominee of Best Film at the Florida Movie Festival 2016

Nominee of Best International Film at the Swedish International Film Festival 2016

Nominee of Best LGBT Film at the Golden Door New Jersey Film Festival 2016

Official Selection at Florida Movie Festival 2016

Official Selection at Canadian International Film Festival 2016

Official Selection at Swedish International Film Festival 2016

Official Selection at Golden Door New Jersey Film Festival 2016

FOXHOLE

Official Selection at Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2018

Nominee of Best Thriller at Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2018

Semi Finalist at The Terror Film Festival (Birmingham) 2018

Long listed at The Winchester Film Festival 2017

EXTRA TIME

Winner of Best Writing award at the Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards 2016

Nominee of Best Director at the Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards 2016

Nominee of Best Editing at the Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards 2016

Nominee of Best Actress at the Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards 2016

Nominee of Best Score at the Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards 2016

Nominee of Best Comedic Short at the The Short Film Awards (New York) 2016

Nominee of Best Writing in a Comedic Short at the The Short Film Awards (New York) 2016

Nominee of Best Short Film at the The Screen One UK Film Festival (Leicester) 2017

Official Selection at Screen One UK Film Festival Leicester 2017

how can we work together?

  • Script Development

    We have two ways of support here.

    Rianne Reads is our script reading service, we open this up for a month and read through scripts under 20 pages and provide one page of feedback.

    RP Evolve is our talent development programme, where we take a group of writers through 3 months of mentorship, workshops and script development.

    Currently Closed for Applications

  • Film Production

    We want to work with dynamic filmmakers with exciting short films, with our experience of successfully producing films to a festival standard, we’re always happy to have a chat about your script and how we could work together.

    Treatments/Pitch decks can be sent to development@riannepictures.com

    (We do not accept scripts until we see a treatment/pitch deck)

  • Festival Distribution

    Completed your short film? Amazing! Well done!

    We run the International BIFA and BFI backed Women X film festival which celebrates work from female writers, directors and producers

    When our 5th festival submission window opens, make sure to check our the criteria and get submitting!