Terracotta Far East Film Festival Expands To New Venues, with New Sections And New Dates
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The Terracotta Festival, for its 5th year anniversary, will expand from the usual four-days to 10 days from Thursday 6 June to Saturday 15 June 2013. The festival will increase the number of films and venues, and still remain in the heart of the capital.
To commemorate this special occasion, Terracotta Festival organisers are delighted to announce that more strands have been added to the line-up. The four strands of the festival are: CURRENT ASIAN CINEMA, IN MEMORY OF: Leslie Cheung & Anita Mui, SPOTLIGHT ON: Indonesia and the Terror Cotta Horror All-Nighter.
Terracotta Festival will continue to screen its usual selection of best contemporary films from any genre, any Far East country, at the Prince Charles Cinema from 6-9 June 2013. Like previous editions, guest actors and directors will attend the festival to introduce their film, host Q&A sessions, run Masterclasses and interact with festival goers. This will be the CURRENT ASIAN CINEMA section of the festival.
Two prolific and well respected Hong Kong actors, Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui, passed away unexpectedly, and in tragic circumstances, in 2003. Ten years later, their impression on film lovers around the world is still very strong. Terracotta Festival would like to take this opportunity to present some highlights of their screen legacy.
An additional five days from 11-15 June 2013 have been added for a new section entirely dedicated to an emerging territory. This section will be called "SPOTLIGHT ON:…" and this year the festival will shine the spotlight on contemporary Indonesian cinema.
Taking place at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), this section will showcase the exciting breadth of genres, directors and subject matters from this country.
Whilst the Prince Charles Cinema is a perfect location (leading cult cinema in the centre of Chinatown), the new structure and the ICA will give a wider audience more opportunities to take part in the Festival.
Last but not least, the Terror Cotta Horror All-Nighter returns following the success of last year's event. Showcasing the diversity and ingenuity of horror from the Far East, expect a mix of ghosts, monsters, zombies, demons and cold-blooded killers from various East Asian territories.
What is Bobo are the official design sponsors of the Terracotta Far East Film Festival for the 3rd consecutive year, creating the festivals branding, on screen identity and all of it's promotional material.
Festival Director Joey Leung comments: "It is very encouraging for us to see the growth in audience numbers each year, and the appetite of audiences to explore deeper into this area of International Cinema. This year's enlarged festival will bring a depth to our programme, a wider range of entertaining stories and an exciting line-up of guests"
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Notes to Editors
About Terracotta
Committed to bringing quality and entertaining Far East films to the UK.
Releases by Terracotta Distribution include the multi-award winning Breathless directed by Yang Ik-june, Johnnie To's Sparrow and just released Kim Ki-duk debut movie Crocodile with his documentary Arirang. Imprint label TERROR-COTTA is devoted to Asian horror and thrillers.
Terracotta Distribution launched monthly FILM CLUB residency in January 2013 at the Prince Charles Cinema with a mission to offer the chance to enjoy Asian films regularly on the big screen.
Terracotta Far East Film Festival is an annual event aiming to widen the audience for Far Eastern film in the UK. The 4th edition ran from 12 -15 April 2012 with 5 European premieres incl. the new animated work from legendary Studio Ghibli. From comedy to drama to horror and everything in between, exclusive cast and crew Q&As, intro's, masterclasses and parties. Terracotta Festival touring edition started in September with 5 films in the line-up.
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About Prince Charles Cinema
From cult festivals to the latest box office hits, the Prince Charles Cinema is the heart of independent film in London. The Prince Charles Cinema is located at 7 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BY.
Well summed up by Quentin Tarantino: "The Prince Charles is everything an independent movie theatre should be. For lovers of quality film, this is Mecca".
About the ICA
The ICA supports radical art and culture. Through a vibrant programme of exhibitions, films, events, talks and debates, the ICA challenges perceived notions and stimulates debate, experimentation, creativity and exchange with visitors. Founded in the late 1940s by a group of artists including Roland Penrose, Peter Watson and Herbert Read, the ICA continues to support living artists in showing and exploring their work, often as it emerges and before others. The inaugural ICA / LUX Biennial of Moving Images was launched in 2012, and the ICA Cinema continues to screen rare artists' film, support independent releases and partner with leading film festivals. The ICA welcomes 400,000 visitors a year to its building on The Mall in the heart of London. The Director of the ICA is writer and curator Gregor Muir, author of Lucky Kunst.
About What is Bobo
As a creative design agency based at the renowned Ealing Film Studios in West London, they work primarily within the UK Entertainment industry creating original film posters, theatrical and home entertainment campaigns, DVD & Blu Ray sleeves, brochures, and online advertising. Their work has recently been seen in the theatrical campaigns for The Paperboy (Lionsgate UK), and Red Dawn (Koch Media), and clients include Artificial Eye, Anchor Bay, Soda Pictures, and BBC Worldwide among many others.
For more information a selection of their work can be seen on their website at http://www.whatisbobo.com or contact creative director Robyn Larkin on 020 8758 8418
For press information please contact:
Claire Marty 0044 7792 845887: press@terracottafestival.com
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