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DESIRE on release in the UK from 4 March 2011
Scenario's much-praised feature film DESIRE is currently on release in the UK at selected cinemas in London and nationwide.
This bold and intriguing psychodrama directed by Gareth Jones and starring Oscar Pearce, Tella Kpomahou, Daisy Smith and Adam Slynn has toured widely, screening at Apollo Piccadilly (4 - 10 March), Watermans Arts Centre (7 - 9 March), Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge (25-31 March), Glasgow Film Theatre (11 April) and a number of key Welsh venues including Chapter, Cardiff (10 March), Aberystwyth Arts Centre (11, 18, 21 March) as part of the 2011 WOW (Wales One World) Festival, and Courtyard Hereford as part of Borderlines Film Festival.
Upcoming dates are confirmed at Theatr Clwyd (7 June), Galerie Caernarfon (31 August) and Scala Prestatyn (1 Sept).
For full list of upcoming venues, screening dates and reviews see www.desirethefilm.com and follow day to day news at the DESIRE Facebook page
"...played with estimable intensity...an intriguing insight into the politics of marriage, the power of language and the dangerous unpredictability of ardour..." David Parkinson, Empire Online
"...a nicely staged blend of artfully shot sexuality and repressed drama, distinctive through its elegant widescreen cinematography and engagingly restrained central performance by Tella Kpomahou." Mark Adams, Screen International
"an elaborately crafted mood piece... accomplished cast and pin-sharp visuals." Andrew Pulver, Guardian
DESIRE Festivals at a glance:
Borderlines Film Festival (8 April 2011)
WOW (Wales One World) Film Festival (10,11 March 2011)
CCiiFF Culture & Cultures International Film Festival (2 October 2010)
PanAfrican Film Festival, Cannes (April 2010)
FEST-Belgrade (Feb 2010)
Amiens International Film Festival (French premičre, Nov 2009).
17th Raindance Film Festival (London Premičre, Oct 2009),
Nominated for Best UK Feature.
27th Cambridge Film Festival (UK Premičre, Sept 2009)
15th Sarajevo Film Festival (World Premičre, Aug 2009)
BABYLON Celebrates 5th year in 2011
BABYLON EUROPE welcomed 11 projects to its 5th anniversary script development workshop in Rotterdam 1-4 February.
Participants from Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the UK took part in a vibrant and dynamic meeting of projects across cultures. They are currently rewriting their projects in advance of the Babylon @ Cannes session in May.
BABYLON-INTERNATIONAL a major new initiative stimulating cross-border co-operation between European and West African filmmakers has been awarded funding for its second year of activity by the EU's MEDIA Mundus. The call for project submissions is currently open, and the first workshop of the year will be held in May in Berlin, with a production lab planned in Abuja for September.
See www.babylon-film.eu for full details and participating projects.
BABYLON New Publication 2010
European Cinema in Motion - Migrant and Diasporic Film in Contemporary Europe
Edited by Daniela Berghan and Claudia Sternberg
Published 2010 by Palgrave Macmillan
Closing chapter by Gareth Jones Future Imperfect: Some Onward Perspectives on Migrant and Diasporic Film Practice
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