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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>In the vein of sharing information on festivals, here in
London there started tonight a short Buddhist Film Festival. After 'Shugendo
Now' tonight, there's a screening of Kanzeon, of which we have spoken
positively, previously.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="http://www.buddhistfilmfoundation.org/events/ibff-continues-10th-anniversary-season-in-london/">http://www.buddhistfilmfoundation.org/events/ibff-continues-10th-anniversary-season-in-london/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Starting tomorrow is the TerraCotta Far East Film Festival
which has several Japanese films </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="http://terracottafestival.com/">http://terracottafestival.com/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I believe 'The Woodsman and the Rain' will also show at
Udine.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="http://www.fareastfilm.com/EasyNe2/Homepage_eng.aspx">http://www.fareastfilm.com/EasyNe2/Homepage_eng.aspx</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terra Cotta will also screen the Taiwanese epic Seediq
Bale, which depicts the Wushe incident of the Japanese colonial era and managed
to get a feature in the 'Economist' after its Venice screening</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="http://www.economist.com/node/21529109">http://www.economist.com/node/21529109</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The piece still has the Taiwanese - Austronesian descent
the wrong way round. I <U>think</U> some Japanese is spoken. Tony Rayns,
when I asked him thought it was more interesting as an event than as a
film. At 150 minutes, it's clearly the short version.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Roger</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>