More European festivals

[Roger Macy]

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.
http://www.buddhistfilmfoundation.org/events/ibff-continues-10th-anniversary-season-in-london/

Starting tomorrow is the TerraCotta Far East Film Festival which has several Japanese films 
http://terracottafestival.com/
I believe 'The Woodsman and the Rain' will also show at Udine.
http://www.fareastfilm.com/EasyNe2/Homepage_eng.aspx

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
http://www.economist.com/node/21529109
The piece still has the Taiwanese - Austronesian descent the wrong way round. I think 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.

Roger
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