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Reminder: Colombian Film Festival in London this weekend

Details available at http://www.riversidestudios.co.uk/cgi-bin/season.pl?f=Colombiage
Riverside studios is located near Hammersmith train station in London.

Colombiage
Celebrating Contemporary Colombian Art and Culture
Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 October

Colombiage returns to Riverside Studios with a programme of outstanding music, film and literature celebrating the richness and diversity of Colombian culture today. The programme will include workshops for children.

BOOKING INFORMATION

EARLY BIRD OFFER: Book by 15 September and pay the concessions rate (phone and counter only)

COMBI-TICKET: £25
1 concert + 1 film screening + 1 literature talk (phone and counter only)

WEEKEND FILM & LIT PASS: £30
access to all films and literature talks (phone and counter only)

Sat 18 Oct
Multiple Event:
Colombiage - Workshop 11.00am and 12.00pm
A series of fun music workshops for children between the ages of 5 and 11.

Events:
In Conversation with Juan Carlos Botero 2.00pm
Acclaimed novelist and award-winning short story writer Juan Carlos Botero will be discussing his inspirations and influences.

Colombiage - Film Single Bill:
The Wandering Shadows (15) La Sombra del Caminante 2.30pm
A poetic and poignant story about the struggles of life and the limits of friendship.

Events:
In Conversation with Evelio Rosero 3.30pm
One of Colombia’s most exciting international authors, Evelio Rosero, will be launching the British publication of The Armies.

Colombiage Film Single Bill:
Del Palenque de san Basilio (PG) 4.20pm
This documentary, never before screened in the UK, is an insightful study of the rarely exposed Afro-Colombian culture.

Events:
Las Onces with Mario Mendoza 5.00pm
Mario Mendoza, one of the leading lights of Colombia’s post-Garcia Marquez generation will discuss his latest novel, The Invisible Ones as well as Satanás, the film adaptation of his famous novel of the same title.

Colombiage Film Single Bill:
Bluff (18) 6.30pm
This fantastic comedy/thriller narrates the story of Nicolas, who has it all until the day he finds his girlfriend about to cheat on him with his boss.

Sat 18 Oct & Sun 19 Oct
Music:
Lucia Pulido's Ensemble & Bomba Esteréo 8.00pm
A double bill of Lucia Pulido, a singer with one of the richest voices on the international Latin American musical scene and Bomba Esteréo, whose music is a fusion of Colombian folk and electronica.

Sat 18 Oct
Colombiage Film Single Bill:
Espectro (18) Al Final del Espectro 8.35pm
A plot full of impact, that submerges its characters in a deep and disturbing experience.

Sun 19 Oct
Multiple Event:
Colombiage - Workshop 11.00am and 12.00pm
A series of fun music workshops for children between the ages of 5 and 11.

Events:
Panel Discussion 2.00pm
What can literature do when confronted by an onslaught of violence? This problem will be put to some of the most important authors of fiction working now in Colombia.

Colombiage Film Single Bill:
Bluff (18) 2.30pm
This fantastic comedy/thriller narrates the story of Nicolas, who has it all until the day he finds his girlfriend about to cheat on him with his boss.

Events:
Panel Discussion - Colombia Today 3.30pm
Leading British and Colombian journalists will be in discussion about their experiences reporting Colombia and how the country is represented in the media today.

Colombiage Double Film Bill:
Paraiso (15) 4.45pm
Guerrero's assured and conceptually rich abstract documentary film is a poetic evocation of a country and its historical memory.

Events:
In Conversation with Gerald Martin 5.00pm
British biographer Gerald Martin will be talking about all things Gabbo, as he presents the forthcoming publication of A Life, his authorised biography of Gabriel García Márquez.

Colombiage Double Film Bill:
Negro Pacifico (15) 6.00pm
A contemporary tale of urban black communities in Colombia that are eager to express their identity in unique ways.

Colombiage - Film Single Bill:
Satanas (18) 8.30pm
Powerful and graphic throughout, this is a fascinating study of the dynamic of cause and effect, taking in themes of love, sex, money, power and revenge.

By ixent on Oct 16, 2008, 08:43 in Friendly Talkzone.