The Tiger Festival, as part of the China Now series of events, present a selection of /the latest Far Eastern films, across all genres, plus live music events and club nights.
The 2nd edition of the festival sees the addition of the prestigious Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London as an official venue, alongside the existing Duke of York’s Picturehouse, Brighton.
Memories of Matsuko will open the festival on 29th May 2008 at the ICA and the closing film will be Johnny To’s Mad Detective.
The live music line up, club night venues, sponsors and marketing partners will be announced via a further press release to follow and on the official festival websites,
All films and music events will be held in London between 29th May – June 8th and then toured to Brighton on June 11th – June 22nd
The festival will host a short-film competition, in conjunction with nonmultiplexcinema.com, open to all UK producers and/or directors. Submissions should be sent to Non Multiplex Cinema on DVD and be a maximum of 10mins length, and with a Far Eastern theme.
Film Line Up:
Title Genre Country Directors
Memories of Matsuko (Opening film, UK Premiere) Fairytale Tragedy Japan Tetsuya Nakashima
The Case Psychological Thriller China Wang Fen
Presidents Last Bang Political Satire/ Thriller Korea Sang-soo Im
Seven Days to Leave My Wife Farcical Comedy Thailand Torpong Tunkamheang
Fox Family Macabre Musical Korea Hyung-gon Lee
Dog Bite Dog Hitman Action Hong Kong Soi Cheang
FUNUKE, Show some love you losers! Black Comedy Japan Daihachi Yoshida
D-War Monster Fantasy Action Korea/US Hyung-rae Shim
Follow Your Heart (World Premiere) Hip Hop Documentary China/ Hong Kong Duncan Jepson
Assembly Civil War Epic Hong Kong,China Feng Xiaogang
Chok Dee Kickboxing Biopic France/ Thailand Xavier Durringer
Mad Detective (Closing Film) Multiple Personality Thriller Hong Kong Johnny To
Feng Xiaogang’s The Banquet, will also have a special presentation at ICA

ABOUT THE TIGER FESTIVAL 2008

Dates: 29th May – 22nd June 2008
Location: ICA , London and Duke of York’s Picturehouse, Brighton, UK
Additional Events: Official Memories of Matsuko party at Hi Sushi, Camden (DJs tba)
Chok Dee presented by lead actor & World Champion Kickboxer, Dida
Follow Your Heart presented by director Duncan Jepson
Hip hop club night – Follow Your Heart after party
‘Meet the Distributors’ seminar, Sofitel St. James Friday 30th May
Official Tiger Festival party at ICA Saturday 1st June
Further events tbc
Websites: www.tigerfestival.com
www.myspace.com/tigerfestival