The Terracotta Festival

 TERRACOTTA FESTIVAL 2012, the 4th edition of the London Far East Film Festival, is proud to welcome some very talented actors and directors from Japan, Taiwan and China: Denden, Da Ching, Toshiaki Toyoda and Guo Xiaolu for a weekend of movies, Q&As, Masterclasses and parties at the Prince Charles Cinema in London, on 12th - 15th April 2012

DENDEN - HIMIZU ACTOR - will hold a Q&A after the screening of Himizu.

Most well-known in the UK for his award-winning
performance as the crazed serial killer in Sion Sono's 'Cold Fish', but is one
of the most hard-working actors in contemporary Japanese cinema. With a career
spanning more than 30 years, Denden pops up in many feature films, TV dramas
and TV movies every year, varying from more independent features such as
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Cure', Daisuke Miura's 'Boys on the Run' and Amir Naderi's
'Cut' to studio productions such as 'Red Shadow', 'Someday' and 'Godzilla
2000'. Recently Denden has been in many popular productions such as a main role
in the exceedingly popular TV series 'Moteki', plus starring in many Sion Sono
films such as 'Be Sure to Share', 'Cold Fish', 'Himizu' and the upcoming 'Land
of Hope' and has also just starred in Abbas Kiarostami's ('Certified Copy') upcoming
'Like Someone in Love' which is tipped for big things at this year's Cannes
Film Festival.

Selected Filmography 2011 - Cut 2011 - Someday 2010 - Moteki
(TV Series) 2010 - Cold Fish 2008 - Ikigami 2004 - Rikidozan 2001 - Red Shadow
2000 - Eureka 2000 - Uzumaki 1999 - Godzilla 2000 1997 - Cure

DA CHING – SEEDIQ BALE ACTOR -  will hold a Q&A
after the screening of Seediq Bale and an acting Masterclass is on Saturday
14th April 11am

 An Atayal aborigine from Nanao
Township, Yilan County,
Da Ching was trained by his father to be a hunter. Wei Te-Sheng cast him as the
young Mouna because of his distinctively shaped eyes. Since making his acting
debut in Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, he is pursuing a new career as a
professional actor. He is currently in a play "Taipei Papa, New York
Mama".

TOSHIAKI TOYODA – MONSTERS CLUB DIRECTOR- will hold a
Q&A after the screening of Monsters Club and a directing Masterclass is on
Sunday 15th April 11am.

Born in 1969 in Osaka,
Japan, Toshiaki
Toyoda is a former shogi (Japanese chess) prodigy. After writing two
screenplays for veteran director Junji Sakamoto, Toyoda made his directorial
debut in 1998 with Pornostar. Since then, he has directed one documentary and
four feature films that have screened to wide acclaim throughout the world.

Director's Filmography 1998 Pornostar 2000 Unchain 2001 Blue
Spring 2003 Nine Souls 2005 Hanging Garden 2009 The Blood of Rebirth

GUO XIAOLU – UFO IN HER EYES DIRECTOR - will hold a Q&A
after the screening of UFO In Her Eyes and a directing and writing Masterclass
is on Friday 13th April 11am.

 Chinese novelist and filmmaker, who uses film and literary
language to explore themes of alienation, memory, personal journeys, daily
tragedies and develops her own vision of China's past and its future in a
global environment. Her feature film She, a Chinese premiered at the 2009
Locarno International Film Festival, where it immediately took the highest
prize, the Golden Leopard. Her previous feature How Is Your Fish Today? was in
Official Selection at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and received the Grand
Jury Prize at the 2007 Créteil International Women's Film Festival in Paris.

Filmography as director and producer: She, a Chinese (2009)
Once upon a time Proletarian (2009) An Archeologist's Sunday (2008) We Went to
Wonderland (2008) Address Unknown (2007) How Is Your Fish Today? (2006) The
Concrete Revolution (2004) Far and Near (2003)

Guests
travel courtesy of Terracotta Festival 2011 Official Airline Air France KLM.

http://terracottafestival.com/guests