WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!!
12 YEARS, OVER 630 FILMS, INTERNATIONAL STARS,
NOBEL PRIZES, OSCAR WINNERS, HUNDREDS OF
INDIPENDENT DIRECTORS!
Became a cultural association fundraiser, following the increasing funding cuts in the arts and cultural departments, we now more than ever need to relay on private funds so as to budget our expenses, rather than relying on public and state funds.
As you may know due to the current economic crises and to the state’s funding cuts, the famous Quadriennale di Roma (Italian Contemporary Art Event) will not take place this year, an event which was held for many years, and which even took place during the war.
FESTIVAL
Asiatica Film mediale – Encounters with Asian Cinema is a FREE ADMISSION festival, founded in 2000 in Rome. It is the most representative Asian film festival in Italy. The organizer is the cultural Association Mnemosyne, which has always been open to renovating ideas and to new opportunities so as to gather more knowledge of the different cultures and traditions that make up the Asian world. An excellent way to develop a better understanding has been achieved through the film industry. Thanks to Asiatica it has been established an original channel of communication between Italy and Asia. Asiatica has now become an international annual event, where feature films, short films as well as documentaries are screened, which purposes exibitions, seminars and realizes movie productions.
WHERE DOES YOUR SPONSORSHIP MONEY GO ?
Asiatica organises various cultural events: an accurate activity of research, production and marketing is carried out prior to any event.
Each year we offer the best series of Asian cultural events in Italy.
As it is a free entrance festival, Asiatica’s budget is currently supported by the public corporations and private firms, the economic crises and funding cuts could threaten the festival standards.
Your sponsorship money will help us organise the next edition. We do plan to get those fundraising the event involved in our festival’s activities, starting from your festival sponsorship we'll be happy to receive any suggestions or advice you might have. Asiatica greatly appreciates that each one of you can make the festival better.
HISTORY
Since its first edition Asiatica has reached an audience of over 120,000 people. In 2011, the festival had over 11,000 spectators. Over the last 10 editions of the festival, over 300 guests were invited to Rome, of these 150 guests were invited in the last three editions of the festival. Guests included directors, producers, actors, writers and Nobel prizes, from all parts of the Asian world: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Japan, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Syria, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Tajikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam.
Over the last twelve editions, over 630 movies, feature films and documentaries were screened at the festival, bearing in mind that almost all of them were recently produced and many were Italian Premieres, screening are subtitles in English and Italian. The festival screens film produced by young directors and debut film as well as internationally acclaimed directors and their masterpieces.
The Festival hosts various special events which allows the audience to gather further knowledge on both European and Asian cultures and traditions.
- Meetings and round tables: discussing and analyzing topics related to the Asian world.
- Focus on…: films and documentaries on large metropolises, through time, with rare material from the main Asian film libraries (Kolkata, Tehran, Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, etc.).
- Italy-Europe versus Asia: the most successful European documentary directors take a look at the Asian world.
- Tribute: a selection of the most representative and significant works of major Asian directors.
- Crossing Cultures: a section dedicate to the presentation of short films produced during the festival.
- Concerts of well known Asian musicians.
- Photographic and fine arts exhibitions.
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