13th LONDON ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL

Come this March and Tongues on Fire will be all set to cut open the 13th Annual London Asian Film Festival on 18 March, 2011 at the British Film Institute (BFI), Southbank. The ten-day festival which takes place at Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly Circus honors films based on social messages from different South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Several films in the line-up have received accolades at the Cannes Film Festival and other major international film festivals.

            
                             

                                      Actor Manisha Koirala

Actor Sanjay Suri

Leading stars of Bollywood & Independent cinema to attend the festival include actors Manisha Koirala, Sanjay Suri, Ajay Naidu, Heather Burns, Karsh Kale.

Come to the only South Asian film festival in the UK and see cutting edge independent films like Ajay Naidue's Ashes, Onir's I Am and Sanjay Gupta's Pankh. The festival comes to a close with a Gala Screening and Awards Dinner at BAFTA on 27 March, 2011.

                             

                               Film:Pankh

    Film: I Am

Highlights of this year's London Asian Film Festival include :

• Costume Design Master Class at BAFTA with Academy Award winner and Indian Cinema's most well-regarded Costume Designer Bhany Athaiya.
• Screening and talk by Anusha Rizvi, director of Peepli Live (India's official entry to the 2011 Oscars)
• Hollywood actor / producer Heather Burns screening her film Ashes at BAFTA and attended by several Bollywood stars.
• Short film competition showcasing the remarkable work of aspiring film-makers.
• Tongues on Fire inaugural lecture at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, marking the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.

Press Contact for TOF:
Keerthi Suresh
Festival Programmer
0779 416 7321
info@tonguesonfire.com
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