Hundreds of Cultural Institutions and Film Festivals Worldwide Join in films4peace Peace Initiative
Hundreds of Cultural Institutions and Film Festivals Worldwide Join in films4peace Peace Initiative
AsiaNet 50633
LONDON, Sept. 13, 2012 / PRN=KYODO JBN/ --
- New Films by Gregory Crewdson, Yang Fudong, Isaac Julien, Michael Nyman
and more for World Peace Day, 21 September
Today, PUMA.Peace announced that hundreds of cultural institutions
worldwide, from Australia to Zimbabwe, are supporting films4peace to celebrate
World Peace Day on 21 September 2012-an international UN day of ceasefire, and
a day for individuals, organizations and countries to demonstrate acts of peace.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120912/559925 )
films4peace, an annual short film commission by PUMA.Peace, features 21 of
today's most innovative contemporary artists visually interpreting the subject
of peace. These art films will be released at cultural venues globally on 21
September 2012. Launched through the dedicated films4peace.com website, the
initiative encourages the films to be screened and shared across the world,
through social networking websites, blogs and media channels.
"Artists confront us with the challenges of our time," said Mark Coetzee,
films4peace curator. "films4peace are both disturbing and inspiring, responsive
to the reality of our time but they also ask us to be responsible for our
actions. PUMA.Peace wishes to contribute to making the world a better place. A
world that is safer, more peaceful and more creative. We are honoured that so
many amazing and high profile museums, galleries and online partners have
joined us in this important initiative."
Curator Mark Coetzee has invited 21 artists to create 17 works:
Janet Biggs (USA)
Ergin Cavusoglu (Bulgaria)
Magali Charrier (France)
Gregory Crewdson and Costanza Theodoli-Braschi (USA and UK)
Yang Fudong (China)
Tom Gran and Kayleigh Gibbons (UK)
Max Hattler (Germany)
Isaac Julien (UK)
Peterson Kamwathi (Kenya)
Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy (Ireland)
Nandipha Mntambo (Swaziland)
Michael Nyman (UK)
Noriko Okaku (Japan)
Jacco Olivier (Netherlands)
Bill Porter (UK)
Levi van Veluw (Netherlands)
Hank Willis Thomas and Terence Nance (USA)
Live screenings will accompany the online release at major museums
globally, including the Bass Museum of Art (Miami, USA), Centro Nacional de las
Artes, (Mexico City, Mexico), Design Museum, London (UK), Musee d'art
contemporain de Montreal (Canada), Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico
(San Juan) and The Phillips Collection (Washington, D.C.); in public urban
spaces including the Denver Theatre District (USA), La Virreina Centre de la
Imatge (Barcelona, Spain) and the Laumeier Sculpture Park (St. Louis, USA);
educational institutions and youth leadership conferences, including the H&R
Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute (USA), New World School of the
Arts (Miami, Florida), The Banff Centre (Banff, Canada) and the 2012 One Young
World summit (Pittsburgh, USA); and international film festivals including
Addis Foto Fest (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), Afrika Film festival (Leuven,
Belgium), Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (Port of Spain, Trinidad) and West
Midlands Human Rights Film Festival (Birmingham, UK).
Online screenings include Blink Video Art, Creative Art Network,
Dailymotion, MiShorts, MTV Voices, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Shooting
People, Streaming Museum, Vimeo and YouTube.
In keeping with the spirit of the commission, these films will be gifted to
the world, within public domain and free from screening fees, as tools for
peace. By releasing these short films as broadly as possible, on multiple live
and virtual platforms, the aim is to effect positive social change and broaden
the discussions around peace globally.
The films include 35 mm live action, experimental animation and fine art
approaches. The artists were selected for the quality and scope of their work
and their sensitivity in interpreting the theme. Shooting People has been the
production management of this initiative (http://www.shootingpeople.org).
Editors Notes
films4peace will be available to download and watch online at
http://www.films4peace.com from 21 September 2012-World Peace Day.
Images
For more information, to download the press release, film stills, artists'
statements, biographies and headshots, please visit
http://www.films4peace.com/admin/login
PUMA.Peace
Through its PUMAVision platform, PUMA is working towards creating a better
world for generations to come, and as a part of this platform, PUMA.Peace is
working to inspire and educate individuals around the globe that peace is
possible. Through the initiatives of PUMA.Peace, PUMA is providing real and
practical expressions of this vision by strategically implementing long-term
partnerships, creative initiatives and raising global awareness. For more
information, please visit http://peace.puma.com
Media Contacts
Worldwide:
Marlene Ringel
marlene.ringel@puma.com
+49(0)91-3281-3134
UK:
Elizabeth Benjamin
elizabeth@margaretlondon.com
+44(0)20-7923-2861
UK:
Emma Pettit
emma@margaretlondon.com
+44(0)20-7923-2861
SOURCE: PUMA.Peace
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