Artivist Film Festival 2010 reaches London

Have you seen Avatar yet? Are you looking for  more inspirational films with an ethical statement?  Well London is about to join in the recent trend Los Angeles has been experiencing as the 6th Annual International Artivisit Film Festival reaches the capital in early March. Jen Marsden writes.

Taking place from 5th – 6th March at George Bernard Shaw Theatre, the film festival will host a fabulous selection of independent documentaries and short films that have a social and global cause at their core.

Merging art and activism, honoree Daryl Hannah loves the festival, as does singer Avril Lavigne and actress Patricia Arquette, so why not head there too?!

Diaky Diaz, Artivist Founder-President says: “We are really excited to be bringing the Artivist Film Festival to London. Raising awareness for the interdependence between Humanity, Animals, and the Environment is the true mission of Artivist. Filmmakers, celebrities and NGOs from around the world can gather to celebrate advocate artists that inspire positive actions in our global community.”

The opening showcase is Children of War, a critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary set in Uganda that outlines the daily struggle of escaped child soliders of the Lord’s Resistance Army.

Many films that have premiered at Artivist have gone on to great acclaim, including Academy Award winner Born Into Brothels, Academy Award Nominees Super-Size Me and God Sleeps in Rwanda, and the Los Angeles Premieres of Fast Food Nation, Emmanuelle’s Gift, Stolen Childhoods, Zeitgeist, Zeitgest Addendum and Trudell.

Artivist Film Festival has been running for six years now and has showcased over 400 films representing 45 countries through festivals in LA, Tokyo, Lisbon, Mexico City and the UK’s own capital. It’s received warm reception from Claes Nobel of the Nobel Prize family, Amnesty International, and the United Nations Department of Public Information.

Tickets are £8/£3 and can be bought from Keithprowse.com (search Artivist) or on 0844 209 1663.
Further information of this year’s listed films available at Artivist.org