For Immediate Release
FILMMAKERS ATTENDING
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
19-27 March 2009
The Ritzy, ICA, Clapham Picturehouse, Curzon Renoir
www.hrw.org/iff
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/press
“A film festival that wagers hope against injustice, imagination against apathy.” – Ariel Dorfman
Throughout the 13th Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, organisers, filmmakers and Human Rights Watch experts are in London to attend screenings. To arrange interviews please contact Festival Publicist Sarah Harvey at 020 7703 2253 / . Listed below are details of confirmed attendees in date order:
18-27 March: John Biaggi, Festival Director
17-27: Andrea Holley, Deputy Festival Director
19-23 March: Jennifer Nedbalsky, Programme Manager
Wednesday 18 March
Jawad Metni for European Premiere of Remnants of War
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/remnants-war
Havana Marking for Afghan Star
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/afghan-star
http://www.afghanstardocumentary.com/
Thursday 19 March
Costa Gavras and Michèle Ray-Gavras for Eden is West http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/eden-west
Anne Aghion for World Premiere of My Neighbor, My Killer http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/neighbor-killer
http://www.afghanstardocumentary.com/
Jawad Metni for European Premiere of Remnants of War
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/remnants-war
Havana Marking for Afghan Star
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/afghan-star
http://www.afghanstardocumentary.com/
Youth Producing Change programme:
Sofia Snow and Rene Dongo for The Countdown
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Mahsa Khadem & Rhiannon Spencer-Jones for Slave Label
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Zachary Lennon-Simon for Playing With The Other Tigers
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Mthobeli Lithiko for Women Empowerment
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Friday 20 March
Jawad Metni for European Premiere of Remnants of War plus Marc Garlasco, Senior Military Analyst, Emergencies Division, Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/remnants-war
Naftaly Gliksberg for UK Premiere of Look Into My Eyes
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/look-my-eyes
http://www.antisemitism-movie.com/
Gabriela Gutierrez Dewar and Sally Gutierrez Dewar for UK Premiere of Tapologo http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/tapologo
http://www.tapologofilm.com/
Gini Reticker for UK Premiere of Pray the Devil Back to Hell
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/pray-devil
http://www.praythedevilbacktohell.com/nonflash/index.htm
Masha Novikova for UK Premiere of In the Holy Fire of Revolution
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/holy-fire
http://www.novdoc.nl/
Anne Aghion for World Premiere of My Neighbor, My Killer http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/neighbor-killer
http://www.afghanstardocumentary.com/
Havana Marking for Afghan Star
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/afghan-star
http://www.afghanstardocumentary.com/
Youth Producing Change programme:
Sofia Snow and Rene Dongo for The Countdown
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Mahsa Khadem & Rhiannon Spencer-Jones for Slave Label
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Zachary Lennon-Simon for Playing with the Other Tigers
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Mthobeli Lithiko for Women Empowerment
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Saturday 21 March
Naftaly Gliksberg for UK Premiere of Look Into My Eyes
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/look-my-eyes
http://www.antisemitism-movie.com/
Gabriela Gutierrez Dewar and Sally Gutierrez Dewar for UK Premiere of Tapologo http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/tapologo
http://www.tapologofilm.com/
Gini Reticker for UK Premiere of Pray the Devil Back to Hell
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/pray-devil
http://www.praythedevilbacktohell.com/nonflash/index.htm
Masha Novikova for UK Premiere of In the Holy Fire of Revolution
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/holy-fire
http://www.novdoc.nl/
Anne Aghion for World Premiere of My Neighbor, My Killer http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/neighbor-killer
http://www.afghanstardocumentary.com/
Jawad Metni for European Premiere of Remnants of War
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/remnants-war
Havana Marking for Afghan Star
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/afghan-star
http://www.afghanstardocumentary.com/
Youth Producing Change programme:
Sofia Snow and Rene Dongo for The Countdown
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Mahsa Khadem & Rhiannon Spencer-Jones for Slave Label
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Zachary Lennon-Simon for Playing with the Other Tigers
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Mthobeli Lithiko for Women Empowerment
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Sunday 22 March
Joe Berlinger for UK Premiere of Crude
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/crude
http://www.crudefilm.com/
Gabriela Gutierrez Dewar and Sally Gutierrez Dewar for UK Premiere of Tapologo http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/tapologo
http://www.tapologofilm.com/
Gini Reticker for UK Premiere of Pray the Devil Back to Hell
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/pray-devil
http://www.praythedevilbacktohell.com/nonflash/index.htm
Anne Aghion for World Premiere of My Neighbor, My Killer http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/neighbor-killer
http://www.afghanstardocumentary.com/
Jawad Metni for European Premiere of Remnants of War
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/remnants-war
Havana Marking for Afghan Star
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/afghan-star
http://www.afghanstardocumentary.com/
Youth Producing Change programme:
Sofia Snow and Rene Dongo for The Countdown
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Mahsa Khadem & Rhiannon Spencer-Jones for Slave Label
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Zachary Lennon-Simon for Playing with the Other Tigers
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Mthobeli Lithiko for Women Empowerment
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-0
Monday 23 March
Pamela Yates, Paco de Onis, Peter Kinoy for The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/reckoning
Joe Berlinger for UK Premiere of Crude
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/crude
http://www.crudefilm.com/
Anne Aghion for World Premiere of My Neighbor, My Killer http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/neighbor-killer
http://www.afghanstardocumentary.com/
Sally Gutierrez Dewar for UK Premiere of Tapologo http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/tapologo
http://www.tapologofilm.com/
Tuesday 24 March
Pamela Yates, Paco de Onis, Peter Kinoy for The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/reckoning
Joe Berlinger for UK Premiere of Crude
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/crude
http://www.crudefilm.com/
Wednesday 25 March
Fabrizio Lazzaretti and Paolo Santolini for UK Premiere of Back Home Tomorrow (aka The Children’s Ward)
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/back-home-tomorrow
Thursday 26 March
Senain Kheshgi and Geeta V. Patel for UK Premiere of Project Kashmir
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/project-kashmir
http://www.projectkashmir.org/
Fabrizio Lazzaretti and Paolo Santolini for UK Premiere of Back Home Tomorrow (aka The Children’s Ward)
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/back-home-tomorrow
Friday 27 March
Senain Kheshgi and Geeta V. Patel for UK Premiere of Project Kashmir
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/project-kashmir
http://www.projectkashmir.org/
Box Office information:
THE RITZY CINEMA: 0871 704 2065 / www.picturehouses.co.uk
ICA: 0207 930 3647 / www.ica.org.uk
CLAPHAM PICTUREHOUSE: 0871 704 2055 / www.picturehouses.co.uk
CURZON RENOIR: 0871 703 3991 / www.curzoncinemas.com
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