Championing an intriguing and diverse programme of world cinema from Wales, Mexico, China, Africa and beyond, the Wales One World Film Festival (WOW) – this year celebrating its 10th year – boasts no less than 18 Welsh premieres, two UK premieres and a handful of home-grown Welsh films. The most prominent of which being Patagonia, directed by Welsh director Marc Evans and featuring the singer Duffy in a lead role.
A visceral and engaging story about the culture and history of Wales both at home and abroad; Marc Evans has delivered a triumphant film that will no doubt impress audiences when it goes on general release from Fri 4 March.
Patagonia’s glittering premiere will open the WOW film festival on Thurs 3 March at Chapter Arts Centre and to celebrate the launch of the 2011 WOW film festival, we’ve teamed up with WOW to offer a pair of tickets to see this exciting premiere. With Duffy, Marc Evans and all the stars from the film in attendance, the premiere is sure to be a star-studded affair so make sure you enter this exclusive competition by answering the below question.
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A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WOW
WOW’s exciting programme of films also includes the Chinese blockbuster Aftershock, the inspiring Benda Bilili and the Mexican film Black Sheep.The WOW showcase opens at Chapter Arts Centre on Thurs 3 March before expanding to the Clwyd Theatr Cymru on Tue 8, Aberystwyth Arts Centre on Thurs 10 and Taliesin Arts Centre on Mon 14 March. For detailed information on the cinemas taking part the films being screened and the dates of the festival, visit the WOW film festival website: www.wowfilmfestival.com
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT PATAGONIA
Patagonia narrates the journeys of two women – one looking for her past, the other for her future. The film inter cuts between their stories, in which one of them travels south to north through the Welsh spring time and the other east to west through the Argentine autumn.
Gwen (Nia Roberts) and her boyfriend Rhys (Matthew Gravelle) have felt significant strain on their relationship since discovering that they are unable to conceive. When Rhys is sent on a photographic assignment to Patagonia, Gwen sees a chance to repair their relationship with a bit of adventurous escapism.
In Patagonia, elderly Argentinean native Cerys (Marta Lubos) starts a secret pilgrimage to the Welsh countryside so that she can visit her ancestral homeland before she dies. Her somewhat nervous and introverted young neighbour Alejandro (Nahaul Perez Biscayart) reluctantly comes along as her chaperone.
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Make sure you don’t miss out on the March edition of Buzz Magazine for plenty more Welsh film features including Submarine, Ironclad and more!