BAM 2011 Festival Returns!
Our friends at Bexley Anime & Manga Festival sent us information regarding the Bexley Anime & Manga Festival:
BAM 2011 – the second Bexley Anime and Manga Festival.
Building on last year’s massive success, BAM is returning once more to bring the Far East to the South East! With the support of Film London, the Youth Opportunities Fund and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, BAM has an amazing line-up of movie screenings and events for fans of Anime (Japanese Cartoons), Manga (Japanese comics) and Far Eastern culture. This year’s festival mixes youth specific events, with cinema screenings that are open to all, meaning that even more otaku (fans) can join the fun.
Anime Movie Screenings:
The BAM Film Festival
This year’s festival takes place at three wonderful venues: Cineworld, Bexleyheath, Showcase Cinemas, Bluewater and Greenwich Picture House.
This year, there is a small charge for tickets to most screenings. At only £3 per ticket, all our screenings are fantastic value. We want as many fans as possible to join us in experiencing these films in the way they were meant to be seen. Book early to avoid disappointment! Full details of how to book can be found at the back of this programme.
We Love Anime
This year BAM is presenting an unbeatable line-up of amazing Anime movies, including six massive new titles that have not yet been released in the UK. This fantastic programme would not have been possible without the support of We Love Anime, a new organisation on a mission to get Anime films into cinemas, where they were made to be seen. We Love Anime is proudly sponsored by Uniqlo, Manga Entertainment and Kaze. Check them out at www.we-loveAnime.com today!
Trigun: Badlands Rumble
Thursday 7 April, 7pm
Showcase Cinema, Bluewater
A rip-roaring all action adventure for Anime fans old and new! BAM presents one of the first English screenings of this awesome movie. Big budget animation makes the fights, chases and wild-west/sci-fi setting the series is famous for look better than ever.
Age restrictions: 15+ Japanese language/English subtitles
Ponyo
Monday 11 April, 6.30pm
Cineworld, Bexleyheath
FREE OF CHARGE SCREENING!
The most recent film by acclaimed Director Hayao Miyazaki. A beautiful, sentimental and entrancing fantasy film for all ages. This screening is free of charge, so book tickets early to avoid disappointment.
Cert U. English language
Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers
Wednesday 13 April, 6.45pm
Greenwich Picture House,
Greenwich
A sci-fi action movie that re-imagines the classic TV series into an incredible big screen adventure or fans and newcomers alike. Romance and adventure set against a struggle to survive in a futuristic war between humans and aliens. See this movie ahead of its UK release.
Cert 15. Japanese language/English subtitles
Tales From Earthsea
Thursday 14 April, 6.30pm
Cineworld, Bexleyheath
A fantasy epic from Studio Ghibli that divided the opinion of fans and critics on its release. With this fuss now firmly in the past, its time to revisit the beautiful world of Earthsea with BAM and discover an overlooked Anime classic.
Cert PG. Japanese language/English subtitles.
Laputa
Tuesday 19 April, 6.30pm
Cineworld, Bexleyheath
BAM is privileged to present a rare cinema screening of one of the greatest Anime movies of all time. Beloved by fans and critics alike, this is the perfect opportunity to be captivated by this Hayao Miyazaki classic.
Cert PG. Japanese language/English subtitles
Evangelion 2.0
Thursday 21 April,
6.45pm
Greenwich Picture House,
Greenwich
The second movie in the new ‘rebuild’ project that’s re-envisioning the classic TV series as four box office smashing films. Grab Evangelion 1.11 on DVD/ Blu Ray then join us for a big screen presentation of the follow up, ahead of its UK release.
Age rating TBC, enquire when booking. Japanese language/English subtitles
Sword of the Stranger
Monday 25 April, 6.30pm
Cineworld, Bexleyheath
One of the most incredible action Anime movies ever. Super fluid fight sequences are the highlight of this distinctly Japanese film. Simply demanding big screen viewing, don’t miss out on this visceral, adrenalin rush of a movie.
Cert 15. Japanese language/English subtitles
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzukiya
Thursday 28 April, 6.05pm
Cineworld, Bexleyheath
Haruhi fans rejoice! The first big screen movie from the massive hit series is coming to BAM. Epic, surreal and simply glorious in the cinema. Don’t miss this chance to see Haruhi with BAM well before her movie receives a UK release.
Age rating TBC, enquire when booking. Japanese language/English subtitles
King of Thorn
Thursday 5 May, 6.45pm
Greenwich Picture House
Greenwich
Gory scares and surprise twists abound in this hot new movie. Straddling genres, including survival horror, sci-fi and psychological thriller, King of Thorn simply has to be experienced. See it with BAM well before its UK release.
Age rating TBC, enquire when booking. Japanese language/English subtitles
Events Outside of the Cinema
All our events outside of the cinema have been made possible with the support of funding from the Youth Opportunities Fund. Each event is open to young people aged 13 to 19 and all tickets are free of charge.
Oi Bento! Cookery with Atsuko’s Kitchen
Monday 4 April
Crayford Library Hall
6pm – 8pm
Last year, Atsuko came to BAM and blew everyone away with a fantastic workshop on creating
bento – Japanese style lunch boxes! Demand was so huge, we’ve brought her back to give more of
you the chance to create and take away your own delicious Japanese style meal in a bento
box that you can keep.
Learn Japanese through Anime with Akemi Solloway
Friday 15 April
Central Library, Bexleyheath
2pm – 3.30pm
Akemi Solloway is a pioneer in the UK Japanese culture scene. Bringing her own special method
for learning Japanese to BAM, Akemi will teach basic phrases in a way that Anime and Manga fans will love. A fun, lively and fascinating introduction to learning Japanese language.
Manga Art Workshop with Sweatdrop Studios
Tuesday 12 April
Erith Library
2pm – 3.30pm
Sweatdrop return to BAM, giving you another exciting opportunity to learn how to draw Manga style comic art with the UK’s premier Manga studio. This time it’s longstanding studio
member Dock that’s leading our workshop. Fantastic for beginners and experienced artists looking to hone their skills.
Animated! The life and work of animator Huw J
Wednesday 20 April
Central Library, Bexleyheath
2pm – 3.30pm
Meet Huw J, one of the UK’s top comic book, animation and feature film artists. Huw J has worked with top industry figures in some of the world’s most famous companies, including Marvel, Disney, Fox, Warner and even Japan’s Studio Ghibli. This event will give aspiring artists and animators, along with anyone interested in the industry, a chance to hear about what goes on behind studio doors in the effort to create the animated and live action movies you love.
Booking Information
Cinema Screenings
All our screenings are open to all and the only age restrictions are those imposed by the film’s age certification. Tickets may only be sold to those that meet the minimum age required by the film’s certification. Tickets are only £3 each.
Other events
Our events have been made possible with funding from the Youth Opportunities Fund, distributed by Bexley Youth Council. These events are only open to young people age 13-19. Tickets are free of charge.
How to book
Tickets to all events including our cinema screenings can be booked in all Bexley libraries. To find out about our locations and opening times, visit http://elibrary.bexley.gov.uk/rooms/portal/page/Sirsi_HOMEand click on the Bex-L link. There is no booking fee for bookings made in libraries. Telephone bookings can made by calling 01322 356320 between 9.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday and between 9.30am and 12.30pm on Saturdays. Payment can be made by credit or debit card. Tickets will be dispatched
by post.
Telephone booking for each screening and event closes five days before the date they take place to allow for postal delays. A £1 per transaction booking fee applies to all telephone bookings that include cinema tickets. Advance booking is essential as tickets will not be sold at the screening venues before or on the date of the screenings. Book early to avoid disappointment.
Contact us
If you have any questions about
BAM 2011:
email us at bam@bexley.gov.uk or
call us on 020 3045 4562 (enquiries only)
Information: http://elibrary.bexley.gov.uk/rooms/documents/html/BAMprogramme2011.pdf
