Wales One World (WOW) film festival will return to cinema screens across Wales, launching at the award-winning Chapter Arts Centre (www.chapter.org) in Cardiff on Sunday 18 to Sunday 25 March, followed by a Wales-wide tour ending on Thursday 5 April.

Since its launch twelve years ago, WOW has been at the forefront of supporting and celebrating world cinema, bringing global film to local cinemas across Wales. Continuing in this spirit of discovery and diversity, the 2012 festival will include films from Argentina, Spain, Russia and the US.

WOW 2012 will also host the UK premier of French director Coline Serreau’s Think Global Act Rural in which Serreau sheds light on the positive steps being embraced by a cast of innovative farmers and food revolutionaries to address the global food crisis. Think Global Act Rural will also provide the over-arching theme to the opening weekend in Chapter Arts Centre, which will become a melting pot of film and food in a celebration of world dishes, local produce and sustainable solutions. Further details on workshops and events will be released in 2012.

“WOW 2012 looks like a stunner…so watch this space!”

David Gillam
Wales One World Film Festival Director

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For the last twelve years, Wales One World Film Festival has explored the edges of contemporary global cinema and so provided an unrivalled ‘window on the world’ that gives audiences all across Wales the chance to see the best in world cinema – a passport to world cinema.

So do please come along and join us in celebrating world cinema in all its richness and diversity.

David Gillam
Wales One World Film Festival Director

WOW and Practical Action

In 2011 WOW partnered up with Practical Action; a development charity with a difference. Like WOW Practical Action’s approach is unique. Practical Action believes that the right idea – however small – can change lives. It can create jobs, improve health and livelihoods, and help people have better lives. That’s why, since 1966, they’ve been working with poor people to develop the skills and technology that will enable them to build a better future. For more infromation visit www.practicalaction.org.

Every tome someone bought a ticket, WOW gave a percentage of that ticket sale to Practical Action. Bob tro byddwch chi’n prynu tocyn ar gyfer un o’n dangosiadau ni, bydd WOW yn gwneud cyfraniad at yr elusen Practical Action drosoch.

Mae Practical Action yn elusen ddatblygu go wahanol – dy’n nhw ddim yn dechrau gyda thechnoleg, ond yn hytrach, gyda phobl. Mae Practical Action yn gwybod sut gall y syniadau symlaf gael yr effaith dwysaf sy’n medru newid bywydau’r bobl dlotaf ar draws y byd. Am dros 40 mlynedd, mae’r elusen ardderchog hon wedi gweithio’n agos gyda rhai o bobl dlotaf y byd – gan ddefnyddio technoleg syml i fynd i’r afael â thlodi a gweddnewid bywydau er gwell. Am fwy o wybodaeth ewch i, www.practicalaction.org

Motovun is like a Croatian film Glastonbury. Thousands of young people come from all over to camp, watch films and party. The whole film fest infrastructure is built from scratch each year – toilets and all. A little medieval hill-top town transformed – amazing!

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For press passes to the 2012 festival, interviews or other press enquires, please contact: Rachel Kinchin at rachel@wowfilmfestival.com

Watch this space for 2012 events that take place to enhance Wales One World Film Festival! In 2012, we plan to bring you more foody-themed events and perhaps a little more live music!