Programme 08

From 16th to 19th October 2008

The line-up for this year includes the gala screening and UK premiere at the Odeon Covent Garden of the critically acclaimed Satanás (d: Andy Baiz) on Thursday, October 16th, based on the novel by the award-winning author Mario Mendoza. The premiere will be followed by a screen talk with Mendoza and a launch party at the legendary Soho Revue Bar, featuring an anglo-colombian DJ set.

On Saturday and Sunday, October 18th and 19th, Colombiage will move to the famed Riverside Studios and feature a series of concerts, film screenings, talks, Q&A’s and children workshops. Both nights will feature a concert by Lucia Pulido, one of the richest voices on the international Latin American scene, and Bomba Estéreo, the new sound of Colombian cumbia and electronica direct from Bogotá.
Colombian writers include Mendoza, the award winning short story writer Juan Carlos Botero and the acclaimed novelist Evelio Rosero.
Colombiage will also feature British biographer Gerald Martin, talking about his forthcoming publication of the authorised Gabriel Garcia Marquez biography, A Life.

Our impressive film line up this year includes The Wandering Shadows (d: Ciro Guerra), Bluff (d: Felipe Matinez), Espectro (d: Felipe Orozco) as well as the UK premiere of Del Palenque de San Basilio, a documentary by leading director Erwin Goggle. We are also delighted to introduce our Family Programme, ‘A Journey through Colombia’, for 5 to 11 year olds.

We encourage you to visit the next few pages to find out more about our exciting line-up of talent and look forward to seeing you at the second edition of the UK’s major celebration of Contemporary Colombian Arts & Culture.

Take advantage of discounted ticket prices by booking before September 15 2008.
Ticket sales: +44(0)208 237 1111.