Film and Pie: Animation Film Festival at Meridian Space With Rager Pie Between Jul 10 and Sep 4

Margaux Schreurs | Jul 7, 2016 10:30 am | Add a comment | 1141 reads

Every Sunday, between July 10 and September 4, the Meridian Space will, in collaboration with Rager Pie, be screening different remarkable animated films from all over the world.

The films to be screened have been picked carefully, spanning over half a century. They include classics and lesser-known films, by auteurs such as the Brothers Quay, Jan Svankmajer, Bill Plympton, Hayao Miyazaki, and David Lynch.

To make things even better, Meridian Space is partnering up with the people from Rager Pie. Each of these double screenings will feature special surprise pies that are sweet and savory, and created especially for the occasion (we're going to have to trust that Wilson Hailey has nothing terrifying up his sleeve for this one)

Every first screening is more kid-friendly, starting at 4pm, while the second screenings focus on more mature works. There will be an intermission between the first and second screening, but the second screening will generally start at 6.30pm depending on the length of the first film. Films will be screened in their original language with subtitles.

Schedule

  • July 10: Day of the Crows (JC Dessaint, 2012) – Brothers Quay selected works
  • July 17: The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Isao Takahata, 2013) – Paprika (Satoshi Kon, 2001)
  • July 24: Uproar in Heaven (Wan Laiming, 1964) – Rabbits (David Lynch, 2002)
  • August 8: The Old Lady and the Pigeons (Sylvain Chomet, 1997) – Idiots and Angels (Bill Plympton, 2010)
  • August 14: Spring and Chaoss (Shōji Kawamori, 1996) – Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (Michel Gondry, 2012)
  • August 21: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Hayao Miyazaki, 1984) – Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman, 2008)
  • August 28: Nezha Conquers the Dragon King (Wang Shuchen, Xu Jingda, 1979) – Jan Svankmajer selected early works
  • September 4: Wolf Children (Mamoru Hosoda, 2012) – Fantastic Planet (René Laloux, 1973)

Tickets to the screenings are RMB 30 with a drink or a pie, and RMB 60 with a drink and a pie. For more information, check out the event listing here.

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