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A celebrated night in London's calendar, our annual animé all-nighter is again set to be a sell-out.
A feast for the eyes via amazing movies, journey from midnight to morning, underwater, into the future and to the farthest galaxies..

  The all-nighter starts at 11.30pm on Sat 29th April and features Karas: The Prophecy, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence and The Place Promised in our Early Days - you can enjoy these 3 movies with Purbeck Ice-Cream, Red Bull and muffins for breakfast! This is a superb line-up... So book early.

As an added bonus we are also priviliged to have a special screening of VOICES FROM A DISTANT PAST, the 25minute short by Makoto Shinkai and a promotional screening of the FINAL FANTASY VII: Advent Children movie.

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Everyone attending the allnighter will receive an SFL Goodie Bag and we have Red Bull, yummy Purbeck Ice-Cream on hand to keep you going throughout the night.

Muffins and coffee are served in the morning, courtesy of Greggs the Baker and the Apollo West End.



We also have our first COSPLAY competition, the MANGAWALL (for you to add your artwork to) and some great prizes from ADV FILMS and MECH-A.COM - fine purveyors of toys and collectables from Japan including Gundam kits and Medicom Kubricks.


KARAS: THE PROPHECY
UK PREMIERE
(Japan/USA 2006, Dir: Keiichi Satou ,80mins, Colour)

Karas, (The Crow) is best described as Batman with a Samurai Sword or a Cyber-punk version of The Crow. Set in Tokyo, populated by both humans and ghostly beings, Karas is the city's guardian.

Tokyo is thrown into disarray as a former Karas named Eko attempts to seize power. Yurine, an entity representing the will of the people, stands in Eko's way with her newly risen Karas.

Now two Karas emerge to destroy all the demons or all humanity. Which Karas will prevail?

This movie raises the bar even higher for Animé with its mix of 2D/3D styles. Remember how everyone bragged about seeing AKIRA at the cinema...?

THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS

In an alternative reality, the end of World War II sees Japan split into separate states; the Union and the Alliance. Two science students, Takuya and Hiroki, spend their time building a jet that will take them to a mysterious tower that appeared on an island on the Union side of the border.

full details here - the UK Premiere of this movie is at 4.15pm, Sat 29th

GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE
(Japan 2004, Dir: Mamoru Oshii, 100mins, Colour)

A classic sequel to a classic film. Innocence is a film of extraordinary beauty, a hauntingly meditative reflection on the nature of humanity and the artificial.

Sit back and let your eyes enjoy.
 

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

We have a promotional screening of this movie at the
festival this year to celebrate the DVD release.

Available to buy on DVD and UMD Video / rent on DVD 24th April 2006