Hundreds of Cultural Institutions and Film Festivals Worldwide Join in films4peace Peace Initiative

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Hundreds of Cultural Institutions and Film Festivals Worldwide Join in films4peace Peace Initiative

PR Newswire LONDON, September 12, 2012

LONDON,September 12, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- New Films by Gregory Crewdson, Yang Fudong, Isaac Julien, Michael Nyman and more for World Peace Day, 21 September Today, PUMA.Peace announced that hundreds of cultural institutions worldwide, fromAustraliatoZimbabwe, are supportingfilms4peaceto celebrateWorld Peace Dayon21 September 2012-an international UN day of ceasefire, and a day for individuals, organizations and countries to demonstrate acts of peace.

films4peace, an annual short film commission by PUMA.Peace, features 21 of today's most innovative contemporary artists visually interpreting the subject of peace. These art films will be released at cultural venues globally on21 September 2012. Launched through the dedicated films4peace.com website, the initiative encourages the films to be screened and shared across the world, through social networking websites, blogs and media channels. "Artists confront us with the challenges of our time," said Mark Coetzee, films4peace curator. "films4peace are both disturbing and inspiring, responsive to the reality of our time but they also ask us to be responsible for our actions. PUMA.Peace wishes to contribute to making the world a better place. A world that is safer, more peaceful and more creative. We are honoured that so many amazing and high profile museums, galleries and online partners have joined us in this important initiative." Curator Mark Coetzee has invited 21 artists to create 17 works: Janet Biggs(USA) Ergin Cavusoglu(Bulgaria)

Magali Charrier(France) Gregory CrewdsonandCostanza Theodoli-Braschi(USAand UK) Yang Fudong(China) Tom GranandKayleigh Gibbons(UK) Max Hattler(Germany) Isaac Julien(UK) Peterson Kamwathi(Kenya) Joe LawlorandChristine Molloy(Ireland) Nandipha Mntambo(Swaziland) Michael Nyman(UK) Noriko Okaku(Japan) Jacco Olivier(Netherlands) Bill Porter(UK) Levi van Veluw(Netherlands) Hank Willis ThomasandTerence Nance(USA) Live screenings will accompany the online release at major museums globally, including theBass Museum of Art(Miami,USA),Centro Nacional de las Artes, (Mexico City, Mexico),Design Museum,London(UK),Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal(Canada),Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico(San Juan) andThe Phillips Collection(Washington, D.C.); in public urban spaces including theDenver Theatre District(USA),La Virreina Centre de la Imatge(Barcelona, Spain) and theLaumeier Sculpture Park(St. Louis,USA); educational institutions and youth leadership conferences, including theH&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute(USA),New World School of the Arts(Miami, Florida),The Banff Centre(Banff, Canada) and the2012 One Young Worldsummit (Pittsburgh, USA); and international film festivals includingAddis Foto Fest(Addis Ababa, Ethiopia),Afrika Film festival(Leuven,Belgium),Trinidad and TobagoFilm Festival(Port of Spain, Trinidad) andWest Midlands Human Rights Film Festival(Birmingham, UK). Online screenings includeBlink Video Art,Creative Art Network, Dailymotion,MiShorts,MTV Voices,Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago,Shooting People,StreamingMuseum,VimeoandYouTube. In keeping with the spirit of the commission, these films will be gifted to the world, within public domain and free from screening fees, as tools for peace. By releasing these short films as broadly as possible, on multiple live and virtual platforms, the aim is to effect positive social change and broaden the discussions around peace globally. The films include 35 mm live action, experimental animation and fine art approaches. The artists were selected for the quality and scope of their work and their sensitivity in interpreting the theme. Shooting People has been the production management of this initiative (http://www.shootingpeople.org). Editors Notes films4peace will be available to download and watch online at http://www.films4peace.com from 21 September 2012-World Peace Day. Images For more information, to download the press release, film stills, artists' statements, biographies and headshots, please visit

http://www.films4peace.com/admin/login PUMA.Peace Through its PUMAVision platform, PUMA is working towards creating a better world for generations to come, and as a part of this platform, PUMA.Peace is working to inspire and educate individuals around the globe that peace is possible. Through the initiatives of PUMA.Peace, PUMA is providing real and practical expressions of this vision by strategically implementing long-term partnerships, creative initiatives and raising global awareness. For more information, please visit http://peace.puma.com Media Contacts Worldwide: Marlene Ringel, [e-mail] [phone] UK: Elizabeth Benjamin, [e-mail] [phone] UK: Emma Pettit, [e-mail] [phone]