Saturday, June 16, 2012

ANVIL! THE BAND AND THE MOVIE! LIVE IN TAIPEI!

YOU'VE SEEN THE MOVIE, NOW SEE THE BAND !!!

FILM: ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL
Location:Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Building 中2, 2F
#1, Sec 1, Bade Rd, Taipei
華山文化創意園區 中2館2樓 台北市八德路一段1號     
Time:6/30 (Sat) 7:00pm film screening 《ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL》
           7/1 (Sun) 1:30pm  film screening 《ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL》w/ band Q&A!!!
           7/1 (Sun) 4:00pm  film screening 《ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL》
Ticket:NT 150|at the door
*50 free film tickets are available to concert ticket holders at each screening, on a first come first serve basis. You can pick up the free tickets from 6-9pm on June 30, or 1pm on July 1. There is a limit of two ticket exchanges per person.
**SEATING: Please note, most of the seating will be on the floor. It's a wooden floor covered by a soft surface for dancing, so it's reasonably comfortable. Feel free to bring your own cushions or camp chairs.
***The screening schedule was updated on 6/22.


CONCERT: ANVIL LIVE IN TAIPEI
Date:July 1 (Sun)
Time:8pm
Location:Legacy (@Huashan)
Ticket:NT 1200

The Urban Nomad Film Fest will present one of the most rocking documentaries of all time, ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL on July 1, with a Q&A with band members from the documentary. These two screenings comes right before the heavy metal band Anvil plays its first ever concert in Taiwan as part of the Célébration Canada, a celebration of Canada's national day, at the Huashan 1914 Creative Park on July 1 at 8pm. So get ready to rock out with your cock out! Coz they sure as hell don't make bands like Anvil anymore!

Keep reading for more info on the film, the band and the upcoming events.

Monday, June 4, 2012

Taichung Screenings: May 22 to June 10


Tsai Hsu-cheng (bottom left), director of Time of Cherry Blossoms and winner of the 2012 Big Nomad Award, and festival director Dave Frazier (bottom right) at the Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts on May 27, 2012.


Urban Nomad's 2012 program is touring to the Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts from May 22 to June 10. This will include almost the entire 2012 program as it screened in Taipei, including Lemmy, Greatest Movie Ever Sold, If a Tree Falls and much more. See full schedule details below.

Venue:Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts
Address:#2 Wuquan West Rd, Sec 2, Taichung City
台中市西區五權西路一段 2 號
Tel:(04) 2372-3552
Museum website:http://www.ntmofa.gov.tw/
Dates:5/22 to 6/10
Link to schedule:here


Q&A SESSIONS:
5/27 (Sun) 4:20pm
Film:《Time of Cherry Blossoms》winner of the 2012 Big Nomad Award
Speakers:Tsai Hsu-cheng, film director + David Frazier, Urban Nomad curator 

6/2(Sat)3pm
Film:《Green Peace: The Story》
Speaker:Frances Lo, Green Peace Regional Development Officer

6/10(Sat)3pm
Film:《Rainbow Over the Ruins》2012 Urban Nomad Special Mention
Speaker:Sandy Lo, film director and independent curator