«Pacific Meridian» is an International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries. Asian-Pacific Coutries are the countries surrounded by Pacific Ocean and countries of South-East Asia including India. Film Festival is held annually in one of the most beautifu places on the Pacific Ocean coast - Vladivostok. The Festival was instituted in 2003 and its 8th edition was held this year, September 11 - 17.
Vladivostok is a very beautiful and exciting city, place on the hills. Three sides of it are washed by sea waters. Vladivostok is 9288 km far from Moscow and 400 km close to Tokyo and Seoul. It' s geographical location gives us entrancing chance to get acquainted with unique cultures of Asian and Pacific Countries and enjoy them. Every of these countries is a pearl in the necklace of Pacific cultural treasures. The Festival sees itself as a showcase for what is happening in cinema. Whether through films, workshops, panels and thematic collaboration with our cultural players - The Festival offers numerous forms of cooperation and interaction.
«Pacific Meridian» is a competition of feature length and short films of debuting and well-known filmmakers. A non-competitive program consists of review of Asian and Pacific countries cinema of 2009-2010, brand new Russian cinema and Retrospective that focuses on the lifework of a great cinema personality.
«Pacific Meridian» is a festival of encounters and discussions, a broad network of creative partners, workshops and master classes as well as lifeful entertainment.
More than 30 Countries of Pacific Area and Asia delegated their filmmakers to «Pacific Meridian».
«Pacific Meridian» is a festival for actors, producers, filmmakers, distributors, directors, movie critics, journalists and grateful film amateurs.
«Pacific Meridian» is fantastic place giving a birth for new cinema talents and projects, a meeting point of the available and possible.
