Film Press Releases
Press releases for recent ICA releases, seasons and extended runs.
All releases are available as Adobe Acrobat PDF files.
Some films and seasons are promoted by external agencies. If you cannot find the press release that you are looking for please email naomi.crowther@ica.org.uk.
December features, festivals & special events at the ICA
2 November 2011
Detailed listings and summaries for December films.
2 November 2011
Detailed listings and summaries for December films.
Teuvo Tulio's Lost Masterpieces 16-23 December
2 November 2011
Celebrated as a national treasure in his homeland, the films of Finnish director Teuvo Tulio's films are tragically unseen and unknown in the UK, but thanks to the Finnish National Archive's restorations of four of his seminal works, we can at last discover this major world class talent.
2 November 2011
Celebrated as a national treasure in his homeland, the films of Finnish director Teuvo Tulio's films are tragically unseen and unknown in the UK, but thanks to the Finnish National Archive's restorations of four of his seminal works, we can at last discover this major world class talent.
November features, festivals & special events at the ICA
28 September 2011
Detailed listings and summaries for November films.
28 September 2011
Detailed listings and summaries for November films.
Cinema from Muslim Societies at the ICA
29 July 2011
The Arab Spring is the starting point for films selected for a festival at the Institute of Contemporary Arts from 21 September that is concerned with civic freedom; human rights; gender and social equality; the challenges of modernity; and the place of religion within social structures.
29 July 2011
The Arab Spring is the starting point for films selected for a festival at the Institute of Contemporary Arts from 21 September that is concerned with civic freedom; human rights; gender and social equality; the challenges of modernity; and the place of religion within social structures.
The ICA and the ICO announce partnership
13 June 2011
The Independent Cinema Office (ICO) and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) begin an initial three year partnership to reposition the ICA Cinema at the forefront of new international film in the UK from July.
13 June 2011
The Independent Cinema Office (ICO) and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) begin an initial three year partnership to reposition the ICA Cinema at the forefront of new international film in the UK from July.
A Feast for Open Eyes: Jack Smith 7 – 18 September 2011
13 July 2011
Legendary American artist, filmmaker and actor Jack Smith (1932-1989), described by Andy Warhol as the only person he would ever copy and by John Waters as "the only true underground filmmaker", is celebrated at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in film, performance and debate with a retrospective of Smith’s work from 7 to 18 September 2011.
13 July 2011
Legendary American artist, filmmaker and actor Jack Smith (1932-1989), described by Andy Warhol as the only person he would ever copy and by John Waters as "the only true underground filmmaker", is celebrated at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in film, performance and debate with a retrospective of Smith’s work from 7 to 18 September 2011.
ICA Film For July 2011: New Releases and Artists' film
16 June 2011
New Releases and Artists' film at the ICA in July 2011.
16 June 2011
New Releases and Artists' film at the ICA in July 2011.
ICA Film For June 2011: New Releases, Film Seasons, Special Screenings
9 May 2011
“Architects of the Uncanny” a season of screenings to complement Pablo Bronstein’s exhibition which explore the use of architecture in film; Jan Ŝvankmajer shorts and The Fall of the House of Usher are part of our Gothic weekend; features include Putty Hill, Le Quattro Volte, The Warrior and the Wolf, Amreeka and Helvetica.
9 May 2011
“Architects of the Uncanny” a season of screenings to complement Pablo Bronstein’s exhibition which explore the use of architecture in film; Jan Ŝvankmajer shorts and The Fall of the House of Usher are part of our Gothic weekend; features include Putty Hill, Le Quattro Volte, The Warrior and the Wolf, Amreeka and Helvetica.
Artists’ Film Programme Highlights for June 2011
27 April 2011
From Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson’s comical pop video about European lobbyists performed by Iceland’s biggest reggae band to Grace Ndiritu’s highly political work which crosses race, feminism and war, the ICA presents a diverse and exciting range of artists’ film in June.
27 April 2011
From Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson’s comical pop video about European lobbyists performed by Iceland’s biggest reggae band to Grace Ndiritu’s highly political work which crosses race, feminism and war, the ICA presents a diverse and exciting range of artists’ film in June.
ICA Film Listings May 2011
6 April 2011
New releases, artists’ film, film talks and special screenings.
6 April 2011
New releases, artists’ film, film talks and special screenings.
Ourhouse Talks, Film & Music and the Strange Attractor Salon at the ICA
7 March 2011
Nathaniel Mellors has devised a programme of music events, film screenings and talks to complement Ourhouse, his first major solo exhibition in a UK public institution.
7 March 2011
Nathaniel Mellors has devised a programme of music events, film screenings and talks to complement Ourhouse, his first major solo exhibition in a UK public institution.
ICA Film Listings April 2011
7 March 2011
New releases, artists’ film, film talks and special screenings.
7 March 2011
New releases, artists’ film, film talks and special screenings.
ICA Film Listings March 2011
23 February 2011
New releases, artists’ film, film talks and special screenings.
23 February 2011
New releases, artists’ film, film talks and special screenings.
ICA hosts Japanese film season
11 January 2011
The ICA hosts Back to the Future Japanese Cinema since the Mid-90s, the Japan Foundation’s Touring Film Programme and Japan’s 2011 Oscar entry, Confessions, alongside two earlier films by the same director, Tetsuya Nakashima.
11 January 2011
The ICA hosts Back to the Future Japanese Cinema since the Mid-90s, the Japan Foundation’s Touring Film Programme and Japan’s 2011 Oscar entry, Confessions, alongside two earlier films by the same director, Tetsuya Nakashima.
ICA Cinema presents The Portuguese Nun
20 December 2010
Award-winning French director Eugène Green’s latest feature, The Portuguese Nun, premieres at the Institute of Contemporary Arts from 21 January to 2 February before touring to venues around the country.
20 December 2010
Award-winning French director Eugène Green’s latest feature, The Portuguese Nun, premieres at the Institute of Contemporary Arts from 21 January to 2 February before touring to venues around the country.
ICA Cinema presents Perestroika
9 August 2010
Perestroika is a film work that explores technologies of memory, temporality and loss. It is a documentary which is autobiographical, a fiction which is also an essay, but mostly a poem which is an extended meditation on the nature of affect and the ability of the image to represent experience.
9 August 2010
Perestroika is a film work that explores technologies of memory, temporality and loss. It is a documentary which is autobiographical, a fiction which is also an essay, but mostly a poem which is an extended meditation on the nature of affect and the ability of the image to represent experience.
ICA Cinema presents Frownland
20 July 2010
First-time director Ronald Bronstein describes his debut feature as “a brown tomato lobbed with spazmo aim at the spotless surface of the silver screen.”
20 July 2010
First-time director Ronald Bronstein describes his debut feature as “a brown tomato lobbed with spazmo aim at the spotless surface of the silver screen.”
ICA Cinema presents Rough Aunties
20 July 2010
Rough Aunties follows the multi-racial team of women Thuli, Mildred, Sdudla, Eureka and Jackie as they rescue and find care for the abused children and women in poverty-stricken rural Durban, South Africa.
20 July 2010
Rough Aunties follows the multi-racial team of women Thuli, Mildred, Sdudla, Eureka and Jackie as they rescue and find care for the abused children and women in poverty-stricken rural Durban, South Africa.
Rushes 2010
20 July 2010
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is delighted to welcome back Rushes Soho Shorts Festival. A showcase for new filmmaking talent and professional alike, this thrilling and diverse annual short film programme includes live action, documentary, fiction, animation and music promos.
20 July 2010
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is delighted to welcome back Rushes Soho Shorts Festival. A showcase for new filmmaking talent and professional alike, this thrilling and diverse annual short film programme includes live action, documentary, fiction, animation and music promos.