One of the great perks of our job is to go and meet people and talk about film all the time.

Today's agenda is:

* meeting with cinema bookers today to present our 2012 line-up and very positive reactions so far this morning - will announce our line-up over the following weeks (stay tuned to this blog and we will point you to the sites with the exclusive announcements). One film in particular sees the much anticipated and welcomed return to the UK cinema spotlight for a popular auteur.

* meeting Asia House to work on marketing initiatives together jointly for the excellent ASIA HOUSE Pan Asia Film Festival (8th March 2012) http://www.asiahouse.org/

* presenting our 2012 line-up to our sales team

This is probably the 'fun phase' of the film's lifecycle (as opposed to having to watch 10 terrible films in the early hours of the morning to find that one amazing one, for example, or trying to deal with customs who won't let a film print into the country when the opening day is the next day).

But it's all good in the end... as long as we find the films, and as long as you like what we do, then it's job done.

Tell us how you think we are doing from time to time - drop notes here or on facebook (/terracottadistribution) or twitter (@terracotta_dist) - so we know you are happy!

Happy Lunar New Year!

Terracotta Festival confirms the first of it's Sponsors and Media Partners, with Hyperjapan today coming on board as a Media Partner.

The deal continues the relationship between Terracotta Festival and Hyperjapan which has now moved to a February date and a new venue.

From FRIDAY 24TH - SUNDAY 26TH February, we will be down at Earls Court catching the latest in cool Japanese pop culture, cosplay, the latest console game releases and.....MIKI SATOSHI!!! Yes, Miki Satoshi, of Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers and Adrift in Tokyo fame.

We will also have a spot to showcase our latest film releases and give a preview of our Festival as well.

Click here for HYPERJAPAN tickets and information: http://hyperjapan.co.uk/
SUGOI!

Terracotta Festival 2012 will be held in April (a move from the normal May month).

APRIL 12th Thurs - APRIL 15th Sunday

Same venue at the Prince Charles Cinema. Same great team bringing you the latest in Far East Cinema, the big guest directors and actors, the masterclasses and parties, and THE festival in the UK for quality Asian Cinema.

www.TerracottaFestival.com

over some katsu curry at lunch (we like eating at Tsuru, London) we discussed taking over the world as well as future releases. we have always set out to be slightly different and not do all the old tired obvious films, and bring something fresh and to dig a few layers deeper than everyone else to find those rare gems.

it was great that Terracotta Festival helped us unearth a few said gems and we will shortly be making some announcements as to which of them we will be releasing and when.

in the meantime, dont hesitate to leave your thoughts here our on our fb page or tweet your say.

just posted on JoeyTerracotta fb: "working on contracts and schedules at 6am in the morning for our new films isn't at all glamorous -so anyone under the illusion that theres no business like show bizness, i can dispell that."

yes, we are beavering away in the background getting our next set of films ready for you to enjoy. as you can see, we are working out all the legal stuff so can't say anything about the films yet. many of you have been writing in to suggest that we pick up some films from Terracotta Festivals line up this year....and we thought we should too! so stay tuned.

finally we are very impressed with the marketing behind 127Hours dvd/blu release - an account manager from the high brow publication Zoo will be living in an HMV window (yes including sleeping there in a sleeping bag - but he gets benefit of other brand tie-ins like the Lynx girls coming to shower him - told you it was a high brow read) and it's in aid of testicular cancer. A great idea to promote film, work in some other brand sponsorship, and raise money for good causes.