The International Buddhist Film Festival will encourage Londoners to consider a whole new interpretation of the famous phrase ‘Mind the Gap’ this May.The festival takes place at the Barbican and will introduce the British public to Buddhist ideas, including that of the spiritual belief Bardo, through unexpected and inspiring feature films.The bardo is the Tibetan Buddhist concept which suggests there is an intermediate or transitional state, or 'gap,' between this life and the next. A number...

Buddhist Film Festival 2009: A new world perspective on Buddhist ideas and inspiration Presented at the Barbican: May 7th to 17th The International Buddhist Film Festival is coming to London to offer the United Kingdom a fresh perspective on world cinema with a Buddhist touch. It will celebrate Buddhist ideas and inspiration represented in all film, from Eastern documentaries to Hollywood blockbusters; showing more than 40 films from 18 countries including 27 UK premieres.   The I...