Adelaide Festival Centre's OzAsia Festival Named Finalist in Governor's Multicultural Awards

Adelaide Festival Centre's OzAsia Festival was recently shortlisted as a finalist in the Governor's Multicultural Awards. Along with the other finalists, OzAsia was selected from a field of high-calibre submissions under the Arts and Culture Awards -- Organisation category.

The Governor's Multicultural Awards recognise and celebrate South Australian organisations and individuals who promote multiculturalism and increase understanding of the benefits of cultural diversity. The Awards are administered by Multicultural SA and awarded by the Governor of South Australia, on the advice of an independent judging panel. The 2014 Awards will be announced on Tuesday March 17th 2015 at a Government House reception.

OzAsia is Australia's leading arts Festival for engagement with Asia. Each year, the Festival highlights a particular Asian region and enables audiences to discover an inspiring array of theatre, dance, music, visual arts, film and food. The Festival is an integral part of Adelaide Festival Centre's ongoing commitment to advancing Asian/Australian cultural relations.

According to Douglas Gautier, Adelaide Festival Centre CEO and Artistic Director, Adelaide Festival Centre is very proud to have achieved a finalist position in the 2014 Awards.

"We firmly believe that OzAsia supports deeper cultural relations by enabling local audiences to engage with innovative, international works - so the recognition of OzAsia Festival as a success in terms of its ability to promote multiculturalism means a great deal", said Douglas.

"Achieving a finalist position in the Governor's Multicultural Awards further cements our leadership position and reputation for successfully enhancing Australian-Asian cultural engagement and we will continue to work towards helping Australians better understand Asian culture, traditions and language."

OzAsia 2014 contained six world premieres, seven Australian premieres, eight South Australian premieres and 26 Adelaide exclusives. More than 250 artists and presenters from around the globe descended on Adelaide to be part of this international event.

OzAsia 2015 will launch on September 23 and run until October 4 2015. Heading up his first OzAsia Festival, Festival Director Joseph Mitchell is creating a diverse and innovative program, showcasing Indonesia.

"OzAsia Festival 2015 will present world-class performance works by artists at the cutting edge of contemporary Asia. With a focus on the diversity of arts across the Indonesian archipelago as well as performances from Japan, India, China, Taiwan and Korea, the program will celebrate Asia in the 21st century," said Joseph.

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