Be it the journey of a bored small town girl in the Estonian film, Cherry Tobacco, the bizarre truth of the life of Polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński in The Last Family, or the story of how a father yearns for a son’s forgiveness in The Judgement —you’re in for a cinematic treat. Gear up for the 22nd edition of the European Union Film Festival, and take your pick from a bouquet of 22 films, which represent the best of European cinema.
“To connect across geographies and cultures with ordinary people in extraordinary situations, and to realise that in some way we are all one family, has been the exhilarating effect of all great art, and film is no exception,” says Tomasz Kozlowski, ambassador of the European Union (EU).
The festival is curated to allow Indian movie viewers to have a taste of European cinema. And for the first-time, EU has collaborated with Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. “It is part of our effort to promote cultural ties between India and the EU countries through the medium of films. We are also organising a masterclass with two European film directors, which will help inspiring Indian filmmakers,” says C Senthil Rajan, director, DFF.
{{/usCountry}}The festival is curated to allow Indian movie viewers to have a taste of European cinema. And for the first-time, EU has collaborated with Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. “It is part of our effort to promote cultural ties between India and the EU countries through the medium of films. We are also organising a masterclass with two European film directors, which will help inspiring Indian filmmakers,” says C Senthil Rajan, director, DFF.
{{/usCountry}}The workshop will be conducted by two young film directors from Estonia — Katrin Maimik and Andres Maimik — whose film Cherry Tobacco will open the festival in the Capital, this year. The workshop is scheduled at 11am on June 10.
The festival willstart in Delhi and travel to Pune, Mumbai, Goa, Kolkata, Ranchi, Coimbatore and Puducherry till 3 August 2017.
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