A CELEBRATION OF EUROPEAN CINEMA

The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) returns for its 27th edition from 11 to 21 May, taking place for the first time at National Gallery Singapore. Featuring a line-up of 27 feature films from 19 different countries, the EUFF gives Singapore audiences the opportunity to experience European creativity and diversity through a selection of recent dramas, thrillers, comedies and animated movies, many of which have not received commercial screenings outside of Europe. In addition to the festival’s opening film, Tschick (2016), a coming-of-age German dramedy, other highlights include Dutch film Beyond Sleep (2016), Problemski Hotel (2015) from Belgium, and English-language, Italian romantic drama The Correspondence, featuring Jeremy Irons and Russian actress-model Olga Kurylenko. There will also be family-friendly films, including The Dragon’s Spell (2016), an animated, English-language feature from the Ukraine, and Austrian family drama, Brothers of The Wind (2015). Tickets from Sistic. fb.com/euffsg