European film festival opens
The 7th European Film Festival highlighting the jewels of European cinema will be opened from November 27 to December 5 at the National Film Corporation cinema hall. The festival will showcase 17 films representing Poland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Romania, Slovakia, Italy, Denmark and Germany.
The films that are scheduled to be screened are Papusza (Poland) at 6.30 pm on November 27 (Invitation only), Mister Twister – Class of Fun (Netherlands) at 3.30 pm and The legend of the flying Cyprian (Slovakia) at 6.30 pm on Nov 28 , Pater (France) at 3.30 pm and The Invisible Woman (UK) at 6.30 pm on Nov 29, Papusza at 3.30 pm and A High jacking (Denmark) at 6.30 pm on Nov 30, Tiger in the City (Slovakia) at 3.30 pm and The Rest is Silence (Romania) at 6.30 pm on Dec 1, I’ll be the Goalie (Switzerland) at 3.30 pm and It Was the Son (Italy) at 6.30 pm on Dec 2 and Muse of Fire (UK) at 3.30 pm and The Marathon (Netherlands) at 6.30 pm on Dec 3, Measuring the World (Germany) at 3.30 pm and Night Train to Lisbon (Switzerland) at 6.30 pm on Dec 4 and Bright Days Ahead (France) at 3.30 pm and The Strange Familiar (Sri Lanka) at 6.30 pm on Dec 5.
This year’s Sri Lankan representation at the festival is young director Malith Hegoda’s debut film ‘Dekela Purudu Kenek’ (The Strange Familiar) which has already won international acclaims.
The Agenda 14 short film festival will also be held in parallel to the European Film Festival, depicting young Sri Lankan film talents.
The European Union Delegation in partnership with European Cultural Institutions and diplomatic missions in Colombo and New Delhi and coordinated by Agenda 14 are jointly organizing the festival which will later travel to Horana and Jaffna.
The partners of this year’s festival are Alliance Francaise, British Council, Goethe Institute, Polish institute in New Delhi, Institut Francais in Paris, Royal Embassy of Denmark in New Delhi, Embassy of France , Embassy of Romania, Embassy of Italy, Embassy of the Netherlands, Consulate of Poland and the Embassy of Switzerland in Sri Lanka.