Films an important medium to connect people and cultures: Col. Rathore
MoS I&B inaugurates European Union Film Festival
MoS I&B inaugurates European Union Film Festival
Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore said that films and music provided a bridge between cultures that connects people across nations. Film Festivals provided an opportunity to understand different cultures from different regions, the people, their relationships and their emotions through the medium of cinema. The Minister stated this in his inaugural address at the European Union Film festival here today at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi. A delegation of European Union including ambassadors from European Union member states was also present on the occasion.
The opening film of the festival was famous Danish Film Silent Heart (Stille Hjerte) directed by Bille August. The film was premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival where it received a 20 minutes standing ovation. Bille August is a Danish Academy Award-winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conquerorfrom 1987 won the Palme d'Or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of only eight directors to win the Palme d'Or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1992.
There was also a musical performance by Neemrana Choir. Neemrana Choir consists of 50 singers of all ages and backgrounds.
The festival was organized by DFF in collaboration with the delegation of the European Union of India. The festival would commence from 30th July to 6th August, 2016 and 23 films would be screened during the period. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has been organizing film festivals in different parts of the country. National Film Archive of India, Pune one of the Film Media Units of this Ministry had recently organized a European Union Film Festival.
Screening Schedule is given below:
 Time
Date
|
10:30
AM
|
12:30
PM
|
3:30
PM
|
6:00
PM
|
|
31st July 2016
(Sunday)
|
Les Rayures du Zèbre | Scouting for Zebras,
Dir- Benoît Mariage
Belgium/ 2014/ 80 Min
|
Three Brothers,
Dir- Jan Sverák
Czech Republic/
2014/ 90 Min
|
Jack,
Dir- Edward Berger
Germany/ 2014/ 102 Min
|
1916 – The Irish Rebellion
Director
– Pat Collins, RuanMagan
Ireland / 2016 /
80 minutes
|
|
1st
August
(Monday)
|
|
Flamenco From The Roots
Director
- Vicente Pérez Herrero
Spain / 2012/
85 mins
|
L'illusionniste |
The Illusionist
Director - Sylvain Chomet
France/
2011/ 79 minutes
|
Michiamo Maya
| My Name Is Maya
Director – Tommaso Agnese
Italy/ 2015 / 90 minutes
|
|
2nd
August
(Tuesday)
|
|
Mother, I love you
Director
– Janis Nords
Latvia / 2013/
80 minutes
|
Edeno Sodas
|
The Garden of Eden
Director
–AlgimantasPuipa
Lithuania / 2015/ 93 minutes
|
Dead Man Talking
Director
– Patrick Ridremont
Luxembourg /2012/
101 minutes
|
|
3rd
August
(Wednesday)
|
|
SIMSHAR
Director
– Rebecca Cremona
Malta / 2014 / 101
minutes
|
MICHIEL DE RUYTER | Admiral
Director - Roel Reiné
Netherlands / 2015
/ 151 minutes
|
Jack
Director
– Elisabeth Scharang
Austria / 2015
/ 90 minutes
|
|
4th
August
(Thursday)
|
|
CatsDon'tHaveVertigo
Director - António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Portugal/ 2014/ 124
minutes
|
Sailing to Paradise
Director – BlažZavršnik
Slovenia / 2014/ 83
minutes
|
Rytmus – A Dream from The Block
Director
- Miro Drobný
Slovakia / 2015/ – 90 minutes
|
|
5th
August
(Friday)
|
|
|
ÅTERTRÄFFEN|
The Reunion
Director
– Anna Odell
Sweden / 2013 / 89
minutes
|
Wild Duck
Director
– Yannis Sakaridis
Greece / 2013 / 88 Minutes
|
|
6th
August
(Saturday)
|
Ollaan Vapaita | Urban Family
Director – OskariSipola
Finland / 2015/ 105
minutes
|
Bogowie|Gods
Director –LukaszPalkowski
Poland/ 2014/ 120 minutes
|
Utóélet
| Afterlife
Director
– VirágZomborácz
Hungary
/ 2014 / 90 minutes
|
Block 12
Director
– Kyriakos Tofaridis
Cyprus / 2013
/ 95 minutes
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