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European Union Film Festival in Goa from Jul 1

European Union Film Festival in Goa from Jul 1

Panaji, Jun 27 (UNI) The European Union Film Festival, organized jointly by the Delegation of the European Union, Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) and Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, will be held in Goa from July 1 to 8. The 8-day festival will be inaugurated by Dr Cesare Onestini, Charge d’Affaires, delegation of European Union to India, and ESG vice-chairman Rajendra Talak. Addressing a press conference at ESG in the city, Talak said during the festival 22 award winning films would be screened and there would be three shows every day. The Festival would premiere with the screening of a Belgian film, 'Flying Home'. In its 22nd edition this year, the European Union Film Festival features a bouquet of 22 latest and award winning European films from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. This year, the festival would screen movies from varied genres ranging from comedy to gripping family drama, romance and adventure. In the Festival, cine goers would find perennial themes -- the redemption of love, the resilience of youth and the triumph of the human spirit in adversity, he said. Talak further said, 'As an endeavour of the ESG Cinephile, following the National Award winning film festival, we are bringing the best of award winning European Cinema to the film lovers in Goa.' Highlights from the festival include the story of the inner struggle of a father, his complicated relationship with his son and the lonely mountains with hidden secrets from his past; coming-of-age of a 17-year-old girl Raya, who has to take decisions that even a grown up woman would find difficult to make; a true story of a Moroccan man who decides to go back home and during his journey faces multiple obstacles, turning his story into a real odyssey; a stubborn violin maker and his pharmacist cousin who face hardship and tragedy as they oppose the powerful businessman who plans to force him from his house to build a luxurious new hotel in its place. Belgium film Flying Home, which is the inugural film. is about Colin Montgomery (Jamie Dornan), an up-and-coming Wall Street whiz kid, who is given a week to sign up a potential client -- an incredibly wealthy sheikh -- or risk losing his job. To impress the sheikh, Colin goes to Flanders to track down a world-class racing pigeon. But things get complicated when he finds himself falling for the pigeon owner's grand-daughter. Other films to be screened at the EUFF 2017 are Austria-Die Geträumten (The Dreamed Ones); Bulgaria-The Judgement; Cyprus-Family Member; Czech-Vratnelahve (Empties); Denmark- Kollektivet (The Commune); Estonia-Cherry Tobacco; Finland- Little Wing; France-Three Hearts; Germany-Freistatt (Sanctuary); Greece-Invisible; Hungary-Liza, The Fox Fairy; Italy-l’Interpido (A Lonely Hero); Latvia-Esesmu eit (Mellow Mud); Luxembourg-Hot Hot Hot; Netherlands-PubliekWerken (Public Works); Portugal- Capitao Falcao o Filme (The Portuguese Falcon); Poland- Ostatnia Rodzina (The Last Family); Slovakia-Viditelny Svet (Visible World); Slovenia-A Comedy of Tears; Spain-El Rayo (Hassan’s Way); Sweden-Nice People. All the films would be with English subtitles, he added. The Festival, which has already concluded in Delhi and Pune, would traverse further after Goa through Mumbai, Kolkata, Ranchi, Coimbatore and Puducherry till August 3. UNI AKM SS SM SHK 2156

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