Cityrsquos film buffs get a slice of European cinema

  • | Saturday | 14th July, 2018

The closing film Labyrinthus (Belgium) was followed by a master class with director Douglas Boswell on July 12. A few of the films screened were Unexpected Journey ( Finland ), Taranta on the road (Italy) and The Bride/La Novia (Spain). Speaking to us about the festival, Huyghebaert said, “The European Union Film Festival has been conducted for the past 26 years and organised to show the diverse global film scene to the Indian public. I decided to come down for the closing ceremony because the closing film was from my country and two people associated with it were also going to be here.”- Rhea Bali The National Films Archive of India ( NFAI ) took them on a European sojourn with the European Union Film Festival that was jointly held with the European Union Delegation of India to present modern European films.Prakash Magdum, director of NFAI, was in a particularly upbeat mood as he spoke to us about hosting the festival.

The last week was an eventful one for the global cinema enthusiasts of the city. The National Films Archive of India ( NFAI ) took them on a European sojourn with the European Union Film Festival that was jointly held with the European Union Delegation of India to present modern European films.Prakash Magdum, director of NFAI, was in a particularly upbeat mood as he spoke to us about hosting the festival. “We have been organising film festivals for the past 30 years and they are a part of our objective to bring together countries from different parts of the world,” he quipped, adding, “The European Union Film Festival presented 24 movies from over 20 European countries. The festival travels the entire country and Pune is an important venue. In fact, many Puneites keep enquiring about the festival dates with us regularly.”The 24 internationally acclaimed films screened at the festival were handpicked to provide an insight into the European culture. A few of the films screened were Unexpected Journey ( Finland ), Taranta on the road (Italy) and The Bride/La Novia (Spain). The movies screened belonged to no single genre and were a delightful mix with a variety of subjects.The festival opened on July 6 with the French film 9 Month Stretch and saw Ujwal Nirgudkar, a member of the Oscar Academy as the chief guest. The closing film Labyrinthus (Belgium) was followed by a master class with director Douglas Boswell on July 12. The closing ceremony was attended by Belgian actor Bram Spooren and Consul General of Belgium, Peter Huyghebaert, was the chief guest for the evening. Speaking to us about the festival, Huyghebaert said, “The European Union Film Festival has been conducted for the past 26 years and organised to show the diverse global film scene to the Indian public. It is an interesting concept that encourages aspiring actors, directors and producers to follow their passion. I decided to come down for the closing ceremony because the closing film was from my country and two people associated with it were also going to be here.”- Rhea Bali

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