European Union

The Sixth European Union Film Festival will be launched on 1st November 2013, featuring 22 carefully curated films to screen during November for the first time in China on nine big screens in Beijing, Chengdu, and Shenzhen.

Finding films from all over Europe for you!  

The EUFF, presented by the Delegation of the European Union to China, returns to Megabox Cinemas, Broadway Cinemas, Stellar Cinemas, The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, The Cervantes Institute in Beijing, The Polish Cultural Center, and the Italian Cultural Institute. All films will be screened with Chinese subtitles, and with English subtitles too, wherever possible.

This year 's fresh film line-up, to be screened at commercial venues and cultural institutes includes:
 
"Museum Hours", from Austria;
"Approved for Adoption" from Belgium;
"Kalabush" from Cyprus;
"Little Otik" from the Czech Republic;
"This Life" from Denmark;
"Beauty and the Bastard" from Finland;
"Donoma" from France;
"The Stroller Strategy" from France;
"Winter's Daughter" from Germany;
"The Guide" from Greece;
"Tragedy of Man" from Hungary;
"Pilgrim Hill" from Ireland;
"The Best Offer" from Italy;
"Fireheart: the Legend of Tadas Blinda" from Lithuania;
"Blind Spot" from Luxembourg;
"Plan C" from the Netherlands; 
"Imagine" from Poland;
"Florbela" from Portugal;
"First of All, Felicia" from Romania;
"Feed Me with Your Words" from Slovenia;
"The Sleeping Voice" from Spain;
"Cockpit" from Sweden;
"Berberian Sound Studio" from the United Kingdom;
and the short "Coming Attractions", from Austria.

"The best films bring diversity to the foreground, while underscoring the values, the feelings and the longings that we all share as human beings. This festival programme reflects the great diversity of the EU, with different films from different EU Member States, in many European languages. We hope it will give many more Chinese people a deeper understanding of the European Union and its diverse peoples and cultures through the wonderful medium of film", said Markus Ederer, EU Ambassado to China.

The EUFF opens 1st November in Beijing with director Gerard Barrett from Ireland presenting Pilgrim Hill, and continues through 30th November. Screenings take place in Chengdu from 15th-22nd November; and Shenzhen from 22nd-29th November. Tickets are available at the theaters for no more than 40 RMB, screenings at Cultural Centers are free.

To coincide with the launch of the EUFF, the Delegation of the European Union to China has produced a series of 6 short films entitled ''EU-China Dream Seekers'' filmed, in various locations across Europe and China.

Making your dreams come to true requires great efforts, steadfastness of purpose and faith in what you are doing. These stories prove that everything is possible even in a foreign country. They show that no matter whether you are Chinese or European, we all strive to pursue our dreams.  

One of the six short films will be screened before each main feature film during the festival.

Further information will be made available on our websites at:
www.douban.com/people/EUFF/
www.weibo.com/eufilmfestival 
www.eu-in-china.com 

and through our media partners:
movie.letv.com 
www.mtime.com 

During the course of this year's screenings, Producers and Directors from Europe are coming to Beijing to present their movies and join in dialogue with the Chinese Audience. The exact dates of their visits are dependent upon their busy schedules, but we are expecting the producer of "Museum Hours", and the director and female lead of "Cockpit" to join us!

Following the sixth edition of the EUFF, the second edition of the EUFF Online will take place on the video platform at LeTV.com for three months, starting from the end of November 2013. The EUFF Online, will showcase recent, popular and successful films from various EU member countries. Each film will be screened in its original language with Chinese subtitles.

 

For more information, please contact:

Peter Salladé (Tel: 13146388904, Email: peter@hitangandccc.com, petersallade@gmail.com)
Dirk Weißflog (Tel: 15810196875, Email: dirk@hitangandccc.com)
Caroline Guo (Tel: 15652128706, Email: caroline.guo@yahoo.com)

For more information on the EU in China, please contact:

William Fingleton (william.fingleton@eeas.europa.eu)
Head of Press & Information Section
European Union Delegation to China