TOMSK, Nov 7 – RIA
Tomsk. Films from 15 countries were included in program
of the third festival of European movie, which will take place in Tomsk from
November 22 to December 4 in entertainment center Fakel; for the first time
organizers included movies from Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia among the best on
the continent, press service of festival reported RIA Tomsk.
Earlier it was reported that the EU Film Festival was held in Tomsk in
2017 and 2018. Tomsk citizens saw movies in different genres, but united by the
ideas of pluralism and diversity. In 2018, spectator interest exceeded the
expectations of the organizers, and the 12-day cinema marathon was extended by
two days for reruns. The third festival is scheduled to be held in November
2019.
According to the press service, the third film festival of the EU
countries will start in Tomsk on November 22 and will end on December 4. The
organizers invited the Governor of the Tomsk Region Sergei Zhvachkin and the EU
Ambassador to the Russian Federation Marcus Ederer to the opening ceremony.
"Tomsk citizens will see films from 15 European countries in two
festival weeks in the cinema "Fakel". Among them are Germany,
Denmark, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, France,
Czech Republic, Sweden and Estonia. In addition, the audience will be able to
discover the cinema art of Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia for the first time
this year", – the message says.
As in previous years, the press service notes, almost all movies are
marked with the largest national and international prizes and won the love of
the audience both in their homeland and abroad. Genre diversity is also
preserved: the program includes drama, comedy, as well as historical,
adventure, family and documentary movies.
"This year’s Oscar long list in the category" Best Foreign
Language Film" included the drama "Ivan"(Slovenia), which won
eight awards at the 2017 National Film Festival, and the adventure epic
"Pilgrimage" (Portugal)... The historical drama of Latvian
cinematographers "Father Night" will fight with other foreign films
for a place on the short list of the Oscar Award", – the press service
adds.
It is specified that all films will be shown in the original language
with Russian subtitles. A brief overview of the films can be viewed on the
festival website.