The 9th Annual European
Union Film Festival
November 14 27, 2013
The Royal Cinema 608 College St, Toronto
Box Office info
- General Admission to all
EUFF screenings is FREE and on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Seats to any screening can be secured in advance by a donation
of min. $10 per seat at eutorontofilmfest.ca
- Advanced seats must be occupied min. 15 minutes prior to the
start of the screening.
(Toronto October 21, 2013) This may not be exactly what
Prime Minister Stephen Harper had in mind when he announced "free
trade" with the European Union. But, for two weeks in November
at Toronto's Royal Cinema, the 9th annual European Union
Film Festival is offering up a full slate of acclaimed films
with free general admission.
The European Union Film Festival is proud to announce the Canadian
schedule for its 2013 program. With this formidable line-up, the
EUFF celebrates nine years of creative triumphs, showcasing the
best contemporary cinema from its 28 member countries.
Kicking off the fest is The Other Dream Team (Lithuania),
directed by Marius Markevicius. An official selection at the 2012
Sundance film festival, this documentary chronicles the brutalities
the country's basketball Olympic team were subjected to under
communist rule, and how these elite athletes went from being the
poster child for communist oppression to symbols of democracy
and a new independent Lithuania.
Also part of EUFF will be the North American premiere, and closing
night film, Natural Grace (Ireland), directed by award-wining
documentarian Art O'Briain, and winner of Best Irish Feature Documentary
at the Galway Film Fleadh 2012. An intimate in-depth portrait,
this documentary follows Martin Hayes, one of Ireland's greatest
fiddlers and a leading exponent of traditional Irish music. Other
North American Premieres include Dinner With My Sisters (Cyprus),
a contemporary psychological drama of a Greek-Cypriot family in
crisis; Living Images (Estonia) a historical drama following
a noble woman who is shocked to discover her humble origins; The
Consul of Bordeaux (Portugal) tells the story of Aristides
de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese consul in Bordeaux who helped thousands
of people escape Nazi-occupied France.
Canadian Premieres will include Volare - The Great Story Of
Domenico Modugno, (Italy) a biopic on Dominico Modugno, known
for writing the classic song who rose from poverty to international
fame, becoming one of Italy's most beloved cantautori; Night
Boats (Croatia) a charming love story of two people running
from their retirement home together; Blind Spot (Luxembourg),
the first thriller ever to be made in Luxembourgish; Happy
Funerals (Romania), a dark comedy following three friends
trying to rid themselves of a Gypsy course; A Trip (Slovania).
My Father's Bike (Poland), an inter-generational family
comedy-drama, winner of Best Screenplay at Poland's Gdynia Film
Festival; and Bajari (Spain) a documentary following a
family of Flamenco dancers, and exploring the rich traditions
to accompany this famous dance, will both have their Toronto Premieres
at EUFF.
Full line-up:
Austria - Kuma, directed by Umut Dag; 16.
11. 2013 - 18:30
Belgium - Bullhead, directed by Michael R. Roskam; 23.
11. 2013 - 21:00
Bulgaria - Love.Net, directed by Ilian Djevelekov *Toronto
Premiere; 20. 11. 2013 - 20:30
Croatia - Night Boats, directed by Igor Mirkovic´
*Canadian Premiere; 17. 11. 2013 - 2030
Cyprus - Dinner With My Sisters directed by Michael
Hapeshis *North American Premiere; 15. 11. 2013 - 20:30
Czech Republic - Love Is Love, (Laska je laska) directed
by Milan Cieslar *Toronto Premiere; 23. 11. 2013 - 18:30
Denmark - Superclasico, directed by Ole Christian Madsen;
25. 11. 2013 - 18:30
Estonia - Living Images, directed by Hardi Volmer *North
American Premiere; 24. 11. 2013 - 17:00
Finland - Alcan Highway directed by Aleksi Salmenpera;
16. 11. 2013 - 16:30
France - Grand Central, directed by Rebecca Zlotowski
* Toronto Premiere; 20. 11. 2013 - 18:30
Germany - Oh Boy, directed by Jan Ole Gerster *Toronto
Premiere; 15. 11. 2013 - 18:30
Greece - God Loves Caviar, directed by Iannis Smaragdis;
22. 11. 2013 - 18:30
Hungary - The Exam, directed by Peter Bergendy * Toronto
Premiere; 24. 11. 2013 - 20:00
Ireland - Natural Grace, directed by Art O Briain *
North American Premiere; 27. 11. 2013 - 18:30
Italy Volare - The Great Story Of Domenico Modugno,
directed by Riccardo Milani *Canadian Premiere; 16. 11. 2013
- 20:30
Latvia - Dream Team 1935, directed by Aigars Grauba
* Toronto Premiere; 19. 11. 2013 - 20:30
Lithuania - The Other Dream Team, directed by Marius
A. Markevicius; 14. 11. 2013 - 20:30
Luxembourg - Blind Spot, directed by Christophe Wagner *Canadian
Premiere; 26. 11. 2013 - 20:30
Malta - Reflections In The Emerald Isle, directed by
Mark Magro; 23. 11. 2013 - 17:00
Netherlands - Jackie, directed by Antoinette Beumer;
22. 11. 2013 - 20:30
Poland - My Father's Bike, directed by Piotr Trzaskalski
*Toronto Premiere; 19. 11. 2013 - 18:30
Portugal - The Consul Of Bordeaux, directed by Joco
Correa and Francisco Manso *North American Premiere; 21. 11.
2013 - 18:30
Romania - Happy Funerals, directed by Hora?iu Maylayele *Canadian
Premiere; 18. 11. 2013 - 20:30
Slovakia - Miracle (Zazrak), directed by Juraj
Lehotsky; 26. 11. 2013 - 18:30
Slovenia A Trip, directed by Nejc Gazvoda *Canadian
Premiere; 18. 11. 2013 - 18:30
Spain - Bajari, directed by Eva Vila *Toronto Premiere;
17. 11. 2013 - 18:00
Sweden - Eat Sleep Die, directed by Gabriela
Pichler; 25. 11. 2013 - 20:30
United Kingdom - BAFTA 2013 Short Film Nominees
will screen: Here To Fall, The Curse, I Am Fine Thanks,
Tumult, The Making Of Long Bird, Goodnight, and The Voorman Problem. 21.
11. 2013 - 20:30
About European Union Film Festival
Now in its 9th year, the official European Union Film Festival
(EUFF) strives to reflect the excellence, innovation, and diversity
of European cinema in Toronto, the world's most multicultural
city. Founded in 2004 as a salve to Hollywood monotony, this free
festival showcases 28 contemporary films drawn from each of the
EU's member countries, they include: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. EUFF is a unique festival and the
only one in the world to bring together disparate EU Consulates
and local cultural institutes for collaboration.
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