November 24–December 4, 2017

20th Annual European Union Film Festival

Now celebrating its 20th year, The Cinematheque’s annual showcase of new cinema from the European Union is proudly presented with the Vancouver consulates and the Ottawa embassies of the member states of the European Union and the Delegation of the European Union to Canada. This year’s festival features entries from 25 EU members.

Acknowledgments

For assistance in making Vancouver’s European Union Film Festival possible, The Cinematheque is grateful to Diodora Bucur, Press Officer, Delegation of the European Union to Canada (Ottawa); Tom McSorley, Executive Director, Canadian Film Institute (Ottawa); and the Embassies and Consulates of all European Union member states.

Media

List of Programmed Films

Date Film Title Director(s) Year Country
2017-Nov The Dissidents Jaak Kilmi 2017 Estonia . . .
2017-Nov Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge Marie Noëlle 2016 Poland . . .
2017-Nov The Fixer Adrian Sitaru 2016 Romania . . .
2017-Nov Les ogres Léa Fehner 2015 France
2017-Nov Mammejong Jacques Molitor 2015 Luxembourg . . .
2017-Nov Eternal Summer Andreas Öhman 2015 Sweden
2017-Nov Emilia Donatas Ulvydas 2017 Lithuania
2017-Nov The 11th Grade Michaela Komitova 2015 Bulgaria
2017-Nov Saint George Marco Martins 2016 Portugal . . .
2017-Nov Kincsem Gábor Herendi 2017 Hungary
2017-Nov Night of a 1000 Hours Virgil Widrich 2016 Austria . . .
2017-Nov Boy on the Bridge Petros Charalambous 2016 Cyprus
2017-Nov Little Wing Selma Vilhunen 2016 Finland . . .
2017-Nov The Fury André van Duren 2016 Netherlands
2017-Dec Nightlife Damjan Kozole 2016 Slovenia . . .
2017-Dec Leopardi Mario Martone 2014 Italy
2017-Dec Love to Paradise Julian Galea 2017 Malta . . .
2017-Dec Baden Baden Rachel Lang 2016 Belgium . . .
2017-Dec As We Were Dreaming Andreas Dresen 2015 Germany . . .
2017-Dec In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America Maurice Fitzpatrick 2017 Ireland
2017-Dec Mellow Mud Renārs Vimba 2016 Latvia
2017-Dec All the Best Snježana Tribuson 2016 Croatia
2017-Dec Barcelona Christmas Night Dani de la Orden 2015 Spain
2017-Dec The Commune Thomas Vinterberg 2016 Denmark . . .
2017-Dec The Teacher Jan Hřebejk 2016 Slovakia . . .
Note

Feature Image: Baden Baden, Rachel Lang, 2016