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