The European Film Festival, which will screen award-winning feature, documentary and animated films in Podgorica, Bijelo Polje and Bar, will be officially opened on Thursday on the terrace of the Music Center of Montenegro.
The European House announced that Podgorica, Bijelo Polje and Bar will be festival stages of contemporary European cinema from Thursday to June 7th.
The European Film Festival is organized by the Delegation of the European Union (EU) through the European House, with the support of the Cineuropa platform, and in partnership with the Cinematheque, the Music Center of Montenegro, the Film Center of Montenegro, the NGO Multimedia, the Bijelo Polje Cultural Center and the Bar Cultural Center.
The European House said that the repertoire includes award-winning feature, documentary and animated films from France, Denmark, Malta, Romania, Luxembourg, Greece, the Czech Republic, Italy and Croatia, which deal with contemporary social issues, culture, identity and common European values.
They stated that admission to all screenings is free.
"The festival will be officially opened on Thursday on the terrace of the Music Center with a welcoming speech by the EU Ambassador to Montenegro, Johann Sattler, a performance by the acting and musical group Actors Sing and a screening of the French film Divertimento, directed by Marie-Castille Mension-Chart, which brings a powerful story about music, perseverance and dreams," the statement says.
The European House stated that the program in Podgorica will continue on May 31st at the same venue, with an open conversation about acting and identity with Montenegrin actor Momčilo Otašević and a screening of the Danish comedy Fathers & Mothers, directed by Paprika Stin, which depicts contemporary family challenges.
The festival, as they said, will move to the Bijelo Polje Cultural Center on June 1st, where the Luxembourg animated film Icarus and the Minotaur, directed by Karl Vogele, will be screened.
The European House announced that an acting workshop with actress Žana Gardašević has been organized for the youngest audience.
They said that on June 2nd, two films will be screened in Bijelo Polje - the Maltese Carmen, directed by Valeri Buhagiar, and the Romanian Three Kilometers to the End of the World, directed by Emanuel Parvu.
"In Bar, the festival continues on June 6th at the House of Revolution, with a screening of the film Il Boemo, a Czech-Italian production, directed by Petr Vaclav, which brings a cinematic homage to music and artistic creativity," the statement says.
The European House said that the festival's closing is scheduled for June 7th, also in Bar, with a screening of the Croatian film Hotel Pula, directed by Andrej Korovlev, and the final concert by the group Glumci pjevaju.
"Feature films, animations, documentaries, regional artists, concerts, talks and workshops create a festival atmosphere that leaves the cinema hall and enters straight into the heart of the city," the statement said.
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