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Toronto – Eh! U Meet The Europeans - European Film Festival announced
today their impressive 2008 line-up of international award winners
and national hits. In its 4th annual edition, the festival runs
in Toronto November 16-30, 2008. Eh! U Meet The Europeans is the
only European film festival in Toronto.
The festival’s mandate is to "convey the rich and diverse culture
of Europe through a selection of its finest and most recent films."
This edition will feature exciting premieres from across the Atlantic.
Eh! U Meet The Europeans is co-ordinated by the French Consulate
as the cultural highlight, in Ontario, of the French Presidency
of the European Union. Cannes 2008 Golden Palm The Class (Entre
les murs) directed by Laurent Cantet, will be presented at the opening
ceremony. Commenting on the strength of this year’s line-up, Cultural
Office Head at the French Consulate Joel Savary said "how proud
we are to offer so many Canadian premieres, through the selection
of artistic excellence in feature films! The European film industry
describes, in many different ways, the diverse nations and the same
eternal needs of human beings for love and happiness, whatever History
imposes on them." All screenings will be free of charge!
- Austria Karo directed by Danielle Proskar
- Belgium Friday or Another Day directed by Yvan Le Moine
- Bulgaria Warden of the Dead directed by Ilyan Simeonov
- Bulgaria Oracle directed by Dimitar Dimitrov
- Bulgaria Fly by Rossinant directed by Georgi Stoev
- Cyprus Roads and Oranges directed by Aliki Danezi-knutsen
- Czech Republic Vaclav directed by Jiri Vejdelek
- Denmark The Art of Crying directed by Peter Schønau Fog
- Estonia Taarka directed by Ain Mäeots
- Finland Beauty and the Bastard directed by Dome Karukoski
- France The Class directed by Laurent Cantet
- Germany And along come tourists directed by Robert Thalheim
- Poland Katyn directed by Andrzej Wajda
- Poland Tricks directed by Andrzej Jakimowski
- Greece Close To The Edge directed by Savvas
- Ireland A Film with Me in It directed by Ian Fitzgibbon
- Italy The Silk Merchant directed by Antonio Baiocco
- Italy Carlo Goldoni - Venice Grand Theatre of the World directed
by Alessandro Bettero
- Latvia Defenders of Riga directed by Aigars Grauba
- Lithuania Loss directed by Maris Martinsons
- Netherlands Simon directed by Eddy Terstall
- Portugal Colossal Youth directed by Pedra Costa
- Romania An Angel Hooked On Me directed by Gheorghe Preda
- Slovenia Estrellita directed by Metod Pevec
- Spain My name is Juani directed by Bigas Luna
- Sweden Mind the Gap directed by Helena Bergström
The list of actors and directors expected to attend will be released
early November. For general questions about Eh! U Meet The Europeans,
please contact Pervenche Beurier, Audiovisual Officer at the Consulate
General of France in Toronto at audiovisuel@consulfrance-toronto.org
(T: 416 847 1908). To get involved, please contact Joel Savary at
sponsorship@eutorontofilmfest.ca.
Please visit www.eutorontofilmfest.ca
for further information and detailed film descriptions.
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