16th Cine Europa reels off Oct. 4-6 at Ayala Cebu Cinema
CEBU, Philippines - From just 11 films in 1998, Cine Europa will now present 21 films from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
“As Cine Europa turns 16 it is reaching more Filipinos than ever before with screenings right across the country. With its expansion from three to six cities last year, attendance has increased by a quarter from 29,000 in 2011 to 36,500 in 2012. What is now perhaps the largest film festival in the Philippines will this year present an original, entertaining and thought-provoking set of 21 European movies,†said Julian Vassallo, Political Counsellor at the EU Delegation to the Philippines.
With numerous award winning European movies including romantic musicals, wartime movies, historical dramas, family comedies and even world class documentaries, there really is something for everyone in this annual film festival.
Cine Europa 16 will this year welcome a Hungarian entry for the very first time. “Made in Hungária†is set in 1963 Budapest and depicts Miki and his parents setting alight a once stiff and controlled Hungarian community with the latest rock n roll craze.This truly original musical-comedy provides a window on the conflicting cultural currents of 1960s Hungary.
Another featured masterpiece is the highly awarded movie “A Royal Affair,†winner of two Golden Bear awards, is a Danish entry based on the true story of an ordinary man who wins the Queen’s heart and starts a revolution. It sheds light on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane Danish King Christian VII, the royal physician who is a man of enlightenment and idealism and the young but strong Queen Caroline. It is a story of a passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation.
Admission is free for all screenings. Cine Europa 16 is supported by the Arts Council of Cebu.
Cine Europa 16
Ayala Cinemas, Ayala Center, Cebu
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OCT. 4, FRIDAY
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10:00 am BULGARIA
Footsteps in the Sand
89 min. Comedy, Drama
11:35 am, CZECH REPUBLIC
MusÃme si pomáhat
(Divided We Fall)
117 min. Drama, War
1:40 pm, GERMANY
Almanya - Willkommen
(in Deutschland)
95 min. Comedy, Drama
3:25 pm, FRANCE
Les bien aimes (Beloved)
139 min. Musical Comedy
5:50 pm, GERMANY
Barbara
108 min. Drama
7:45 pm, ROMANIA
Tatal Fantoma (Phantom Father)
90 min. Drama
9:25 pm, NORWAY
Kautokeino-opprøret
(The Kautokeino Rebellion)
96 min. Drama
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OCT. 5, SATURDAY
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10:00 am, DENMARK
A Royal Affair
137 min. Drama
12:15 pm, BELGIUM
A Pas de Loup (With a Wolf’s Gait)
77 min. Children
1:40 pm, THE NETHERLANDS
Achtste Groepers Huilen Niet (Cool Kids Don’t Cry)
96 min. Family
4:55 pm, SLOVAKIA
Nedodržaný Sl’ub
(Broken Promise)
90 min. Drama
7:10 pm, ITALY
Pranzo di Ferragosto
(Mid-August Lunch)
75 min. Comedy
8:35 pm, UK
Project NIM
96 min. Documentary
10:10 pm, SWITZERLAND
Operation Libertad
90 min. Drama
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OCT. 6, SUNDAY
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10:00 am, SPAIN
Silencio en la nieve
(Frozen Silence)
107 min. Thriller, Drama
12:00 nn, HUNGARY
Made in Hungária
108 min. Musical Comedy
2:00 pm, GREECE
The Guide
94 min. Comedy
3:45 pm, ITALY
La stanza del figlio
(The Son’s Room)
99 min. Drama
5:35 pm, AUSTRIA
Das Pferd auf dem Balkon
(The Horse on the Balcony)
90 min. Family
7:15 pm, UK
Dreams of a Life
90 min. Documentary
8:55 pm, SWEDEN
Svinalängorna (Beyond)
99 min. Drama
(FREEMAN)
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