Cine Europa, the longest-running European film festival in the Philippines, returns to Shangri-La Plaza as it continues to bring inspired experiences by giving Filipino cinephiles access to European cinema. Screening at the Shang Red Carpet Cinema from October 18 to 27, the festival features 20 must-see contemporary films from the Old Continent, allowing audiences to explore the stories that matter to the new generation of European filmmakers.
Hosted in partnership with
the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to the Philippines, the film festival
comes as the EU and the
Philippines mark 60 years of diplomatic relations, which have been strengthened
by cultural events such as Cine Europa. On a landmark year, audiences can expect a lineup of notable productions across various genres
and themes released between 2015 and 2024, exhibiting the richness of today’s
European cinema.
The festival kicks off on October 18, 6PM with the lighthearted Lang Historie Kort (Long
Story Short, Denmark) by May el-Toukhy and Maren Louise Käehne, which delves
into a group of friends trying to find true love. It’s followed by Maciej
Kawalski’s comedy-murder mystery Niebezpieczni dżentelmeni (Dangerous
Gentlemen, Poland).
Films for October 19 include the
animated film Icare (Icarus
and The Minotaur, Luxembourg), Carlo Vogele’s fresh take on the classic Greek
tale. Screening next are Aki Kaurismäki’s The Other Side of Hope (Finland), a story
of a harassed salesman who crosses paths with an asylum-seeker; Tomás Pavlícek
and Jan Vejnar’s dark comedy production Přišla v noci (She Came at Night,
Czech Republic) on the “horrors” of living with moms and moms-in-law; and Ronnie
Sandahl’s Tigrar (Tigers, Sweden) that looks at the pressures
haunting a football prodigy.
The October 20 lineup highlights guest
country Ukraine’s Taste of Freedom by Alexander Berezan, which tells the story
of a chef determined to achieve her dreams; as well as Sonne Und Beton (Sun and Concrete, Germany), David
Wnendt’s coming-of-age crime drama and Robert-Adrian Pejo’s Mancs
(Paw, Hungary), based on the
real-life story of the relationship between a gifted rescue dog and his trainer.
Rounding out the day is Souvenir (Belgium) from Bavo Defurne,
a story of a has-been chanson singer returning to the limelight.
October 21 delivers Mai departe (The World is My Arena, Romania), a
biopic by Tedy Necula on a rugby player who adjusts to life in a wheelchair; as
well as Mermaids Don’t Cry (Austria) by Franziska Pflaum, which is
about a plain supermarket clerk’s dream of having a synthetic mermaid fin. The
last film for the day That They May Face the Rising Sun (Ireland), is a Pat
Collins adaptation of legendary Irish writer John McGahern’s final novel.
On October 22, Lucas Delangle’s The
Strange Case of Jacky Caillou (France) adds a dash of fantasy to the
lineup. Antonio Perez Molero’s documentary La Flota de Indias (The West
Indies Fleet, Spain) recounts the storied past of Spain’s legendary naval
fleet to the New World. The Man with the Answers (Cyprus) is a film by Stelios Kammitsis following
the romance of two young men. October 23 presents Antonio Manetti and
Marco Manetti’s Diabolik (2021), which explores another side of crime; Austėja
Urbaitė’s Remember to Blink (Lithuania), which is about a French couple
adopting Lithuanian children; and an additional screening of Sonne
Und Beton.
October 24 starts off with Ukraine’s Another Franko by Igor Visnevsky, which is about the life of the son of a great writer. It’s followed by a repeat showcase of Niebezpieczni dżentelmeni and Icare. The Other Side of Hope, Přišla v noci, and Tigrar will have encore
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