It’s the EUFF 2016 at The Cinematheque! Featuring Underdog (Sweden).
From November 18 – 30 you can explore the wonders of Europe without the jet lag! Yes, The Cinematheque proudly presents the 19th Annual European Union Film Festival. Swap airline food and the cramped, hot mess that is flying economy for real-butter popcorn the Cinematheque’s brand new theatre seating. With contributions from 23 countries, you’ll get to celebrate the diversity, dynamism, and accomplishment of contemporary European filmmaking while experiencing the work of Europe’s most provocative and entertaining filmmakers.
Cheaper than a round-trip flight to Europe, especially if you win a pair of VIP passes valued at over $500. See below for contest details as well as a full list of the festival’s programming.
Contest Details:
Enter to win an exclusive admit-two pass to all European Union Film Festival screenings (November 18 – 30, 2016), including one bag of popcorn per screening, valued at over $500. To enter, you must do at least one (or all) of the following:
1. Tweet the following:
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*Passes do not guarantee admission; arrive early to secure seating. Must be 18+ for all screenings. Contest ends at 11:59pm on November 15, 2016.
The 19th annual European Union Film Festival takes place November 18 – 30 at the Cinematheque (1131 Howe St, Vancouver, BC). The Cinematheque is a charitable cultural organization that brings the Essential Cinema Experience to Vancouver audiences. Home to one of the largest and most extensive programs of curated films in North America. Visit The Cinematheque online for details.
EUFF 2016 at The Cinematheque. In the Crosswind (Risttuules). Estonia. Screens Thurs, Nov 24 – 6:30 pm.
Full EUFF 2016 Schedule:
Eva Nová
SLOVAKIA • Writer-director Marko Škop’s intimate psychological drama features an astounding performance from Emília Vášáryová. Friday, November 18 – 6:30pm
Image
BELGIUM • The mean streets of Brussels are the setting for this timely, fast-paced drama about media ethics, immigration, and ethnic minorities. Friday, November 18 – 8:35pm
Irreplaceable
FRANCE • French star François Cluzet plays an “irreplaceable” country doctor in this gentle, winning, well-judged drama. Saturday, November 19 – 6:30pm
Gelo
PORTUGAL • Pan’s Labyrinth's Ivana Baquero returns to the realm of fantasy in Gonçalo and Luís Galvão Teles’s heady debut feature. Saturday, November 19 – 8:30pm
Silent Heart
DENMARK • Danish veteran Bille August's latest is a moving domestic drama that addresses the issue of assisted suicide. Sunday, November 20 – 6:00pm
The Move of the Penguin
ITALY • The directorial debut of award-winning Italian screen actor Claudio Amendola is an affable, underdog sports dramedy. Sunday, November 20 – 8:00pm
Exiled
LATVIA • This high-profile, fiction-feature debut from D?vis S?manis Jr. is based on historical events that befell Courland in WWI. Monday, November 21 – 6:30pm
One Shot
CROATIA • A single mother accidentally shoots and kills a stranger in writer-director Robert Orhel’s psychological crime drama. Monday, November 21 – 8:30pm
Family Member
CYPRUS • Humour and pathos mark this comedy-drama rooted in a family’s wily scheme to make ends meet. Wednesday, November 23 – 6:30pm
Underdog
SWEDEN • The feature debut of novelist-turned-director Ronnie Sandahl is a doomed amour story set against Sweden’s economic crisis. Wednesday, November 23 – 8:30pm
In the Crosswind
ESTONIA • Writer-director-virtuoso Martti Helde’s astonishing first feature recalls the haunting history of Stalin’s “ethnic cleansing” of Estonia. Thursday, November 24 – 6:30pm
While Aya Was Sleeping
BULGARIA • A seven-year-old daughter has a leading role to play in the recovery of her father's dignity in this prize-winning film. Thursday, November 24 – 8:15pm
Family Party
GERMANY • A family get-together becomes a festival of dark farce in German director Lars Kraume’s spirited ensemble dramedy. Friday, November 25 – 6:30pm
Schmitke
CZECH REPUBLIC • Something strange is afoot in this delicate, decidedly offbeat comedy-mystery from feature-debut director Stepan Altrichter. Friday, November 25 – 8:20pm
A Noble Intention
NETHERLANDS • Joram Lürsen’s lavish, period-perfect costume drama is based on the eponymous bestselling Dutch novel. Saturday, November 26 – 6:00pm
Mom and Other Loonies in the Family
HUNGARY • Ibolya Fekete returns to feature-filmmaking with a personal work tracing a chaotic century of Hungarian history. Saturday, November 26 – 8:15pm
Santa
LITHUANIA • Lithuanian writer-director Marius Ivaškevi?ius graduated from shorts to feature with this affecting, Yuletide-themed family drama. Sunday, November 27 – 4:00pm
Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest
FINLAND • Sámi filmmaker Katja Gauriloff’s sublime documentary, “set in the interface of truth and fiction,” spins an enchanting tale. Sunday, November 27 – 4:00pm
My Name is Emily
IRELAND • This intelligent, uplifting, coming-of-age road-movie is the acclaimed debut feature from best-selling Irish author Simon Fitzmaurice. Sunday, November 27 – 7:45pm
Tomorrow After the War
LUXEMBOURG • Director Christophe Wagner returns to EUFF with an intensity upping, wartime thriller set in the twilight of WWII. Monday, November 28 – 6:30pm
Live
ROMANIA • Veteran Romanian producer Vlad P?unescu proves his facility for the director’s chair with this polished, moody thriller. Monday, November 28 – 8:30pm
Hanna’s Sleeping Dogs
AUSTRIA • The sleeping dogs of family history awake in the latest from Austrian writer-director Andreas Gruber. Wednesday, November 30 – 6:30pm
Dual
SLOVENIA • Slovene director Nejc Gazvoda deftly sidesteps any sophomore slumps with this playful, sensitively-shot lesbian love story. Wednesday, November 30 – 8:50pm
