Cine Europa Celebrates Its Silver Year! Opens in Cebu City
Dr. Ana-Isabel Sanchez-Ruiz, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to the Philippines, did the honour of opening the film festival last 14 September 2022 in SM Seaside, Cebu City.
“Film is deeply rooted in Europe’s culture which we are very proud about. It mirrors our identity and speaks a lot about our heritage and what we are,” said Dr. Sanchez-Ruiz.
Cebu has been one of the pioneer host cities of the film festival since Cine Europa was first brought outside Manila in 2001.
For the past 25 years, Cine Europa has been the hallmark cultural event of the European Union Delegation to the Philippines. Beyond showing European films, this programme has become a platform to strengthen EU-Philippine cultural relations and foster collaboration with Philippine cultural institutions and other partners.
With the COVID-19 pandemic easing up, the silver anniversary edition of Cine Europa follows a hybrid format, by opening its doors both physically and virtually to every Filipino, while endeavoring to ensure the safety and health of everyone.
During this silver year, Cine Europa brings a whopping 30 films from 15 EU Member States for FREE! These films may be watched onsite in select venue partners in Cebu City, Metro Manila, Iloilo and
Palawan, or online upon signing up at www.cineeuropaph.com.
The EU Delegation, the European Union Member States Embassies together with Cultúr Éireann, Irish Film Institute, Goethe-Institut, Instituto Cervantes de Manila, and the Philippine-Italian Association, have curated a set of award-winning films showcasing different genres that will attract every viewer, with a particular emphasis this year on youth in celebration of the European Year of Youth 2022, and with the guest participation of a Ukrainian film in solidarity with Ukraine and its people, victims of an illegal war of aggression and invasion by Russia.
The launch film for Cine Europa’s Silver Anniversary comes from Cyprus and Greece, entitled “Páfsi (Pause)” first screened last 14 September, 6:00 pm.
Páfsi (Pause)” is a dramatic film that focuses on a middle-aged woman and her fantasy world that she uses to escape her real-world misery. But what happens when the lines between fantasy and reality start to blur? Directed by Tonia Mishiali a Cypriot whose work focuses on women’s and social issues.
To know more about the other films in this silver anniversary edition, please check out the venue partners’ locations to watch all these exciting films or register at www.cineeuropaph.com and watch all these films online right in your homes.
Also, check out Cine Europa on Facebook and Instagram as Cine Europa Philippines and @cineuropaph, respectively.
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