Info: https://bc.cinema.com.hk/festival/euff2021/
tickets: http://bit.ly/2TpwPXx
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Presented by The European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao, Consulates General of the EU Member States & Switzerland, in association with Broadway Cinematheque, the European Union Film Festival (EUFF) 2021 will be held from 16 to 30 April 2021 at Broadway Cinematheque and PALACE ifc with a selection of 19 award-winning films that have been nominated for various prominent film awards.
Venues:
Broadway Cinematheque (Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei)
PALACE ifc (Shop 1058B, 1st Floor, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central)
The EUFF2021 will open with 438 Days, an ode to journalists who put lives at stake to investigate the truth and fight for press freedom. Directed by Jesper Ganslandt, the film is based on the true story of Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, who experienced 438 days of hell in a notorious Ethiopian jail when their hunt for truth turned into an international political game of life and death.
The festival will close with French animation Josep. French political cartoonist Aurel’s directorial debut revolves around the life of Spanish illustrator Josep Bartolí, who fought fascists during the Spanish Civil War, survived brutal French concentration camps, and eventually relocated to Mexico where he had an affair with Frida Kahlo. Blending Bartolí’s drawings into the animation, the film is not only a tribute to the late artist, but also a beautiful depiction of the healing power of art in difficult times.
Tickets are available from 26 March (Friday) 6pm. Ticket price is set at $95. bcinephile members and MOViE MOViE members can enjoy a discounted price of $76 at Broadway Cinematheque and $80 at PALACE ifc.
Please visit www.cinema.com.hk for the full list of films and online ticketing.
Italy participates to the EUFF 2021 with:
The Vice of Hope (2018) by Edoardo De Angelis (film in Italian with English subtitles)
17th April 2021, 6.05 pm (Cinematheque)
21st April 2021, 7.55 pm (PALACE ifc)
Synopsis of The Vice of Hope:
Women are the heroes, villains and victims in this social drama about poverty, African immigration, human trafficking and the surrogacy business in Naples. Maria works for a baby trafficking ring, and when she faces a crisis of conscience she takes refuge amongst a community of African women before finding a link to her past, and her future. A twist of fate comes knocking, and Maria is delivered a fragile miracle that will force the hand of change in her life. Following on the success of Edoardo de Angelis’s highly distinctive Indivisible in 2016, The Vice of Hope has won six David di Donatello Awards.