PACIFIC CINÉMATHÈQUE AND THE EMBASSIES, CONSULATES AND CULTURAL
Institutes of the member states of the European Union are proud to present
Vancouver’s 12th European Union Film Festival, our annual finger-on-the-pulse showcase of acclaimed new and recent films from across greater Europe. This year’s event, like last year’s, is comprised of 26 outstanding features, with entries from 26 of the European Union’s 27 member states (only Malta is not represented). And, with a line-up that includes an abundance of national hits, international successes and prize winners, important first features by new talents, new films by old favourites, historical pieces, edgy black comedies, political thrillers, romantic romps, trenchant social dramas and offbeat gems, we can promise, as every year, a lively, provocative, stimulating and entertaining state-of-the-Union celebration of the diversity, dynamism and accomplishment of contemporary European filmmaking.

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Acknowledgements

The European Union Film Festival originated in Ottawa, where it is organized by the Canadian Film Institute in conjunction with the Delegation of the European Commission in Canada and the member states of the European Union. For their assistance in making this Vancouver presentation possible, Pacific Cinémathèque wishes to thank Roy Christensen, Delegation of the European Commission in Canada (Ottawa); Tom McSorley, Executive Director, Canadian Film Institute (Ottawa); and the Embassies, Consulates and Cultural Institutes of all E.U. member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cypress, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom. For their kind support in organizing this year’s festival during the current Swedish presidency of the European Union, we are especially grateful to the Consulate of Sweden in Vancouver.

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