Europe Brought to Asian Screens with Cine Europa 27
Europe Brought to Asian Screens with Cine Europa 27
A still from Long Story Short / Taken from Miso Film
Cine Europa is now in its 27th annual year of sharing the beauty and diversity of European countries through films as they return with a new set of stories to share with Filipino audiences. In partnership with the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to the Philippines, the contemporary films are hand-picked with Alliance Française de Manille, Goethe Institut, Instituto Cervantes, and the Philippine Italian Association to appeal and relate to the world’s current matters.
With Shangri-La Plaza Red Carpet Cinema being the home to Cine Europa, the film festival is set to open on October 18 there once again with the Danish film Long Story Short by May el-Toukhy and Maren Louise Käehne, to be followed by Dangerous Gentlemen by Director Maciej Kawalski from Poland. Starting on October 18 and up until October 27, all films that are part of the lineup will be screening for free but on a first-come first-serve basis and will be available in different locations in the Philippines. Aside from Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong, there are expected screenings at the University of Cordilleras in Baguio, the University of San Agustin in Iloilo, the University of the Philippines in Cebu, and the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod.
In a press conference on October 11, Cine Europa stated that they are in solidarity with Ukraine in their current conflict and in their nomination to be a part of the EU as they welcomed the nation as a guest country for the film festival. With two more films from Ukraine, it adds up to 20 films in total that range in stories and emotions to be felt, from touching dramas to insightful documentaries, as well as nuanced comedies. They also emphasized that they are not trying to imply or bring the cultures of European countries to the Philippines, but rather share the stories that portray Europe’s diversity and hope that the Filipino people will also relate to them because of the moving passion that the Philippines and EU countries share despite the distance.
European Films
One of the opening films for this year’s Cine Europa Film Festival is Long Story Short / Taken from Miso Film
SOUVENIR by Bavo Defurne (Belgium)
Best Director Award Nominee - Film Festival Oostende 2017
LONG STORY SHORT by May el-Toukhy and Maren Louise Käehne (Denmark)
Best Script Award Winner - Bodil Awards 2016
THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE by Aki Kaurismäki (Finland)
Best Director Award Winner - Berlin International Film Festival 2017
SUN AND CONCRETE by David Wnendt (Germany)
Best Screenplay Award Winner - Bavarian Film Awards 2023
SHE CAME AT NIGHT by Jan Vejnar and Tomáš Pavlíček (Czech Republic)
Best Director Award Winner - Czech Lion 2024
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN by Pat Collins (Ireland)
Best Feature Film Award Winner - Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2024
DANGEROUS GENTLEMEN by Maciej Kawalski (Poland)
Audience Award Winner - Warsaw International Film Festival 2022
ICARUS by Carlo Vogele (Luxembourg)
Luxembourg’s official submission to the 95th Academy Awards
MERMAIDS DON’T CRY by Franziska Pflaum (Austria)
Best Supporting Actor Award Winner (Karl Fischer) - Austrian Film Award 2024
THE MAN WITHOUT GUILT by Ivan Gergolet (Slovenia)
Best Director Award Winner - Slovene Film Festival 2023
THE MAN WITH THE ANSWERS by Stelios Kammitsis (Cyprus)
Best Screenplay Award Winner - KASHISH Pride Film Festival 2021
THE STRANGE CASE OF JACKY CAILLOU by Lucas Delangle (France)
Best Motion Picture Award Nominee - Catalonian International Film Festival 2022
DIABOLIK by Antonio Manetti and Marco Manetti (Italy)
Best Actress Award Winner (Miriam Leone) - Bari International Film Festival 2022
REMEMBER TO BLINK by Austėja Urbaitė (Lithuania)
Best Film Award Winner - Lithuanian Film Awards 2023
TASTE OF FREEDOM by Alexander Berezan (Ukraine)
European Biographies and Documentaries
A still from Paw / Taken from Új Budapest Filmstudió
PAW by Robert-Adrian Pejo (Hungary)
Best Film Award Winner - Kiev Children Kinofest 2015
TIGERS by Ronnie Sandahl (Sweden)
Best Film Award Winner - Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2020
LA FLOTA DE INDIAS by Antonio Perez Molero (Spain)
Best Documentary Award Winner - Premios Imagenera 2021
THIS WORLD IS MY ARENA by Tedy Necula (Romania)
ANOTHER FRANKO by Igor Visnevsky (Ukraine)
Screening Schedules
While the screening schedules for other locations are to be announced, the schedule for Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong is as follows.
Screening schedules
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will the festival last?
The festival opens on October 18 and ends on October 27.
How much do the tickets to the screenings cost?
Entry to all films is free but on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Will there be subtitles?
Yes. The films will be played with their original dialogues but with English subtitles.
The schedule for other locations will be released soon. Follow Cine Europa’s Facebook and Instagram page to stay up to date with announcements.
