Bulgarian, Spanish, Latvian, and
Portuguese filmmakers will present the four most interesting, exciting, and
modern movies as part of the European Film Marathon held in three universities
in the Kazakh capital. This year, Portugal opened the European cinema screening
in Astana with the animated film entitled “My grandfather’s demons,” which
tells about how important interaction is between human and society. According
to Portuguese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Maria de Fatima Mendes, such events are
an effective tool to build bridges between different cultures.
“I know that they were very
important, you have very good actors, directors and amazing stories about your
culture that came out from your films. And I believe that your films have
already received some awards abroad. So, we are very welcoming to have
Kazakhstan’s films as well in our country,” she said.
The European Film Festival
program will conclude on November 2 with a Latvian film, which is a winner and
nominee of the most prestigious international festivals along with other movies
presented at the film marathon.
“Most of the films that we’ve
selected are dynamic and vibrant. We want to see young people’s reactions, as
the films we present are mostly youth movies. Our political and economic life
has become vigorous over the last year, since we have done a lot to strengthen
ties between the European Union and Kazakhstan. We are united by people who get
to know each other through education, culture, literature, and cinema,” noted
EU Ambassador to Kazakhstan Kestutis Jankauskas.
Web-editor: Aizhan
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