The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) returns to Malaysia with the very best of European cinema and cultural diversity with 21 award-winning movies and documentaries from 17 European countries at selected Golden Screen Cinemas listed as below:
Kuala Lumpur (October 30 - November 9)
Georgetown (November 13 – 19)
Kuching (November 27 - December 3)
Kota Kinabalu (December 11 – 17)
The 15th European Union Film Festival is organised by the Delegation of the European Union to Malaysia and the Embassy of Italy, in collaboration with the embassies and cultural institutions of 14 other European Union Member States, as well as Norway and Switzerland.
The eclectic line-up at this year’s EUFF features everything from comedy, romance and drama to animation and documentaries. Highlights include “The Best Offer”, by well known director Giuseppe Tornatore with music composed by none other than Ennio Morricone (who won the Best Composer Award for the movie at the 26th European Film Awards in December 2013) and a score of other notable movies, which have garnered a number of prestigious awards, among which are Belgium’s “The Broken Circle Breakdown”, nominated for the Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Language Film of the Year at the 2014 Academy Awards, or the two movies presented by Denmark: “The Hunt” which received the award for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival 2012 and “A Royal Affair”, nominated in 2013 as Best Foreign Language Film at both the Golden Globes and the Oscar. Finland’s “Niko 2 - Little Brother, Big Trouble”, the only animated movie of this edition of the festival, was awarded the Grand Prix as the best film in the feature section at the Tokyo Kinder Film Festival in 2013, while “Exit Through the Gift Shop” from the UK won the Independent Spirits Awards 2011 for Best Documentary.
Tickets for the EUFF will be priced at RM7, except for “The Best Offer” (Italy), which will be priced at prevailing ticket pricing, while “Snow White” (Spain) and “Exit Through the Gift Shop” (UK) will be screened for free. Tickets can be purchased via GSC e-Payment at www.gsc.com.my, GSC Mobile App (iOS, Android and Windows Phone) or at participating GSC outlets.
The Film Festival is also supported by local partner organisations Golden Screen Cinemas, GSC Movies, BFM, TNT Express Worldwide, Society of Performing Arts Kota Kinabalu, Time Out Kuala Lumpur & Penang as well as Expatriate Lifestyle, Carlsberg Malaysia, Newskaki and KK French Friendship Association of Sabah.
For movie details, screening schedules and more information on the European Union Film Festival, visit EUFF Website, EUFF Facebook page, GSC Website or GSC Facebook page.