European Film Festival Kicks off
From October 29 to November 6 Baku will host European Film Festival, organized by the European Union in Azerbaijan together with the network of cinemas Park Cinema.
This film festival will showcase films of Azerbaijan, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
On October 29 at 17.00 on the occasion of the festival at the Park Cinema there will be a press conference of the head of the EU Delegation, Ambassador Malena Mard and ambassadors of the EU countries. The festival will be opened by the Belgian film Turquoise.
Films at the festival will be shown in three cinemas of the network Park Cinema - in Flame Tower, Park Boulevard and Metro Park. Some of the films will also be shown in the cinema center Nizami.
As in previous years, tickets for all shows will be free and can be purchased at the movie theaters.
EU Delegation announces the prize competition to choose the best film.
More information about the competition is available on the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/EUDelegationtoAzerbaijan and on http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/azerbaijan. -16D-
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