“Celebrating Women,” 18 th EU Film Festival in New Delhi May 08-May 19 2013

Posted on May 1, 2013 by sagarmedia

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Europe will inaugurate its Film festival in New Delhi on the eve of Europe Day,8 th May 2013. Based on theme of ” Celebrating Women”,this 11 city festival was launched in Coimbatore on 8 th March 2013, coinciding with the International Women’s Day.The film festival narrates many engaging stories,showcasing different shades,nuances of women and offering an insight into their remarkable lives.

The stories of women often are untold,overshadowed by other happenings and matters.But today women are raising their voices with increasing persistence,demanding to be seen and heard.  The EU Film Festival would like to join the chorus of voices and through the perspective of the main female leads,share the very different lives of women.The films showcase different aspects,nuances and sometimes even the hardships of being a woman.

Some of the movies are comedies,some are dramas,some are unclassified just as life itself is but in the end they narrate engaging stories that reach out to men and women alike,to young adults as well as  to elders.Viewers will have the opportunity to watch a selection of 24 films that have not been screened in India yet.

Venues of this EU film festival are Alliance Francaise de Delhi,72,Lodhi Estate, Lodhi Road, New Delhi,

Institution cervantes, 48 hanuman Road New Delhi,

Hungarian Cultural Centre,1A Janpath,New Delhi

Italian Cultural Centre,E 50 Chandragupta marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi

and British Council CP New Delhi