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Opening of the 7th Festival of European Cinema took place in Jizzakh

13/11/2019 - 07:41
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The 7th Festival of European Cinema, organized by the Delegation of the European Union in Uzbekistan together with the Uzbekkino national agency with the support of the Hokimiyat of the Jizzakh region, was hold in Jizzak from November 8 to 10.

The holding of the festival in Jizzakh was the final stage in a series of screenings of novelties of the European film industry. The festival started on October 11 in Tashkent, was successfully held in Nukus and Urgench, and lastly in the city of Jizzakh. The shows were hold on November 8, 9 and 10 in the Jizzakh Regional Music and Drama Theater for all comers absolutely free.

The opening ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of the European Union to Uzbekistan, Eduards Stiprais, who in his welcoming speech noted that “Jizzakh was historically an important crossroads of the Great Silk Road connecting Samarkand with the Ferghana Valley; it was a place of merging travelers and traders.

Convenient proximity to the capital of Tashkent, wealth and the potential of natural resources make Jizzakh a rapidly developing, modern region with expanding prospects and access to European markets. We are pleased to contribute to the development of European prospects through cultural exchange by presenting 10 films by well-known directors from 12 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Finland, France and Sweden. Through these films, we are proud to present you with different aspects of European film production”.

As part of the festival, thousands of spectators from cities of Uzbekistan have already joined the masterpieces of recognized masters of cinema of the Old World. Now the chance to see the festival paintings has appeared among residents and guests of Jizzakh.

 

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