On 19 May, during a press conference involving Mr Atabek Musayev, Head of NA “Uzbekkino”, and Ambassador Eduards Stiprais, Head of the EU Delegation to Uzbekistan, a screening programme and trailer of the Film Festival were presented to journalists. This year Uzbek moviegoers will have a chance to watch 13 feature, documentary and animation films produced by 11 European states. The embassies and cultural organisations of the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Latvia and the United Kingdom kindly provided  films for the Festival. A number of movies are the winners of prestigious national and international film awards.

Mr Musayev and Ambassador Stiprais invited all fans of cinema to attend free screenings of the above-mentioned films at the Alisher Navoi Cinema Palace from 22 to 28 May. The films will be screened in their original languages with Russian subtitles. The event will be opened by "The King's speech", a famous British film of 2010 based on real historical events. It will be screened following the opening ceremony of the Film Festival on May 22 at 7 pm.

"Tashkent has been hosting the Film Festival since 2013. It has already become a long-expected event in the cultural live of the capital regularly held during the Days of Europe in Uzbekistan. For example, last year it was attended by over 5 000 moviegoers, who watched 17 films from 12 different European countries. We hope that this year more people will be able to attend the screenings and value quality of the European films", said Mr. Musayev.

"The European Film Festival is one of the most famous and largest cultural projects of the EU Delegation organised annually in cooperation with Uzbekkino. We are glad that this project gives Uzbek audience a chance to get acquainted with the best examples of the European film industry, perfectly demonstrating the cultural diversity of the EU Member States. I am happy that this year the Festival will be also held outside the capital. We plan to hold the screenings in Navoi and Nukus cities in the autumn. Cinema, like other arts, does not have borders, and we a glad that our Film Festival serves as another invisible bridge connecting Europe and Uzbekistan", Ambassador Stiprais added.     

The screening programme and film description is available here. The trailer of the Film Festival could be watched here. Additional information about the Film Festival could be found at the EU Delegation Facebook page.