European Union Film Festival Toronto 2012, Nov 14-27

The 8th annual European Union Film Festival Toronto gets underway Wednesday night with a screening of Marinos Kartikkis' Από θαύμα (By Miracle) from Cyprus. As with all films at the festival, admission to the screening is free. Entrance to films is on a first come, first serve basis. Ticket distribution will begin one hour before each screening. One ticket per person.

Other films screening over the next two weeks include Germany's Halt auf freier Strecke (Stopped on Track) by Andreas Dresen, the Czech Republic's Pouta (Walking Too Fast) by Radim Špaček, Sonny Boy by Maria Peters, and Medalia de onoare (Medal of Honour) by Peter Călin Netzer. The Swedish film En enkel till Antibes (A One-Way Ticket to Antibes) by Richard Hobert will screen with the director in attendance, as will the Maltese short film Small, Stupid and Insignificant by Valerie Buhagiar.

Producer Nik Powell will be attending the festival and will present the Neil Jordan films Byzantium and The Crying Game. He will also host a screenwriter masterclass and a producer masterclass at Ryerson University.

All films are for ages 18 and over, and are subtitled in English unless noted. Screenings take place at The Royal Cinema, 608 College Street.

http://www.eutorontofilmfest.ca/


European Union Film Festival Toronto 2012 Schedule

Wednesday, November 14

8:30pm BY MIRACLE (Cyprus)

Thursday, November

6:00pm BREAD AND CIRCUSES (Slovenia)

8:30pm STOPPED ON TRACK (Germany)

Friday, November 16

6:00pm LÓVE (Slovakia)

8:30pm THE FATHERLESS (Austria)

Saturday, November 17

3:00pm THE CRYING GAME (United Kingdom)
Executive Producer Nik Powell in Attendance, Q & A

6:00pm THE STRANGE CASE OF ANGELICA (Portugal)

8:30pm BYZANTIUM (United Kingdom)
Intro Nik Powell

11:00pm VAMPYR (Denmark)

Sunday, November 18

1:00pm - 5:00pm Producers, Screenwriters Masterclasses with Nik Powell At Ryerson University

6:00pm CHILDREN OF THE GREEN DRAGON (Hungary)

8:30pm MEDAL OF HONOR (Romania)

Monday, November 19

6:00pm THE HUNT (Latvia)

8:30pm BRIDES (Greece)

Tuesday, November 20

6:00pm STEAM OF LIFE (Finland)

8:30pm MONDAYS IN THE SUN (Spain)

Wednesday, November 21

6:00pm SILENCE (Ireland)

8:30pm THE FOREIGNER (Bulgaria)

Thursday, November 22

6:00pm COURAGE (Poland)

8:30pm WALKING TOO FAST (Czech Republic)

Friday, November 23

6:00pm FIREHEART: The Legend of Tadas Blinda (Lithuania)

9:00pm GRANNY'S FUNERAL (France)

Saturday, November 24

3:30pm Two Shorts (Malta)
            THE PASSION OF RITA CAMILLERI
            SMALL STUPID AND INSIGNIFICANT
            Director in Attendance at Q & A

6:00pm ISLANDS (Italy)

8:30pm DEMONS (Estonia)

Sunday, November 25

6:00pm HOT HOT HOT (Luxembourg)

8:30pm A ONE-WAY TRIP TO ANTIBES (Sweden)

Monday, November 26

6:00pm MILES FROM ANYWHERE (Belgium)

8:30pm SONNY BOY (The Netherlands)

Tuesday, November 27

6:00pm WALTZING REGITZE (Denmark)