- 31 January 2020
- Etichete Eunic London Icr Icr Londra RCI London . Brexit
The Romanian Cultural Institute in London is joining forces with its partners in the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC London) to offer a colourful and ubiquitous account of our continent, delivered at a blistering pace through 16 brilliant short films, spanning a multitude of languages and cultures.
The screenings will be taking place in earshot of Big Ben in 1 Belgrave Square, on the evening of Friday 31 January (Brexit Day), emphasising the need for continued cultural dialogue and celebrating Europe’s diversity and the brilliant filmmakers who tell its stories.
The programme:
United Kingdom: Abandoned Goods, directed by Pia Borg and Edward Lawrenson
2014 | English | 35’ | Country: UK
Austria:The Woman Who Turned Into A Castle, directed by Kathrin Steinbacher
2018 | English | 4’ | Country: Austria, UK
Cyprus: The Sound, directed by Antony Petrou
2018 | English | 15’ | Country: Cyprus
Czech Republic:Happy End, directed Jan Saska
2015 | none | 6’ | Country: Czech Republic
Estonia:Crocodile(Krokodill), directed Kaspar Jancis
2009 | none | 17’ | Country: Estonia
Finland:Birds In The Earth, directed by Marja Helander
2018 | Saami | 10’ | Country: Finland, Norway
Germany:Balance, directed by Christoph und Wolfgang Lauenstein
1989 | none | 7’ | Country: Germany
Greece:Goldfish, directed by Yorgos Angelopoulos
2017 | Greek with English subtitles | 14’ | Country: Greece
Hungary:Sing (Mindenki), directed by Kristóf Deák
2016 | Hungarian with English subtitles | 25’ | Country: Hungary
Lithuania: Community Gardens (Kolektyviniai sodai), directed by Vytautas Katkus
2019 | Lithuanian with English subtitles | 15’ | Country: Lithuania
Poland:Maska(Mask),directed by Stephen Quay and Timothy Quay
2010 | Polish with English subtitles | 22’ | Country: Poland, UK
Portugal:The Ideal Woman (A Mulher Ideal), directed by Margarida Leitão
2015 | Portuguese | 9’ | Country: Portugal
In collaboration with UTOPIA - UK Portuguese Film Festival
Romania:Horsepower(Cai putere), directed by Daniel Sandu
2014 | Romanian with English subtitles | 26’ | Country: Romania
Slovenia:Love on the Roof Of the World(Ljubezen na strehi sveta), directed by Jan Cvitkovič
2015 | Slovenian with English subtitles | 16’ | Country: Slovenia
Spain: Timecode, directed by Juanjo Giménez Peña
2016 | Spanish with English subtitles | 15’ | Production: Spain
United Kingdom: Conte Anglais, directed by Daniel Marc Janes
2019 | English, French | 15’ | Country: UK
In collaboration with London Short Film Festival
When: Friday 31 January, 19.00-23.00
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute, 1 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8PH
Free entry.
The event is organised with the kind support of: Austrian Cultural Forum, Cyprus High Commission, Czech Centre, Embassy of Estonia, Finnish Institute, Goethe Institut, Embassy of Greece, Hungarian Cultural Centre, Embassy of Lithuania, Polish Cultural Institute, Embassy of Portugal, Romanian Cultural Institute, Embassy of Slovenia, Instituto Cervantes-Embassy of Spain.
