The European Union Film Festival kicked disconnected connected November 7 and volition tally till November 16. (Photo: X/@euffindia)
During the ongoing European Union Film Festival (EUFF) successful New Delhi, the organisers held a peculiar screening of films dedicated to children, nether the rubric ‘Bachpan’, connected Thursday. The league opened with acclaimed Swedish movie UFO Sweden, directed by Victor Danell.
In addition, a storyboard-making store for children was besides conducted connected the time by celebrated Czech storyboard creator Kurt Van der Basch, known for his enactment connected Star Wars, Jurassic World, and Brahmastra.
The extremity of Bachpan, held successful relation with the Smile Foundation, is to usher children towards a originative attack to enactment and life, portion introducing them to the powerfulness of storytelling, said Ewa Suwara, lawman caput of the European Union (EU) delegation. “We besides purpose to exposure them to divers cultures and foster a existent knowing of inclusivity,” Suwara said.
UFO SWEDEN by Victor Danell-Sweden 🇸🇪
13th November, 10 AM astatine @ICNuevaDelhi
A young, rebellious teenage miss is determined to uncover the information down her father’s disappearance. With a radical of UFO enthusiasts, she embarks connected a travel of adventure, exploring quality connection. pic.twitter.com/uz5FJ2R8ws
— European Union Film Festival (@euffindia) October 30, 2024
Bachpan was held arsenic portion of Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFFCY) – an inaugural by Smile Foundation.This year, SIFFCY celebrated its 10th variation successful a hybrid format, with screenings held some physically and connected a dedicated, secure, geo-blocked virtual platform.
The ongoing 10-day variation of EUFF offers the diverseness of European cinema, showcasing archetypal storytelling successful a wide scope of genres and formats, and caller perspectives from emerging and autarkic filmmakers.
Santanu Mishra, co-founder of Smile Foundation and SIFFCY chairman, said that bully cinema becomes an absorbing and engaging alternate to stimulate treatment among young radical astir captious personal, societal, moral, and satellite issues.