- All
- All Program 2019
- Closing Film 2019
- Current Relevant Cinema 2019
- Documentaries Open Debates 2019
- Family FIlms 2019
- Focus - Bulgarian New Voices
- Focus – Cinema by Migrants/Cinema on Migrants
- Focus – Europe, 30 Years After the Berlin Wall
- Grand Love Affairs - Old Gold
- Opening Film 2019
- Short Films, Big Stories 2019
FILM PROGRAM
CURRENT RELEVANT CINEMA
From 6 – 10 November in Filmhuis Den Haag
DOCUMENTARIES OPEN DEBATES
From 6 – 10 November in Filmhuis Den Haag
SHORT FILMS, BIG STORIES
From 6 – 10 November in Filmhuis Den Haag
FOCUS – EUROPE, 30 YEARS AFTER THE BERLIN WALL
During the ENFF, it will be exactly 30 years since the East German Government announced that GDR citizens were free to travel to West Germany and West Berlin from that moment on. Today, Europe is building new walls and becoming increasingly divided. Our Focus program deals not only with the films reflecting on Europe during and after the Berlin Wall, but also very much with the current situation and re-establishment of divisions among people. From 6-10 November in Filmhuis Den Haag.
FOCUS – BULGARIAN NEW VOICES
Gifted new voices, among whom are several strong female directors, have already being spotted and presented at big festivals like Berlin, Cannes, Rotterdam, Venice and IDFA. However, distribution of their films in the West is rare. That’s why we put in the limelight several compelling, exciting films from Bulgaria that reflect the spirit of today’s society. From 6-10 November in Filmhuis Den Haag.
FOCUS – CINEMA BY MIGRANTS/CINEMA ON MIGRANTS
In this program section we show work by people who contributed considerably to the film world of western Europe where they live, while originally coming from East and South East Europe. And films made by local filmmakers that look at the life of migrants; either in dealing with job opportunities, the way they adapt to the new social establishment, or their emotional charge of homesickness. From 6-10 November in Filmhuis Den Haag.
FAMILY FILMS ON ENFF
For the first time this year the ENFF will be launching a children’s program! We have chosen two exciting films from Slovenia and Croatia that have become a huge hit at home box office and have traveled internationally with success. Watch the Dutch premiere of GAJA’S WORLD by Peter Bratusa, and MY GRANDPA IS AN ALIEN by Marina Andree Skop and Drazen Zarkovic. Save the date: 9-10 November | Filmhuis Den Haag
OLD GOLD: GRAND LOVE AFFAIRS
For many years ENFF keeps the program section Old Gold in which we honor those films that stand the test of time, and became appreciated and relevant for new generations as well. With love as a theme of this section, ENFF brings the Dutch premiere of one of the best Bosnian film love stories ever – KUDUZ (1989) by Ademir Kenovic; and the Polish A YEAR OF THE QUIET SUN (1984) by European film master Krzysztof Zanussi. From 6-10 November in Filmhuis Den Haag.
OPENING FILM OF THE ENFF 2019
ENFF proudly presents this year’s opening film – a charming documentary MY GRANNY FROM MARS. “After the annexation of Crimea my old Ukranian granny Zina had to face the fact of living on a ‘new planet’, said the director Alexander Mihalkovich who will be present at the screening. The film was awarded with Docu Talent Prize by Ji.hlava Academy and will have its Dutch premiere at ENFF. Screenings on November 6 are sold-out, but you can still book tickets for November 8. Come and join us in Filmhuis Den Haag
VISUAL ART THROUGH CINEMA
Watch Visual Art Through Cinema on Sunday 10 November at 10:45 hours in Filmhuis Den Haag. The screening will be followed by Q&A with Bojana Radulovic!
TALENTS FROM THE EAST
Get ready for the Talents from the East on Saturday 9 November & Sunday 10 November in Filmhuis Den Haag. Screenings will be followed by Q&A with the director Ranko Paukovic.
CLOSING FILM – CLASSIC
While the opening film deals with divided Europe today, we close the festival by going 30 years back in time, when regimes, rulers and norms changed overnight. In his brilliant film SWEET EMMA, DEAR BOBE (1992) that was recently restored, Istvan Szabo deals with the destinies of Russian language teachers in Hungary whose knowledge and services are no longer required. The film is also memorable for the remarkable performance by the Dutch actress Johanna ter Steege who will be our special guest during the ENFF in Filmhuis Den Haag.
SIDE PROGRAM
AUDIENCE PRIZE
By attending a film at ENFF, our audience had chance to win an award and enter into a random draw to win a trip to Montenegro with airfare for one and accommodations for up to two persons generously provided by BovenCA. At the closing ceremony on Sunday 10 November in Filmhuis Den Haag, the lucky winner was randomly picked. Congratulations Lilly Todorovic and have a mangnificent time in the mountains!
LUX FILM – GOD EXISTS, HER NAME IS PETRUNYA
Watch God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya, one of the finalists for the European Parliament’s Lux Prize 2019 and Berlinale winner! Join this free screening and get a chance to talk to the actor Stefan Vujisikj during the elaborate Q&A. After the film the European Parliament offers you the opportunity to reflect on the film with a complimentary drink. On Thursday 7 November at 17:00 hours in Filmhuis Den Haag.
MASTERCLASS BY BORIS MISSIRKOV
Palace for the People tells the stories of the most emblematic five buildings of socialist times – highly representative for the epoch and witnessing the historical turbulence in Eastern Europe in the second half of the XX century. This documentary will have its Dutch premiere at the ENFF as part of Focus program – Europe, 30 Years After the Berlin Wall. After the screening on Thursday 7 November at 14:30 hours in Filmhuis Den Haag, director Boris Missirkov will give a masterclass. Don’t miss!
MUSIC AT ENFF
Enjoy music at ENFF with our special guests Aleksandra Popovska, Balkan Vrouwenkoor Amsterdam, Chervoni Korali, Ludmil Krumov and The Small Bulgarian Folk Jazz Orchestra!
PITCH OF 5 WORK IN PROGRESS FILMS
Most film festivals’ industry events present work in progress to film professionals and decision makers. We want to diversify these pitch sessions and provide the possibility for filmmakers to directly collaborate with their potential audience in NEW PRO FORMULA section. Pitch your project and brainstorm with the ENFF on Friday 8 November at 14:00 hours in Filmhuis Den Haag, free admission.
TALK ON MIGRANT CINEMA
In our program Cinema by Migrants/Cinema on Migrants, we screen films made by directors from Eastern or Southeastern origin living in the West or by local filmmakers whose films deal with the life of migrants. Next to the screenings, we will have a DEBATE about the new identity of European contemporary cinema. What kind of new themes, different, refreshed aesthetics the filmmakers bring in their work. On Sunday 10 November at 12:00 hours in Filmhuis Den Haag, free admission
WINE TASTING
This year we take a wine tour through Central and Eastern Europe. Come and taste different quality wines from countries that are also part of the film festival.The wine tasting is brought to you by AndereWijn – a wine webshop stocked with many wines from the neighbouring Eastern European countries. Every year they taste hundreds of wines, out of which they choose the best. On Saturday 9 November at 17:00 hours in Filmhuis Den Haag, Studio A, free admission.