OUR NEW CATALOG IS OUT!
Our catalog with full program is out!
Keep the days free for ENFF 20-24 April – The Hague
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Opening day: In Focus – Romani stories by Romani (female) directors
Great opening day of our FOCUS program. We come back today to the lovely warm hosts in Filmtheater Kriterion. Photos by Mladen Pikulic
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NEW TALENTS COMPETITION
GET READY for the ENFF New Talents Competition!
We are back with our second edition! Young filmmakers from Eastern and Southern Europe will compete for an Audience Award (€1000).
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We are an intimate, curated filmfestival specializing in bringing Southern – Eastern European cinema to the Dutch audiences
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AN ENCOUNTER WITH THREE POWERFUL VOICES OF EUROPEAN CINEMA
ENFF brings a strong female line-up in this year’s special IN FOCUS program ROMANI STORIES BY ROMANI (FEMALE) DIRECTORS. Join the debate with three talented filmmakers of Romani origin, from Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.
18th & 19th March, Kriterion, Amsterdam and Filmhuis Den Haag
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IN FOCUS: Romani stories by Romani (female) directors – 18 – 20 March
ENFF is proud to present a very special focus program which we will celebrate as a warm-up festival event a month earlier: on 18th to 20th of March. We will show films that deal with the Romani community and are directed by Roma film makers. Their films highlight themes such as freedom, political and personal identity, fears, dreams and hopes of the nation that for centuries felt unsettled and unwelcome in so many countries in the world.
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Opening Film – Not So Friendly Neighbourhood Affair
ENFF is proud to announce the opening film for our 13th edition. An intelligent, situation comedy Deset U Pola / Not So Friendly Neighbourhood Affair by Oscar winning director Danis Tanovic . With typical and smart Balkan humor, the film became a hit on the Balkans.
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We have been bringing films from Eastern Europe to the Netherlands for 13 years
“Mama u zemlji lala” magazin brought for BHS readers an interview with Rada Sesic, the artistic director of Eastern Neighbours Film Festival.
Learn about Rada’s connection to India, her experience of living in The Netherlands as well as her passion for Eastern European cinema. Thank you @magazin_o_zivotu_u_holandiji and Sandra Selakovic.
(ENFF starts on 20th April)
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BIG VICTORIES AT EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
Big victories for the European cinema at the European Film Awards (European Oscar) ceremony. JASMILA ZBANIC and OLGA LUCOVNICOVA who’s film MY UNCLE TUDOR will be seen at Eastern Neighbours Film Festival
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