Project summary:

European Film Festival Palic (EFFP) will organize its 26^th edition next year aiming to further developed new festival activities started in previous year, during 25^th anniversary, focused on the film education, cooperation with other film festivals, audience development, festival promotion and new film programmes/selections.

FESTIVAL OBJECTIVES

Promoting and presenting diversity of European audiovisual works;

Increasing knowledge and interest of audience, specially young audience, about European films;

Exchange of experience and networking between international and national film professionals;

Development of film education, experience exchange and culture of dialog / debate in the film art;

Improving the quality of writings and encouragement of young film critics in Serbia;

Improving awareness of most recent European film cinematography achievements;

Increasing the visibility of films originated in countries with low production capacities;

Fostering the awareness of rich European film heritage.

FESTIVAL RESULTS PLANNED FOR THE 26^TH EDITION

Presentation of 137 highly artistic films originated in geographical Europe including non-Media countries, up to 127 European films and up to 83 non-national films originated in countries with low audiovisual production capacities;

Presentation of 8 recent films from Czech and present current streams in its cinematography;

To bring representatives of up to 55 films (director, actor, producer, screenwriter, DoP, editor) to present their work at the press conference and Q&A sessions;

Implementation of 4 activities towards new audience specially young audience;

Awarding and presenting filmography of three highly acclaimed film professionals from Europe;

Presenting of 6 recently digitally restored European film classics;

Organization of the Master Class for the Film school students from Hungary and Serbia;

Organization of workshop for young film critics from Balkans led by European professionals;

To gather up to 100 national and international film journalists at the festival.