EU’s Film festival theme is ‘Innocence and Beyond’
The EU Ambassador to South Africa Sandra Kramer said, "The festival’s theme, Innocence & Beyond, tries to capture our loss of innocence on a number of levels as we deal with the present and lay foundations for the future."
The European Film Festival goes hybrid for its ninth edition in South Africa between October 13 and 23.
The festival’s co-director Magdalene Reddy explains that the festival will continue to cater for its viewers and followers who have become accustomed to the ease of watching films in the comfort of their own homes.
“This is our transitional approach of coming back to theatres gradually. Each film will have a single screening at both Ster-Kinekor’s The Zone in Johannesburg and at The Labia in Cape Town.”
Reddy added, this year’s theme ‘Innocence and Beyond’ explores innocence as a human quality.
“This includes two stand-out perspectives through the eyes of children in Petite Maman and Playground. Petite Maman is a tender tale of memory, friendship, and family by the gifted and often unpredictable French filmmaker Céline Sciamma, while in Playground Belgian director Laura Wandel deploys cameras rigged at child level to effectively portray the emotions and experiences of school bullying from a child’s point of view.”
The EU Ambassador to South Africa Sandra Kramer said the festival’s theme tackles the loss of innocence.
“This year’s European Film Festival has been inspired by innocence as a human quality. The festival’s theme, Innocence and Beyond, tries to capture our loss of innocence on a number of levels as we deal with the present and lay foundations for the future. I invite you to join us for the best of European cinema: award-winning films that will not only offer a temporary escape, but also a space for pause and reflection.”
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