EUROPEAN UNION SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2021
May 27 to May 29, 2021
FREE EVENT | TICKET RESERVATION REQUIRED
This year marks the 8th edition of the annual European Union Short Film Festival and its second return as a virtual event.
Presented by the European Union and the Canadian Film Institute, in collaboration with the Embassies of EU Member States and the European Union National Institutes for Culture, the European Union Short Film Festival is part of the May Europe Day celebrations in Canada and, in 2021, marks the 45th anniversary of the Delegation of the European Union to Canada.
“This year’s fresh collection of 21 films from as many EU Member States features a wide range of film genres and stories”, says Dr. Melita Gabrič, Ambassador of the European Union to Canada in her message to audiences. “We have all experienced the transformative power of the arts and have come to appreciate culture in a new light over the past year. Numerous cultural activities such as this have enabled us to stay connected and resilient as we continue to cope collectively with the pandemic, no matter where we are in the world.”
ITALY’S 2021 PRESENTATION
This year, Italy presents Pepitas, by director Alessandro Sampaoli as the festival’s Program 2: Transformation series.
ABOUT THE FILM
When his grandmother’s other caretaker doesn’t show up in time, Andrea must take his grandmother with him to his performance tonight.
Director: Alessandro Sampaoli
Country: Italy
Genre: Comedy-Drama
Duration: 8:07 minutes
Year: 2018
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
After attending theatre school in Milan, Alessandro Sampaoli began his working career as an actor, first in the theatre where he worked in numerous productions (Emma Dante, Atir, Danio Manfredini, Peter Stein), then in television. He is one of the stars of the sitcom Camera Café. As a film actor, he worked under a number of directors including Italian directors Pupi Avati, Carlo Mazzacurati and Luca Lucini. From 2016 to 2018, Alessandro participated in the OffiCine FilmLab in Milan (tutored by Silvio Soldini and Luca Bigazzi). His short films have been screened and awarded at numerous festivals.
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FILMS FROM OTHER EU COUNTRIES
PROGRAM 1: Home
Nha Mila | Denise Fernandes | PortugalManivald | Chintis Lundgren | Estonia
The Stick (Keppi) | Teppo Airaksinen | Finland
Hedgehog’s Home | Eva Cvijanović | Croatia
Nicht weit raus | Beran Ergün | Germany
Neighbooor (Vecinooo) | Paco León | Spain
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PROGRAM 2: Transformation
The Amorous Indies (Les indes gallantes) | Clément Cogitore | France
Matilda and the Spare Head (Matilda ir atsarginė galva) | Ignas Meilūnas | Lithuania
10 Seconds | Evgenia Taneva | BulgariaBela | Roland Toth | Hungary
The Mask (Maska) | Hanka Brulińska | PolandPanta Rhei | Wouter Bongaerts | Belgium
Mensch Maschine Or Putting Parts Together | Adina Camhy | Austria
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PROGRAM 3: Discovery
Face of Christ (Wiċċ ta’ Kristu) | Rodney Gauci | Malta
The Pit (Jáma) | Markéta Smolíková Kubátová | Czech Republic
Treasures of Greece | Jānis Cimmermanis | Latvia
Trust Me | Zlata Golecová | Slovakia
The End of Suffering (a proposal) | Jacqueline Lentzou | Greece
The Wiremen | Jessica Patterson | Ireland
Faleminderit | Nicholas Neuhold | Luxembourg
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