The fourth annual European Union Film Festival in Mongolia is being held this year in Ulaanbaatar from November the 17th to the 21st. The EU Film Festival is organised by the Delegation of the European Union to Mongolia in partnership with the Black Box Theatre and Globe International NGO.

Every year, the EU Member States are invited to showcase one recent, popular, and successful film from their own country. The 11 EU member states that were chosen to participate in this year”s festival are mainly countries which have an Embassy in Mongolia, or those which have maintained strong political, economic and cultural ties with Mongolia for many years.

For the EU Film Festival”s fourth annual showing, the 11 countries are: Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Luxembourg, France, Estonia, Austria, Poland, and Denmark.

This year, the films on offer are truly diverse, including dramas, comedies, documentaries, and romantic films. Such a wide selection will enable the Mongolian general public to discover how European cinema can be moving, exciting, funny and engaging.

Since Lithuania currently holds the Presidency of the European Council, the opening film will be the Lithuanian drama, UB Lama. It will be shown at the Black Box Theatre in Ulaanbaatar at 5:00 pm on Sunday 17th November.

This year Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, will be the European Guest of Honour at the opening ceremony.

“The EU Film Festival demonstrates that what brings the EU and Mongolia together is also our citizens, our cultures and our values. There are not only bonds between our governments, but also bonds between our peoples that are even more important,” European Commission President Barroso said.

Tickets are free and are available at the door. For more information contact: +976-99059161, 976-99090769, 976-11-312863.