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Tomorrow marks the beginning of the 31st European Film Festival Palić

19.07.2024.

The 31st edition of the European Film Festival Palić will officially open at the Summer Stage on Saturday, July 20, at 9 p.m. During the opening, the Aleksandar Lifka Award for outstanding contribution to European cinema will be presented to actress Anica Dobra in the category of domestic creators, director of photography Phedon Papamichael in the category of foreign creators, and director Ademir Kenović, who will receive the regional Lifka Award.

After the ceremony, the Official Selection program will open with the screening of the film “Kinds of Kindness” by Yorgos Lanthimos. The film is a triptych that follows a man without many options trying to take control of his life; a police officer who is upset that his wife has returned as a completely different person after her disappearance; and a woman determined to find someone special with unusual skills. It stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons, Margaret Qualley and Hong Chau.

Along with the opening film, the Official Selection of this year's European Film Festival Palić includes the following films: “Light Falls” (Georgia) by Phedon Papamichael, “The Magnet Man” (Belgium) by Gust Van den Berghe, “Kalman’s Day” (Hungary) by Szabolcs Hajdu, “A Good Jewish Boy” (France) by Noé Debré, “When the Light Breaks” by Runar Runarsson, “Celebration” (Croatia) by Bruno Anković, “Andrea’s Love” (Spain) by Manuel Martín Cuenca, “Sons” (Denmark) by Gustav Möller, “78 Days” (Serbia) by Emilija Gašić, “The Girl with the Needle” (Denmark) by Magnus von Horn, and “The Second Act” (France) by Quentin Dupieux (out of competition).

In the competition program of Parallels and Encounters the following films will be screened: “Tiny Lights” (Czech Republic) by Beata Parkanová, “Forever-Forever” (Ukraine) by Anna Buryachkova, “KYUKA Before Summer’s End” (Greece) Kostis Charamountanis, “In the Face of Gravity” (Hungary) Fésős András, “Bosnian Pot” (Croatia) by Pavo Marinković, “Five and a Half Love Stories in an Apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania” (Lithuania) by Tomas Vengris, “Hesitation Wound” (Turkey) by Selman Nacar, “8 Views of Lake Biwa” (Estonia) directed by Marko Raat, “Song of Goats” (Poland) by Andrzej Jakimowski, and “Panopticon” (Georgia) by George Sikharulidze.

Throughout the festival, films will also be screened in the following programs: Young Spirit of Europe, Focus on Galicia, New Hungarian Film, New European Documentary Film, Eco Dox, Underground Spirit Award Laureate Homage, EFA Shorts, a selection of films from the Zsigmond Vilmos Film Festival, and the Student Films. Additionally, several special screenings will be featured in the program.

In addition to the film program, all visitors to Palić can expect a rich accompanying program this year as well. An exhibition dedicated to a legend of the Serbian theater, Bata Živojinović, will be set up in the gallery of the Open University of Subotica, and on each evening during the festival there will be concerts in the garden of the Abazija cinema.

In the professional part of the festival several events will be organized: an international film criticism workshop with participants from nine countries, a panel discussion on the position of women in the film industry, as well as an Arthouse celluloid cinematography workshop led by the Spanish artist Carla Andrade.

The program will also feature an exhibition of portrait caricatures, book promotions and panel discussions. Moreover, two festivals will be presented: the Alexandre Trauner Art/Film Festival from Szolnok, Hungary, and the Novi Sad 21114 Film Fest.

The Palić European Film Festival has been supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, the Provincial Secretariat for Culture, Public Information and Relations with Religious Communities, the City of Subotica, the European Union through the Creative Europe MEDIA program, as well as numerous friends and media partners.

Gorky List has been a sponsor and supporter of the Palić European Film Festival for more than 20 years, both as an indispensable part of our artistic scenography and a partner that encourages the audience to delve into the experiences of the showcased films through the Gorky List Audience Award.