Every November,
Eastern Neighbours Film Festival (ENFF) presents the most recent and exciting films from East and South East Europe, mainly countries that are not yet members of the large EU family.
The 7th edition starts today in The Hague, lasting till November 14. The program includes feature films, documentaries, short films and animations - most of the selected films are Dutch premieres. Each year the film program is accompanied by several side events, designed not only to educate but also to initiate new partnerships. The presence of prominent guests, actors, directors, producers and their direct communication with the audience makes ENFF a worthwhile event for every participant and cinemagoer.
Enclave by Goran Radovanovic
At this year’s ENFF four submitted films to the 88th Academy Awards for
Best Foreign Language Film will have their Dutch premiere. From Albania the film
Bota, a playful contemporary story that stands as a metaphor of Albania’s path to democracy. From Bosnia-Herzegovina the film
Our Everyday Life, a compelling film about the daily struggle of a Bosnian middle-class family. From FYROM,
Honey Night, an impressive psychological drama that stands out through meticulous direction and nuanced performance, and from Serbia the film
Enclave, an antiwar film based on the eternal and edifying story about forgiveness and love.
Lets have a look at the Balkan films participating in the festival΄s different sections:
The Current Engaging Cinema presents recent films from East and South East Europe, usually non EU members.
Documentaries Open Debates is screening films that measure the temperature of a society.
The Serbian Lawyer by Aleksandar Nikolic (Serbia/The Netherlands/England/Germany, 2014)
Three Windows and a Hanging by Isa Qosja
The Focus: Between Rhetoric and Reality – 20 Years After Dayton program will be accompanied by a debate, where a panel gathering participants of different vocations, should outline some plausible answers to a number of questions: starting with the dramatic gap between popular expectations that marked the peace of 1995 and its results (or their absence) 20 years later.
Paycheck by Alen Driljevic (Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2005, 13΄)
Shopping by Alen Driljevic (Bosnia-Herzegovina/Croatia, 2008, 15΄)
Diagnoses S.B.H. by
Enes Zlatar (Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2008, 42΄)
Cinema Of I
The Fuse: Or How I Burned Simon Bolivar by
Igor Drljaca (Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2011, 9΄)
ENFF Discoveries
Story About Mare by Igor Seregi (Croatia, 2013, 21΄)
Old Gold screens timeless hits from the region.
Rondo by Zvonimir Berkovic (Yugoslavia, 1966)
Others On Us focuses on the outsiders gaze that sometimes can be even sharper.
Short Films, Big Talents
Picnic by Jure Pavlovic (Croatia, 2015, 13΄)
The Srebenica: Revisited program will be followed by a debate commemorating 20 years of that event. Jean René RUEZ, arguably the most knowledgeable person for the subject of Srebrenica, for years headed the ICTY investigation team, and the talk with him will allow the audience to have an insight in different aspects of his personal experience, never addressed in courtrooms where this outstanding expert has featured so many times.
Summer in Srebrenica by Toon Westra (The Netherlands/Bosnia-Hertzegovina, 2011, 37΄)