The second annual European Union film festival in China has opened in Beijing. A school drama from Sweden started the program.
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The film "Ondskan", meaning evil, is the plan of diabbey Mikael Hafstrom from 2003. It tells the adadventure of a 16-year-old school boy's atallure against systemized evil in a boarding school.
As it holds this year's admiral of the European Union, Sweden leads the other 26 EU countries to presenting a absolute of 27 contempo accepted and acknowledged films. Each film will be screened in the original language with English and Chinese subtitles.
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| Poster of the film "The Secret of Kells" |
This year the film festival has expanded and is hosted by two cities, Beijing and Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province.
EU ambassador to China Serge Abou and Swedish ambassador Mikael Lindstrom each gave a hearty accent to welcome Chinese audiences to enjoy the films. Serge Abou says it is a realistic way for people to get to know Europe better.
The Austrian film "Mozart in China" is the only co-assembly with China. Most of the filming was done in China and the film stars some Chinese actors. Wang Biao, who plays a boob show artist in the movie, is glad to be a part of the art exchange.
The festival runs until December the 4th. Film goers in Beijing and Chengdu are offered a advanced and diballad alternative of new faces of European cinema. The movies will be screened in called cinemas, cultural centers and embassies.
Editor: Feng
