“There are only three French people in Ahmedabad, so if we bring some of the finest films from Europe to Ahmedabad to address the local and expatriate Finns,” said Philippe Martin, director of Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad, while the first report of the Festival European Cinema in Ahmedabad on Friday. The two-day event – Europe Ahmedabad – presents a feature-length films from France, Britain and Germany, and also shows a short animated film. The screening is organized Bhaikaka Bhavan Auditorium, Institution of Engineers at Law Garden on Saturday and Sunday, 4:00 to 8:00.

In an effort to meet the other two European centers of the city, the British Council and Goethe Zentrum, the festival is the first of its kind for the Amdavadis event. Speaking on the occasion, the director of British Council, Western India, Sam Harvey talked about how in the past six months, the three European centers had consciously planned to pull the country near the city through the arts and festival This is the starting point in that direction.

Echoing sentiments, said Monica Grewal, head of the Goethe-Zentrum in Ahmedabad, they would bring the German culture to the city, not only through films representative of the film festival, but also the celebration of the year German, India in November and before.

An interesting development to be presented in “Europe in Ahmedabad is pink saris by renowned director Kim Longinotto, who was considered the best festival in Toronto.

Admission is free for all invitations and may be collected in one of three European centers.