News Release
November 18, 2010
OPENING NITE THURSDAY NITE: European Union Film Festival 2010 – Toronto
22 Films from 21 Countries – Free Admission to All Films
November 18 – 30, 2010 @ The Royal, 608 College Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
www.eutorontofilmfest.ca
Film Festival of the European Union Consulates and Cultural Institutes in Toronto featuring 22
Films from 21 countries. The Festival celebrates cinematic excellence with national and
international award-winning films.
Opening Night; Weekend Highlights & Guest Actor Robert Wieckiewicz.
OPENING NIGHT FILM November 18, 8:30pm:
The Barons, Belgium: Festival International du Film d`Àmiens 2010.
WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS:
Friday November 19:
6:00pm Among Us, Sweden – 2010 Canadian Premiere
8:30pm Vortex, Lithuania – Lithuanian Academy Award Nomination 2009
Saturday November 20:
6:00pm The Confession, Estonia
Winner Honorary Foreign Student Academy Award 2010 – Canadian Premiere
6:30pm Disco and Atomic War, Estonia – Hot Docs 2010
8:30pm We Can Do That, Italy – Palm Springs International Film Festival 2009
Sunday November 21:
6:00pm The Storm, The Netherlands – New York Stony Brook Film Festival 2010
8:30pm All Will be Well, Poland – Polish Film Festival Gdynia 2009
All Will be Well, Poland by Acclaimed Polish director Tomasz Wiszniewski.
GUEST ACTOR IN ATTENDANCE: Polish Actor, Robert Wieckiewicz:
All Will be Well: An alcoholic teacher and his aspiring athletic student are on their pilgrimages to faith and success. For his role as an alcoholic physical education teacher, Robert Wieckiewicz was granted several prestigious awards including: the Best Actor Award at the Polish Film Festival Gdynia; The Eagle from the Polish Film Academy Award; as well as the Best Actor Award Silver Dolphin at the FesTroia International Film Festival in Portugal.