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European Film Festival - Lesotho

The three-day European Film Festival in Lesotho brings seven films award-winning films that explore the theme of transition as a response to change, a process of making and a process of managing change.

The Alliance Française in Maseru is the official screening venue for the festival. The festival is supported by the respective Delegations of the European Union in South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho, the Embassies of EU Member States and European Cultural Institutes.

Poster for the 2023 European Film Festival in Lesotho
© European Union

The spring season will, once again, be a treat for filmmakers and film enthusiasts alike as the European Film Festival returns to Lesotho between 26 and 29 October 2023.

With the support of the European Union Delegation, EU Member States Embassies and Cultural Institutes, the festival has been operating for ten years in South Africa, and since 2022 has included programmes in the Kingdoms of eSwatini and Lesotho.

The 3-day European Film Festival Festival, which returns to Lesotho in partnership with the EU Delegation to Lesotho and the Alliance Française Maseru, promises an exciting line up of Academy nominated and Award winning films. The diverse showcase of dramas, documentaries and comedies will give local audiences an opportunity to indulge in European and Euro-Africa content that is rarely seen in the region.

Several filmmakers expressed excitement at the return of the festival and further highlighted that the festival provides a much-needed opportunity for a coming together of filmmakers locally, to gauge their work and learn from their counterparts in the European film circuit.

For full festival details see www.eurofilmfest.co.za

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

OVERVIEW
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06:00 pm - 06:10 pm
Alliance Francaise De Maseru, Maseru