The 18th annual Eurocine Film Festival will showcase over 100 films throughout Colombia, with Finland being this year’s guest of honor.
The event will run in Bogota until April 29 and then move onto Medellin May 4 to 11, Cali May 11 to 17 with Pereira, Manizales, Villavicencio, Bucaramanga, Neiva, Cartagena and Barranquilla hosting later.
Five films from the heart of Scandinavia will be on display, with Finnish cinema set to make a splash with Colombian audiences.
“Finland will be our main course,” said Eurocine’s director.
Director Dome Karukoski’s road film “Lapland Odyssey” premiered at Bogota’s Jorge Gaitan Theater to mark the first night of the festival Thursday. The filmmaker will also run a workshop for students and film professionals April 21 and 22.
A retrospective of Finnish master Kaurismäki is also planned for the eclectic festival, which will feature movies from 21 countries.
124 productions ranging from shorts to full-length features in seven categories are set to hit theaters around the country.