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By Laman Ismayilova

The French Embassy in Baku hosted an event dedicated to the presentation of the film "Terra" as part of the European Film Festival on November 10.

TERRA tells the story of life, while Yann Arthus Bertrand and Michael Pitiot reveal the incredible saga of our living planet in the film.

French Ambassador Aurelia Bouchez and Head of Political, Economics and Press & Information Section at the EU office in Baku, Denis Daniilidis addressed the event and highlighted that the Festival Festival is a cultural bridge between Azerbaijan and the European Union.

The festival familiarizes the audience with European culture from different angles, giving a great opportunity to know about the traditions and history of different peoples and the world cinematography, the speakers said.

Michael Pitiot, who also addressed the event, said that the festival is an important event in the development of European cinema.

"Azerbaijan is called the Land of Lire, while Baku is the City of Winds. These are the two natural elements - fire and wind and may be we will make a movie about it," said the French director.

The ten-day festival running until November 12 will display feature and documentary films from 19 European countries. Films in different genres including comedies, dramas, thrillers, documentaries will be presented at the festival. Some of them were awarded by prestigious film awards.

The European Film Festival has been organized since 2010 and serves to further building and strengthening the cultural links between the countries of the European Union and Azerbaijan, contributing to a better mutual understanding

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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova

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