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By Sabina Idayatova

The European Union Delegation and the Embassies of the EU member states jointly with the network of Park Cinema movie theaters will host the 4th European Film Festival in Baku from October 30 to November 6, 2013, the EU office in Azerbaijan said.

The European Film Festival 2013 will include screenings of 17 films from Europe (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom) and movies from Azerbaijan and will offer the opportunity for dialogue on the screened movies between film experts and the interested audience. Estonia, Finland and Croatia will participate in the festival for the first time.

The festival will be opened with the Swedish film "A one way to Antibes", whose director, Richard Hobert, will arrive in Baku to present the film personally on October 30. Other honoured guests of the festival will be UK scriptwriter Paul Fraser; cameraman for the Lithuanian film "Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda", Ramunas Greicius; Gerhard Strassgschwandtner, director of the self-titled film "The Third Man" Museum in Vienna; Liga Pipare, assembling producer; Diana Stepane, administrator of the film "Dream Team 1935" from Lithuania, and others.

The audience will be given an opportunity to participate in interactive discussions with the honored guests.

Another novelty of the festival is that it will take place in three cinema centers in Baku - Park Cinema in Park Boulevard, Park Cinema of the Metro Park and Nizami Cinema Center.

The European Film Festivals are annually organized by the EU Delegation in Azerbaijan and serve to further building and strengthening the cultural links between the European Union countries and Azerbaijan, thus contributing to better mutual understanding.