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8 THE MONGOL MESSENGER

Friday, October 9, 2015

ARTS COUNCIL OF MONGOLIA

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Ulaanbaatar International Film Festival -VII

The 7th Ulaanbaatar Interna

tional Film Festival (UBIFF) will
bring the wonderful world of art
cinema to the Mongolian capitol.
From October 7th to 11th,
UBIFF will present an exclusive
program of the best of the best
from the international scene,
including award-winners from
Cannes, Berlin and Toronto
International Film Festivals and
nine other critically acclaimed
films from, among other places,

China, Columbia, France, Hungary,

Iceland, Iran, and Turkey.
As a result of the huge public
success of the previous six annual
festivals, the Mongolian Ministry
of Education, Culture and Science
is happy to be working with the Arts
Council of Mongolia, Embassy
of France and Mongolian Film
Council to continue to introduce
local audiences to a range of the
most recent and cinematically
daring, uncompromising and

powerful filmmaking from around

the globe. This year we will
celebrate the 80th anniversary of
the Mongolian film industry and
50th anniversary of MongolianFrench diplomatic relations. So
naturally France has been chosen
as the festival focus country.
UBIFF, in collaboration with the
French embassy in Ulaanbaatar,
will showcase three prominent
French films. Apart from film
screenings, the film festival will

also give local audiences the

chance to meet international
filmmakers and producers. At
the same time the film forum
connected with UBIFF will present
locale filmmakers with networking
and sharing opportunities through
meetings with international film
industry professionals. UBIFF will
commence on October 7th with the
premiere/screening of a Mongolian
film, and other Mongolian films
will be screened on Friday, October

9th. It is the hope of the Ministry

and its collaborators that locale
audiences will once again seize
this opportunity to engage with,
enjoy and celebrate the world of
cinema in their own city.
This year the UBIFF organizers
have again teamed up with French
film festival curator Thibaut Bracq
to bring the best program possible
to Ulaanbaatar.
Welcome you to the 7th edition
of UBIFF!

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