Skip to main content

Cine Europa 2019 in Iloilo : Friendship and humanity captured on the big screen


Cine Europa, with its 22-year long screening history is among the oldest and most watched foreign film festivals in the Philippines.

And this 2019, the Europian Union(EU) brings 12 kaleidoscopic films to the City of Love as for its Iloilo City leg.



On Oct. 9, 2019, SM City Iloilo will host the film festival launch at SM Cinema 8 together with an EU delegation to grace the event. 


A screening of the Dutch film, De Marathon, concludes the opening celebration. This sport-drama-comedy film is about four very out-of-shape men working at a car shop and a mararhon. They start to train for the sport after finding out that they have a debt with the tax service and with a marathon win, they can pay their debts!



Cine Europa 2019 features films from Europe, particularly Belgium, The Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.




Each cinematic masterpiece tackles different aspects of life: love, friendship, faith, triumph, courage and humanity.

These movies selected by the EU embassies and cultural institutes in Manila reflect the bloc's "growing cultural relationship with the Philippines because of our shared values", according to EU Delegation Chargé d'Affaires Thomas Wiersing.

This is the second time the EU included SM City Iloilo as its venue, following last year’s successful screenings.



The screening, which runa until October 12, 2019, will be shown free of charge on a first come first serve basis.

The film fest will also be screened at the Cinematheque Centre Iloilo until the 13th.

Popular posts from this blog

Travelers guide to Iloilo transport terminals (Airport, Jeepneys, Buses, RORO. etc)

Being the biggest city on Panay Island and the center of Western Visayas region, Iloilo City is a transportation hub whether by land, sea or air. These numerous transportation terminals facilitate day to day commerce, light & heavy industries, and tourism, among others. As this is a travel blog, this guide is aimed to tourists who want to experience and explore Iloilo and perhaps even beyond. Iloilo International Airport A little more than five years old, the Iloilo International Airpor t is among the most modern and beautiful in the country today. It is situated around 20 kilometers from Iloilo City , straddling the towns of Cabatuan, San Miguel and Sta. Barbara . It has direct links to Manila, Cebu, Clark, Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro  and Puerto Princesa plus international destinations Hong Kong and Singapore . Among the first hurdles tourists will have to contend is the distance that translates to expensive fare when traveling to and from this airp...
Read more

Connie Carillo Diversified Farm in Bingawan: Helping Sustaining a Healthy Community Through Farm Schools

The area around the town of Bingawan, the edge of the central portion of the province is where it ends and the town of Tapaz, Capiz province begins and is very much another unsung corner of Iloilo with warm, friendly, welcoming people. Bingawan has some rich farming land and farming is at the heart of its village life. The landscapes are gorgeous here; with gentle pastures, to the high mountains. The area offers some beautiful hikes and bike trails across its lovely rolling meadows, woodland and a few working farms. The town would be less touristic than its neighboring towns but is well worth exploring. If you are concerned about how organic can contribute to benefit our shared environment, promote fair relationships and a good quality of life for all involved, then a trip to Connie Carillo Diversified Farm is for you. With the governments’ efforts to improve the knowledge and technical skills of the farmers, the Connie Carillo Diversified Fa...
Read more

St. Joseph Chapel at Festive Walk Iloilo's The Deck

While most malls around the country host Sunday masses in some obscure hallway filled with plastic chairs with a makeshift altar, some malls have built niches or transformed unused spaces into places of worship. And Ilonggos should be proud that one of the newest malls in Iloilo City has actually a chapel located in a prime spot and one that boasts both beauty and serenity.  The St. Joseph Chapel at Festive Walk Iloilo is located in one of its al fresco areas known as The Deck located  at the 3rd level. While this open air area also has a mini plaza and dog park (and soon - cafes and restaurants) it is the chapel that highlights this al fresco part of the mall. Eucharistic mass services are held every Sunday at 11am while first Friday masses at 5pm.  It is open to the public everyday for personal moments of silence and solitude. The Deck and everything in it is open from 10am to 10pm with the entrance located betwee...
Read more