We speak to directing duo Taylor Alexander Ward and Valentina Avayu about their atmosphere piece, The Magician, a recent submission to ECU’s Non-European Dramatic Short category. Their questions shed some light on an enigmatic story of one person s attempt to face up to a terrible loss.

Director Leonardo Guerra Seragnoli of recent European Dramatic Short submission The Center has a new spin on the old mannequin.

“While studying abroad at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), I started to explore the concept of loss. I began to realize that in our lives we are constantly forced to deal with many types of losses”…

The ECU team is delighted to confirm that this year s festival will now be held in two new venues right in the heart of Paris. In addition to our main venue Cinema Le Grand Action

As announced in our December newsletter, The European Independent Film Festival (ECU) is partnering up with Lomography for this year’s festival edition. Originating from the former USSR

For the first time the European Independent Film Festival will be held at the cinema Le Grand Action, in the heart of Paris’ intellectual hub, the Latin […]