The 9th European Film Festival's grand opening was held at the Palace of National Cinema Art in Tashkent. A press conference was organized for media representatives.

At the press conference, Director of the Cinematography Agency Shukhrat Rizayev and Ambassador of the European Union to Uzbekistan Toivo Klaar emphasized the festival’s importance in strengthening cultural ties between the European Union and Uzbekistan and in demonstrating the diversity of European cinematography.

As the Director of the Cinematography Agency Shukhrat Rizayev noted, the European Film Festival will contribute to the unification of peoples through art.

With the financial support of the European Union, a special film screening will be organized at the National University of Uzbekistan, the Fergana Polytechnic Institute, and the Karakalpak Medical Institute in Nukus as part of the Erasmus+ program.

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Nasiba Ziyodullayeva, UzA