Shillong, Nov 2: The 31st edition of the European Union Film Festival (EUFF) festival will be held in Shillong from November 12 to 18, before moving to New Delhi from November 25 to December 4, followed by Pune in December.
The festival will bring 21 award-winning films from 21 European Union member states to audiences in Shillong where screenings will be held at Asian Confluence Centre (The Habitat), Lady Keane College, St. Edmund’s College and KL Bajoria College.
Registration will be required for all screenings in Shillong. Entry will be free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Shillong edition will be organised in partnership with the Asian Confluence Centre.
Organised by the Delegation of the European Union to India in collaboration with EU member states, the festival will showcase contemporary European cinema exploring themes of identity, belonging, gender, family, privilege, human connection and social change.
The festival’s line-up includes several acclaimed European productions, such as Sandra Hüller-starrer Rose from Austria, Oliver Laxe’s Spanish film Sirāt, the French drama The Richest Woman in the World, and Italy’s A Year of School.
Other films include Bring Me Home (Bulgaria), Drazen (Croatia), Maricel (Cyprus), The Last Viking (Denmark), Stormskerry Maja (Finland), DODO (Greece), 22 Lengths (Germany), Mommy Blue (Hungary), Wolfwalkers (Ireland), Maria’s Silence (Latvia), Sand in Your Hair (Lithuania), A Boat in the Garden (Luxembourg), Jippie No More(Netherlands), No Ghosts on Good Street (Poland), Projecto Global (Portugal), Path to the Impossible (Slovakia) and Hidden People (Slovenia).
Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador of the European Union to India, said Shillong was an ideal starting point for the festival because of its cultural vibrancy and appreciation for storytelling.
He said the festival would offer audiences an opportunity to experience Europe through the work of its filmmakers and explore stories reflecting shared human experiences.
Paquet is scheduled to visit Shillong on November 13 to attend festival screenings.
Artur Zaborski, curator of the festival, said the selection brings together diverse European voices and stories rooted in different cultures, languages and perspectives. The films explore subjects ranging from politics and society to family, love and the search for belonging.
Sabyasachi Dutta, Executive Director of Asian Confluence Centre, said hosting the festival would create opportunities for cultural dialogue and strengthen engagement between Europe and Northeast India.
The 2026 edition also introduces the EUFF Film Project, an initiative aimed at providing a platform for young and emerging Indian filmmakers. The project invited short films of five to 10 minutes across themes including identity and belonging, migration, cultural memory, women’s experiences, queer stories, climate change and indigenous communities.
The top 10 shortlisted Indian films will be screened during the festival’s Delhi chapter.
