Ulaanbaatar Film Festival brings Cannes style to Mongolia

The first Ulaanbaatar International Film Festival will be held in Mongolia as an initiative of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with the Mongolian-French Center, the Culture and Art Authority of the City and the Arts Council of Mongolia.

Ulaanbaatar City will host the International Film Festival between 4th and 9th October. During the film festival the 12 winning films from Cannes, Berlin and Venice 2013 that lead the current trends in the movie industry will be screened for Mongolians to enjoy.

A number of featured films will be screened for free during the Ulaanbaatar Film Festival including; “Salvo”, (Italy) the feature of Cannes` Critics week, Director`s Fortnight, “Un Certain Regard”, The Golden Cage (Mexico), “Ilo Ilo” (Singapore) and “Eat Sleep Die” (Дta Sova Dц). There will also be opportunities to meet the makers of these feature films.

Directors, producers and actors from the US, France, Taiwan, Singapore, Mexico, Turkey, Italy and Germany have been invited to the Ulaanbaatar Film Festival as well as Istanbul, Cannes organizers, agents of Memento Films in France, Match Factory and Film Boutique.