We have barely absorbed the last impressions from last year, when this year's competition of the Days of European Film, the thirty-second, is knocking on our door! And we can once again look forward to diverse perspectives that will convey to us what is happening in contemporary European cinema. Perspectives from classics of the genre and promising debuts. Through the festival, we have the opportunity to see films that do not appear in regular distribution. It is not uncommon to discover creators and works, thanks to which viewers will discover completely new perspectives and ways of looking at stories that occur nearby, often next to us. I am pleased that the Ministry of Culture has been supporting this festival for a long time. I wish this year satisfied viewers and inspiring meetings and discussions - simply a lovely spring in the spirit of European film!

Martin Baxa

Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic

Dear movie lovers,

it is spring, and we can again look forward to heading to the dark halls of Kino Art to enjoy the richness of European cinema together. The 32nd edition of the Days of European Film will also offer us many exciting and highly topical topics that move not only Europe. I like the idea promoted by the organizers of this year's show, that the festival should not be just a simple hack with the art of film, i.e. just a kind of consumption of a large number of images, but should discover for us the diversity of European culture through "visual storytelling", turn cinemas into open, innovative centres, meeting places and shared experiences.

This time, the central theme is intergenerational relationships and everything connected with them, i.e., the search for one's identity, the journey to happiness, love, inner and outer freedom, and relationship crises. European creators have grasped these and many other phenomena of the present in an inventive and original way, and everyone can choose from the diverse program.

I wish the audience and everyone involved in the festival that the screenings, workshops, and talks always become opportunities to open a dialogue, explore new topics, and deepen the understanding of film art and interpersonal relationships.

Markéta Vaňková

the mayor of the city of Brno