Films – probably more than other artistic means – help us to get closer to other peoples live, share their fears, hopes, experiences and joys.

This year the festival hosts a special selection of European films that will also stimulate our understanding of those aspects of human experience we are inclined to blend out as much as possible in day-today live: the aspects of poverty and social exclusion.

The European Year of Combat against Poverty and Social Exclusion reminds us of the growing level in Europe of people falling in poverty and of possible measures to improve social welfare.

The European Commission Representation in the Czech Republic is glad to be able to support the festival and would like to thank the organisers for offering it as a platform for the concerns of people who have to live with poverty and social exclusion, and to inspire every one of us to engage with these important issues, beyond stereotypes and prejudices of poverty.

JUDr. Irena Moozová
Head of the Representation of the European
Commission to the Czech Republic