7th British Film Festival opens in Baku

Baku hosted the opening of the British Film Festival, Report informs.

Such an event is held in the capital of Azerbaijan for the seventh time. This year the event is timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and the UK.

At the opening of the film festival, the head of the British Council, Francis Gardener-Trejo, said that by March 15, it is planned to show seven British films of various genres and themes to Azerbaijani viewers.

The festival opened with a retro comedy THE DUKE - a tale of robbery and a fight for justice, brought to cinema by the powerhouse partnership of Academy Award-winning actors Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.

Also included in the program of the film festival are two documentaries, “THE PEOPLE V CLIMATE CHANGE” (BBC) and “BREAKING BOUNDARIES: THE SCIENCE OF OUR PLANET” (Netflix), focused on climate emergency and what the human civilization can do to save our planet.

The Nizami Cinema Centre and YARAT Contemporary Art Space were chosen as the main venues for screenings.