The 2013 European Union Film Festival@UCCA embodies the tremendous diversity within the EU, spanning several countries, languages, and cultures. While highlighting the diversity of the European Union, the festival also underscores the values, emotions, and desires common to all humanity.

Approved for Adoption examines adoption with a unique tenderness and humor. While all the characters are rendered in 3D animation, the sceneries are based on 2D drawings by director Jung Henin.

The Tragedy of Man follows the structure of the original play: fifteen acts that guide the audience through the past and the future of mankind. The narrative begins with the creation of the world. Adam and Eve travel through space and time in search of the meaning of life—with the guidance of Lucifer himself.

Little Otik, also known as Greedy Guts, is a Czech film by Jan Švankmajer and Eva Švankmajerová. Based on the folktale "Otesánek" by Karel Jaromír Erben, the film is a comedic live action and stop motion animated feature film set mainly in an apartment building in the Czech Republic.

11.15

16:00 Approved for Adoption

11.16

16:00 Coming Attractions + Museum Hours

11.17

13:30 The Tragedy of Man

16:30 Little Otik