Founded by filmmaker Irena Bilic, Europe by Europe is an art and auteur cinema festival with a European reach.
The festival aims to strengthen the European audiovisual professional network, promote European culture through cinema in all its diversity, and reflect on its identity and uniqueness.
The 20th edition of the festival will take place from April 15 to 29, 2025, in Paris.
True to its original vocation, the Festival presents masterpieces from the masters of European cinema every year and offers you the opportunity to discover new cinematic talents from our continent.
The Festival is also about curiosity, the desire and the joy of understanding Europe.
Pedro Hasrouny is a Lebanese director, screenwriter, and photographer based in Lisbon. His first short film, "Autostrade Beirut", premiered at the Raindance Film Festival in 2021. He has directed other films including "5 Minutes with Clémentina" and "I Spoke to Fire at Midnight".
His graduation film, "A Mother Goes to the Beach", won Best Short Film at Sophia Estudante 2024, an award given by the Portuguese Film Academy.