Václav Havel’s film “Leaving” was screened at the film festival in Palermo
On 27 to 30 June 2013 a film festival was held in Palermo, Italy organized by the ambassadors of the Visegrad states. Czech films that were screened included the film “Leaving” by Václav Havel and “Secrets” by Alice Nelis. The entire festival day, when Leaving was screened, was dedicated to the memory of Václav Havel. In the morning, the Czech Embassy organized the seminar “Václav Havel – from dissident to president” led by the ambassador and former co-worker of Václav Havel, Petr Buriánek, together with the University of Palermo. Later on in the afternoon, the publication “Five Speeches about Europe from Václav Havel” translated by Růžena Halová, was christened in the publishing house and book shop Feltrinelli. In the evening, a debate with the audience followed the screening of the film “Leaving”. The Dagmar and Václav Havel VIZE 97