jodhpur polish ambassador to india piotrklodkowski inaugurated the 18th european film festival and first in jodhpur on friday for the first time european union has included jodhpur in its annual calendar for the screening of european films in india the festival will screen of 18 films from july 12 to 28 all 17 festivals so far have been hosted in metro cities talking to media ahead of the inauguration of the festival klodkowski said the film festival in jodhpur is a step towards cementing the relationship of the entire europe in general and poland in particular with india referring to various initiatives to strengthen the cultural relations with india he said poland government has been working diligently on different fronts with india and is committed to healthy sociocultural relations klodkowski also said films are mirrors of the cultural values and ethos of any country and are the best medium to know about a country and its contemporary issues this festival will provide the indian an opportunity to learn about multicultural and multilingual europe the ambassador said this film festival which is being organised by the jodhpur film society is dedicated to the woman and the myriad shades of her life the films chosen for screening in the festival will have woman at the epicentre and will depict her beauty her wisdom her devotion her affection her care her strength her perseverance and many more attributes of her being said m s maheshwari secretary of the society accompanying the ambassador was anna trycbromley director of the polish cultural institute who informed that the two governments have been working together on films visual art paintings books and also the higher studies we are not only promoting polish culture in india but also promoting the indian culture in poland as well we are providing every possible assistance to the indian filmmakers in poland and are also translating polish books in hindi she said klodkowski added that poland is planning a series of events in india next year to mark the 60 years of indopolish diplomatic relations and said he was looking forward to the association indian and polish universities to work together for strong bonding between the youths of the two countries