The ninth European - Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from June 8 to June 17, screening 22 documentaries.

At the press conference held on June 6 to introduce the film festival

The event is held by Vietnam National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio and European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC).

Films from 11 European countries and regions will be shown, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Israel, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and Wallonie-Bruxelles, along with Vietnamese works.

Audiences have the opportunity to understand the countries, people, cultures of many countries through documentary films, Nguyen Nhu Vu, the studio’s acting director, said at the press conference in Hanoi on June 6.

This festival brings some films which have won prizes at international film festival, he said, expressing his hope that the ninth festival will be a great success and bring exciting moments to the audiences.

One Vietnamese and one European film will be screened each night during the festival.

On the occasion of the 100th birthday celebration of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, the film Ingmar Bergman through the Choreographer’s Eye will open the festival at 7pm. The Vietnamese film Professor Ton That Tung - A Revered Teacher will be shown that night. The screen will have English and Vietnamese subtitles.

Related Topics

Lac Son district preserves Muong ethnic people’s cultural heritage

Building space to preserve Muong ethnic culture in Tan Lac district

Outstanding young artisan promotes national cultural heritage values

Gov’t agrees to submit Mo Muong heritage dossier to UNESCO

---

Building a special national archaeological relic in Lac Son district

The mobile propaganda contest “Returning to Dien Bien”

In the evening of March 28th, in Hoa Binh, the Department of Grassroots Culture (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) coordinated with the provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city to organize a mobile propaganda contest to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7th, 1954 - May 7th, 2024) with the theme "Returning to Dien Bien”. There ứa the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; the representatives of the leaders from a number of departments, branches and numerous veterans and Hoa Binh people.

Kim Boi district boosts cultural lifestyle building movement

In responding to the movement of "All people stay united to build cultural lifestyle”, over the years, Kim Boi district has conducted many practical and effective activities to promote solidarity and mutual support among the local community in sustainable poverty reduction and building cultural lifestyle and a healthy cultural environment, and maintaining national cultural identity.

119 officials, civil servants and public employees were trained the language of Muong people

Hoa Binh Pedagogical College has just held the closing ceremony of the training class and issued the certificate of the language of Muong ethnic people to the oficials, civil servants and public employees of courses I and II in 2023.

Hoa Binh works to preserve values of world-famous civilisation

Hoa Binh is an ancient land home to limestone mountains running along the southeast direction and in parallel with Truong Son Mountain Range in the West, forming many basins and valleys with a rich diversity of fauna and flora. Humans came to reside here in the pre-historic period, creating the world-famous Hoa Binh Civilisation.

Dance festival – traditional ritual of Dao ethnic minority people

The Dao ethnic minority group in Hoa Binh province has preserved many unique cultural identities, especially rituals and belief. In particular, Nhay (dance) festival is the most important ritual with a long history, vividly reflecting the religious life of the local Dao people.