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.
Source: NDO
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