Selected documentaries from Vietnam and Europe will be screened at an annual documentary film festival in Hanoi.
Thefestival will introduce films from Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, Israel,Poland, France, Sweden, Germany and Austria, together with nine filmsby Vietnamese filmmakers.
Israel joins the seventh European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival for the first time.
"Thisyear, three Asia-Pacific award-winning films by Vietnamese filmmakershave been selected to screen at the festival, giving film lovers uniqueand rewarding experiences," Pham Thi Tuyet, Director of the VietnamNational Documentary and Scientific Film Studio said at a pressconference.
They are Con Lai Voi Thoi Gian (Lasting with theTime), Chon Que (Homeland) and Tieng Vy Cam O My Lai (The Sound of theViolin in My Lai).
Directed by Le Hong Chuong, Lasting with the Time won the Best Documentary Film at the 51st Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2006.
Ittells the story of northern soldiers who sacrificed themselves in thesouth of Vietnam during the war, leaving nothing but their diaries andletters which showed their heroism.
Homeland by Sy Chung and TheSound of the Violin in My Lai by Tran Van Thuy won golden medals at the46th Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2001 and 1998.
The festivalis a chance for cinema lovers to watch four films produced in 2014 bythe Vietnam National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio.
Theyare Truong Sa - Vietnam, Gieo Chu Tren May (Sowing Words on theClouds), "Ngheo Da Chieu" O Dong Mam (Multidimensional Poverty In DongMam) and Giot Nuoc Giua Dai Duong (A Drop in the Ocean).
A Dropin the Ocean was made by veteran Dao Trong Khanh, and dedicated to thememory of General Vo Nguyen Giap on the occasion of the 1st anniversaryof his death.
Lasting with the Time and Sound of Heimat willopen the festival on June 10 at 7pm with presentations by directors LeHong Chuong and Arne Birkenstock.
Sound of Heimat was screenedfor 70 weeks in Germany. It is about folk music from Germany and wonseveral awards in 2013 and 2014.
Film workshops with Arne and Israeli director Shirly Berkovitz will be held during the festival.
The festival will run until June 19 in Hanoi and from June 11 to 20 in HCM City.
Eachnight will see two films from Vietnam and Europe at the film studio,465 Hoang Hoa Tham street in Hanoi and Hoa Sen University, 8 Nguyen VanTrang street, District 1, HCM City.
"Together with the Europeanfilms, these films will create a vibrant dialogue between Europe andVietnam," said Dr Almuth Meyer-Zollitsch, Director of the GoetheInstitute in Vietnam.
The festival will include a day ofSoutheast Asian documentaries in Hanoi and HCM City on June 13 and 18.Young filmmakers from Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, andVietnam will present their films.-VNA
Thefestival will introduce films from Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, Israel,Poland, France, Sweden, Germany and Austria, together with nine filmsby Vietnamese filmmakers.
Israel joins the seventh European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival for the first time.
"Thisyear, three Asia-Pacific award-winning films by Vietnamese filmmakershave been selected to screen at the festival, giving film lovers uniqueand rewarding experiences," Pham Thi Tuyet, Director of the VietnamNational Documentary and Scientific Film Studio said at a pressconference.
They are Con Lai Voi Thoi Gian (Lasting with theTime), Chon Que (Homeland) and Tieng Vy Cam O My Lai (The Sound of theViolin in My Lai).
Directed by Le Hong Chuong, Lasting with the Time won the Best Documentary Film at the 51st Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2006.
Ittells the story of northern soldiers who sacrificed themselves in thesouth of Vietnam during the war, leaving nothing but their diaries andletters which showed their heroism.
Homeland by Sy Chung and TheSound of the Violin in My Lai by Tran Van Thuy won golden medals at the46th Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2001 and 1998.
The festivalis a chance for cinema lovers to watch four films produced in 2014 bythe Vietnam National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio.
Theyare Truong Sa - Vietnam, Gieo Chu Tren May (Sowing Words on theClouds), "Ngheo Da Chieu" O Dong Mam (Multidimensional Poverty In DongMam) and Giot Nuoc Giua Dai Duong (A Drop in the Ocean).
A Dropin the Ocean was made by veteran Dao Trong Khanh, and dedicated to thememory of General Vo Nguyen Giap on the occasion of the 1st anniversaryof his death.
Lasting with the Time and Sound of Heimat willopen the festival on June 10 at 7pm with presentations by directors LeHong Chuong and Arne Birkenstock.
Sound of Heimat was screenedfor 70 weeks in Germany. It is about folk music from Germany and wonseveral awards in 2013 and 2014.
Film workshops with Arne and Israeli director Shirly Berkovitz will be held during the festival.
The festival will run until June 19 in Hanoi and from June 11 to 20 in HCM City.
Eachnight will see two films from Vietnam and Europe at the film studio,465 Hoang Hoa Tham street in Hanoi and Hoa Sen University, 8 Nguyen VanTrang street, District 1, HCM City.
"Together with the Europeanfilms, these films will create a vibrant dialogue between Europe andVietnam," said Dr Almuth Meyer-Zollitsch, Director of the GoetheInstitute in Vietnam.
The festival will include a day ofSoutheast Asian documentaries in Hanoi and HCM City on June 13 and 18.Young filmmakers from Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, andVietnam will present their films.-VNA
