Hanoi (VNA) – The eighth Europe-Vietnam documentary films festival will takeplace from June 9-18 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Theinformation was revealed by Nguyen Nhu Vu, Acting Director of the National Documentaryand Scientific Film Studio (DSF) at a press conference on June 7 in Hanoi.
Theevent, annually held by theEuropean Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) and the DSF, willgather 31 documentary films, including 10 from European countries, namelyFrance, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, the UK,and Israel and 21 of Vietnam.
Manyof European films have won awards at international festivals in Europe such asOscar, Cesar and Berlin. Vietnamesemovies selected for the event are high-end works, produced by the NationalDocumentary and Scientific Film Studio and independent film makers, and have alsogained many prestigious prizes.
Thefestival offers audiences an opportunity to gain insight into new cultures aswell as exchange activities between Europe and Vietnam.
Underthe schedule, Vietnamese and European films will be screened in the eveningwhile one made by independent filmmakers will be shown in the afternoon.
Trainingsand workshops on documentary film with Belgian director Thierry Michal, whosefilms will be featured during the festival, will take place on June 12 and 13.
Informationof the event is updated on the website of the DSF at https://dsf.vn.-VNA