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Vietnamese Em Chưa 18 screened at Polish film fest

Vietnamese movie Em Chưa 18 (Jailbait) was screened at the 42nd Polish Film Festival, which runs in Gdynia city from September 18 to 23.
Vietnamese Em Chưa 18 screened at Polish film fest ảnh 1Poster of Em chua 18 (Photo: official Facebook Page of the movie)

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese movie Em Chưa 18 (Jailbait) was screened at the42nd Polish Film Festival, which runs in Gdynia city from September18 to 23.

Directedby Le Thanh Son with support from Vietnamese enterprises in Poland, Jailbaitearned record revenue of 150 billion VND (6.6 million USD) following 16 days ofnationwide screening, becoming one of the highest-grossing Vietnamese movies todate.

Thefilm screening was followed by a gathering of Vietnamese and Polish filmmakersand Vietnamese expatriates in the country.

OtherVietnamese works introduced at the event were “Phien cho vung cao” (weekendmarket in mountainous region) and “Mui Ne, vung bien thuc” (Mui Ne, a sleeplesssea). They are documentaries produced to promote Vietnamese tourism.

Onthe sidelines of the film festival, Ngo Phuong Lan, Director of the VietnamCinema Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, had aworking session with the Polish Filmmakers Association on collaboration ofVietnamese and Polish film producers.

Thesigning of the pact is expected to take place during the upcoming 20th Vietnam Film Festival in Da Nang from November 24 to 28.-VNA
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