European Film Festival in Vietnam 2020

The film festival is organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam with the support of the EU Public Outreach Project (EUPOP), and with the participation of the Embassies of EU member states and European Cultural Centres in Vietnam.

This is the 20th year the European Film Festival has been presented in Vietnam, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the EU and Vietnam.

The organizers stated that this year's festival is taking place against a backdrop of a world turned upside down by the unexpected outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the message the film festival wants to convey to the audience is that, despite failures, loneliness, and losses, we must still strive, because we have love and aspirations for a brighter future.

The European Film Festival is organized to bring to Vietnamese audiences outstanding films from Europe, the birthplace of the seventh art and the cradle of many prestigious international film festivals. The festival showcases Europe's rich cinematic heritage, diverse culture, and contemporary creativity.

With 13 outstanding films selected from 14 European countries, many of which have won important national and international awards, this selection promises to give Vietnamese audiences a glimpse into the journeys of youth and maturity, history and contemporary life, family values ​​and the complex self in a crowded world, conflicts and hopes.

The film festival will take place from November 20th to December 3rd in Hanoi (National Film Center - 87 Lang Ha, Ba Dinh), Hue (Cinestar Cinema - 25 Hai Ba Trung, Vinh Ninh), Ho Chi Minh City (Cinestar Quoc Thanh Cinema - 271 Nguyen Trai, District 1) and for the first time in Can Tho (Lotte Ninh Kieu Cinema - 84 Mau Than, An Hoa, Ninh Kieu).

Additional information

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Huong Thao