The festival aims to introduce the cultural diversity of the Francophone community. This year's festival program includes 9 films (feature films, documentaries) from 7 countries: Bulgaria, France, Haiti, Morocco, Switzerland, Tunisia and Vietnam. Foreign films have Vietnamese subtitles, Vietnamese films have French subtitles.
The festival will open in Hue (French Cultural Center - No. 1 Le Hong Phong) from March 21 and last until March 31. Admission is free.
Also free admission is the program at Vinh University, Nghe An - taking place from March 24 to March 31. At the same time from March 24 to March 31, audiences in the capital can watch the film at the French Cultural Center (24 Trang Tien, Hanoi), with a ticket price of 20,000 VND.
The film festival in Ho Chi Minh City will take place from March 23 to April 2 at the Institute for Cultural Exchange with France (31 Thai Van Lung, Hanoi), with a ticket price of 30,000 VND; students of this institute will be admitted for free.
In this Festival, Vietnam introduced 3 films with high artistic value. The film “The Children of the Village” by director Nguyen Duc Viet received the Silver Kite Award, the Film Critics Award; Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenwriter. “Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere” - the debut film by director Nguyen Hoang Diep won the Special Jury Award at the 3 Continents Film Festival (Nantes, France), the Best Director Award at the Bratislava International Film Festival, the Special Jury Award at the Hanoi International Film Festival, the Best Film Award from the Federation of European and Mediterranean Film Critics....
“The Last Journey of Ms. Phung” by director Nguyen Thi Tham has participated in a number of international film festivals, won the Special Mention award at the Chopshots Documentary Film Festival (Indonesia), and was screened within the framework of the 6th European - Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. When this film was released in theaters, it always had many screenings full.
In addition, there are 6 other foreign films screened on this occasion: The Foreigner (Bulgaria), Challat of Tunis (Tunisia), Toussaint Louverture, The Battle for Survival (France), Goodbye Carmen (Morocco, Belgium, UAE) and Vitus, the Child Genius (Switzerland)...
According to information on the film festival's website: www.festivaldufilm.francophonie.org.vn, most of the films shown have won many awards at large and small film festivals.
Audiences in Hanoi can also participate in a contest to learn about the films introduced in this Film Festival.
Readers can refer to specific screening schedules in each locality as well as movie introductions on the above website.
