European – Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival 2015

Hanoi: 10 – 19 Jun 2015
National Studio for Documentary and Scientific Film
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HCMC: 11 – 20 Jun 2015
Hoa Sen University

From Goethe Institut:

EUNIC and the National Studio for Documentary and Science Films once again invite audiences to immerse themselves in visual worlds of experience from a variety of cultures at the 7th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival.

A stimulating dialogue between European and Vietnamese documentaries will be created by the format of the festival. Each evening a film from Vietnam will be followed by a film from Denmark, Germany, France, Israel, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Spain or Sweden.

In addition, young filmmakers from various Southeast Asian countries offer a look at their reality. A special film series will screen contributions from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

The genre of the documentary has in recent years enjoyed ever increasing popularity worldwide. The open and genuine view of the world offers viewers an opportunity to gain an understanding of diverse realities and cultures through images.

The themes of the films reflect discourses in contemporary society and provide a basis for discussion and exchange. This year, for example, two European films (from Israel and Denmark) address the issue of gender and identity, each portraying the lives of two young people outside normative gender boundaries. Several of the Vietnamese contributions have won awards at festivals, and many focus, among other things, on the experiences and the horrors of the war, the end of which recently marked its 40th anniversary.

All entries will be screened from 10 – 19 June in Hanoi and from 11 – 20 June in Ho Chi Minh City. In addition, two workshops will be held: one in Hanoi with the German filmmaker Arne Birkenstock on script development and one in HCMC with the Israeli filmmaker Shirley Berkovitz.

Overview of the program in Hanoi:

Wednesday | 10.06.2015
6.30 pm Opening
Cocktail Reception

7.00 pm Film screenings
• Lasting with the time (Vietnam)
• Sound of Heimat (Germany)

Thursday | 11.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
• Trường Sa – Việt Nam (Vietnam)
• The Good Son (Israel)

Friday | 12.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
• Homeland (Vietnam)
• La Cour de Babel (France)

Saturday | 13.06.2015
A selection of the best documentaries from Southeast Asia
2.00 pm Film screenings
• Echoes from the Hill (Thailand)
• Roots (Indonesia)
• As I Lay Dying (Vietnam)
• When 14 Minutes is a Lifetime (Laos)
• The Beauty and the Beat (Cambodia)
• Ida’s choice (Malaysia)

7.00 pm
• Lady of the Lake (Myanmar)
• My Son – The Heritage Sanctuary
• Day by Day (Vietnam)

Sunday | 14.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
• Snowing Words on the Clouds (Vietnam)
• The Reunion (Sweden)

Monday | 15.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
• “Multidimensional Poverty” in Dong Mam (Vietnam)
• Nobody Passes Perfectly (Denmark)

Tuesday | 1716.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
• 12 Reaches of the Red River (Vietnam)
• Our Curse (Poland)

Wednesday | 17.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
• The Sound of the Violin in My Lai (Vietnam)
• Mapa (Spain)

Thursday | 18.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
• Doctor Tran Duy (Vietnam)
• The Great Museum (Austria)

Friday | 19.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
• A Drop in the Ocean (Vietnam)
• It’s No Life at All if you Undertake Nothing (Switzerland)

Overview of the program in HCMC:

Thursday | 11.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
• Homeland (Vietnam)
• The Reunion (Sweden)

Friday | 12.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
• “Multidimensional Poverty” in Dong Mam (Vietnam)
• Nobody Passes Perfectly (Denmark)

Saturday | 13.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
• Trường Sa – Việt Nam (Vietnam)
• The Good Son (Israel)

Sunday | 14.06.2015
A selection of the best documentaries from Southeast Asia I
2.00 pm Film screenings
• Echoes from the Hill (Thailand)
• Roots (Indonesia)
• As I Lay Dying (Vietnam)
• When 14 minutes is a Lifetime (Laos)
• The Beauty and the Beat (Cambodia)
• Ida’s Choice (Malaysia)
• Lasting with the time (Vietnam)
• Sound of Heimat (Germany)

Monday | 15.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
• Sowing Words on the Clouds (Vietnam)
• La Cour de Babel (France)

Tuesday | 16.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
• The Sound of the Violin in My Lai (Vietnam)
• Mapa (Spain)

Wednesday | 17.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
• 12 Reaches of the Red River (Vietnam)
• Our Curse (Poland)

Thursday | 18.06.2015
A selection of the best documentaries from Southeast Asia II
7.00 pm Film screenings
• Lady of the Lake (Myanmar)
• My Son – The Heritage Sanctuary (Vietnam)
• Day by Day (Vietnam)

Friday | 19.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
• Dr. Tran Duy Hung (Vietnam)
• The Great Museum (Austria)

Saturday | 20.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
• A Drop in the Ocean (Vietnam)
• It’s No Life at All if you Undertake Nothing (Switzerland)

Free admission.

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