Screening of “Bi, Don’t be Afraid” and “A Royal Affair”

Screening of “Bi, Don’t be Afraid”: Fri 17 May 2013, 8 pm
Screening of “A Royal Affair”: Sat 18 May 2013, 2 pm
TPD

From TPD:

You are invited to the two screening of TPD this week. At 8p.m. on Friday 17th May 2011, TPD Center will organize a program on ‘Friday Night with Vietnam Cinema’ with the screening of the film Bi, Don’t be Afraid (director Phan Dang Di).

This Saturday, 18/05/2013, Two Thumbs Up Movie will commence at TPD Centre with A Royal Affair, a gem of Danish cinema.

About Bi, don’t be afraid

Year: 2010
Director: Di Phan Dang
Cast: Tran Tien, Hoa Thuy, Ha Phong, Thanh Minh
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 90 min
Synopsis: In an old house in Hanoi, Bi, a 6-year-old child lives with his parents, his aunt and their cook. His favorite playgrounds are an ice factory and the wild grass along the river. After being absent for years, his grandfather, seriously ill, reappears and settles at their house. While Bi gets closer to his grandfather, his father tries to avoid any contact with his family. Every night, he gets drunk and goes and see his masseuse, for whom he feels a quiet strong desire. Bi’s mother turns a blind eye on it. The aunt, still single, meets a 16-year-old young boy in the bus. Her attraction to him moves her deeply.
Awards:
– ACID/CCAS Award – Cannes Film Festival
– Best First Feature Film and Best Cinematography Stockholm International Film Festival.
– Special Mention Vancouver International Film Festival
– New Talent Award – Asia-Hong Kong Film Festival.

About A Royal Affair

A Royal Affair (dir: Nicolaj Arcel) is one of the five films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Academy Awards.

Screening on Friday: Different from other non-profit screenings on Saturday afternoon, the program Friday with Vietnam Cinema is a fundraising event. In this program, we are calling out for audiences’ contribution to continue the operation of TPD Center in the future.

Screening on Saturday: The screening is for educational purpose, entrance is free, though guests are welcome to donate to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.

After a short disruption, we are back with our weekly screenings on Saturday afternoons. Starting this May, we will split the programme into 3 smaller ones, operating one after each week:

– From Book to the Screen: screening famous films adapted from literary novels, accompanied by a talk with guests after the screening.

– Topical screenings: introduction to different directors, filmmakers and cinema movements around the world of films.

– Two Thumbs Up Movies: screening classic films, films with prestigious nominations and/or awards (Golden Lions, Golden Palm, Oscar. . .) that still remain largely unknown.

The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents was established with the purposes of designing and implementing programs to assist and develop movie talents and other activities for the development of Vietnamese cinema.

Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents 51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi Tel: 04 39366559 Fax: 04 39366582 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tpdmovie.com.vn