The German Film Festival promises to thrill audiences with a versatile programme in four large cities in the country. A selection of the newest and most popular films from Germany will be shown in Hanoi, Da Nang, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City. In its sixth year, the festival will showcase the remarkable dynamism and creativity of the German film industry, with the genres of the films ranging from thriller to drama and comedy. There will be more than 30 film screenings in German language, with Vietnamese and English subtitles or voice-overs. The films have been particularly successful in cinemas around the world as well as at the Berlin Film Festival and other festivals. The German films of 2015 capture historical as well as current topics as they deal with the power of digital media and with traditions and cultural distinctions. This year's German Film Festival in Vietnam offers the audience For No Eyes Only, which received various awards at international film festivals. Due to a hockey … [Read more...] about German film festival offers versatility
Refugee film festival
Short-film screenings: Berlinale Spotlight 2016
The short films will be presented by Maike Mia Höhne, curator of the Berlinale Shorts. Among the 11 films from 13 countries is “Another City” by Pham Ngoc Lan, who gained filmmaking skills in DocLab at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi. The selection is diverse, ranging from documentaries, experimental films to animations. All in original languages with Vietnamese and English subtitles Free entrance. BERLINALE SPOTLIGHT – PROGRAM I 3:15 p.m., November 1, 2016 CGV Vincom Nguyen Chi Thanh, 56 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, Hanoi 1 p.m., November 3, 2016 Ngoc Khanh Cinema, 523 Kim Ma Street, Hanoi A MAN RETURNED Great Britain/Denmark/Netherlands 2015, 30‘, director: Mahdi Fleifel After three years in Athens, Reda returns to the biggest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. Now, he finally wants to get married. With drugs. With war. With confidence. ANOTHER CITY Vietnam 2016, 25‘, director: Pham Ngoc Lan The protagonists are looking for like-minded people … [Read more...] about Short-film screenings: Berlinale Spotlight 2016
Star-packed Berlin film fest promises laughs in dark times
The 67th Berlinale is the first major cinema showcase in Europe each year and presents nearly 400 productions from around the world. — Photo bonjourtristesse.net Viet Nam News BERLIN — Penelope Cruz, Hugh Jackman, Catherine Deneuve, Richard Gere and Robert Pattinson are among the high-wattage stars due on the red carpet at February’s Berlin film festival, organisers said Tuesday as they unveiled the line-up. The 67th Berlinale is the first major cinema showcase in Europe each year and presents nearly 400 productions from around the world. The 11-day event will kick off in the German capital February 9 with the world premiere of the French biopic "Django" about Gypsy-jazz great Django Reinhardt and his family’s persecution in Nazi-occupied Paris. Eighteen films will vie for the Golden Bear top prize, which last year went to harrowing Italian refugee documentary "Fire at Sea" from a jury led by Meryl Streep. This year Dutch director Paul Verhoeven ("Basic … [Read more...] about Star-packed Berlin film fest promises laughs in dark times
Indie film depicts challenges of love
Love interest: Vietnamese-American actor Tran Bao Son performs in Quyen, a new feature film directed by Golden Kite winner Nguyen Phan Quang Binh. — Photo vnexpress.net HCM CITY (VNS) — Independent film director Nguyen Phan Quang Binh of HCM City began filming Quyen last week in Da Lat city. The film is based on a novel written by the Vietnamese-German Nguyen Van Tho, who won second prize at the 2006-09 Novel Writing Contest of the Viet Nam Writers' Association. Released by the Writers' Association Publishing House in 2009, the novel is about the challenges he faced after 20 years of living abroad. Binh's film depicts the tragic love story between Quyen (played by Vu Ngoc Anh), a married woman and Hung (played by Vietnamese-American actor Tran Bao Son) who both lived in Germany as refugees. The film includes scenes of Berlin with a musical score by talented composers. In 2010, Binh's film Canh Dong Bat Tan (The Floating Lives) won top prizes for best film, best … [Read more...] about Indie film depicts challenges of love
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 1-15 (daily updated)
Lang Du Friday Night with Flamenco Every Fri night, 14 Jun - 16 Aug 2013, 9 - 10.30 pm StarClub 87 Lang Ha (inside National Cinema Center) Lãng Du Friday Night is a series of Friday music nights by Lang Du band. Each night will have a featured theme based on Flamenco performed by the band, in cooperation with two other artists and guests. There can be additional dancers, or players of saxophone, violon, flute or other traditional music instruments aligned with the night theme. Tentative themes 1. Flamenco Night - La Isla Bonita (14 Jun): Guest singer Ha Thuong - former president of FTU Music Club, Ly Minh Hieu - Latin singer of Lang Du band and dancers 2. Trinh Night - Dear I, don't despair (21 Jun): Tentative singer Lo Thuy - Giang Chau with saxophonist Manh Hoa 3. Flamenco Night - Dance of string (28 Jun): Honor the stringed instruments in ensembles and New - Flamenco, tentative artists: Violinist Hai Van (Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra), monochord/36-string zither: Thanh Phuong … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 1-15 (daily updated)