International films to join 13th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival

On September 18, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Central Studio of Documentary Scientific Film, in collaboration with the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC), held a press briefing regarding the 13th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival.

The annual event will be co-organised by the National Documentary and Scientific Films Studio and the European Union Institutes for Culture (EUNIC).

Audiences will have a chance to enjoy the free screening of 19 documentary films from Austria, Italy, Germany, Spain, the UK, Poland, Belgium (Wallonia-Brussels), and Vietnam.

Director Trinh Quang Tung, deputy head of the National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio, said the festival is a cultural exchange activity that has left audiences with a good impression over the years.

Through the festival, film buffs can explore more about the people and culture of Vietnam and European countries, as well as the relations between humans and current global issues, Tung said.

The 13th edition is expected to enable Vietnamese artists and film producers to broaden their experience in the film industry and come up with new ideas, Tung added.

Among the seven international works to be featured at the festival, a few have won prestigious awards and nominations such as ‘The Happy Worker,' ‘Sous Le Nom De Tania,' ‘Die Unbeugsamen’ (Femocracy), and ‘Living Proof: A Climate Story.'