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Musical film Dance With Me is a highlight at the Japanese Film Festival in Hanoi from December 6 to 22. (Photo: japanfoundation) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Japanese Film Festival opened on December 6 in Hanoi at National Cinema Centre featuring the nine recent movies. The films including comedy, drama, horror, musical, action and animation have been screened from December 6 to 22. Comedy My Dad is A Heel Wrestler will be screened at the festival opening ceremony. It is about story of a wrestler who was famous and popular but was forced to retire after a major knee injury. Musical film Dance With Me will be a highlight of the festival. Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi this year, it screened at international festivals in Toronto and New York. It will be shown on December 10, 14 and 22. Three animations are Children of the Sea; Lu Over the Wall and Mary and The Witch’s Flower. Children of the Sea is the latest one … [Read more...] about Japanese film festival opens in Hanoi

Da Nang (VNA) – The first film festival of the Pacific Alliance was opened in the central city of Da Nang on December 7, co-held by the embassies of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru in collaboration with the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chilean Ambassador Jaime Chomali said the film festival aims to popularise the cultures of the members of the alliance to Da Nang people, through which the mutual understanding and closeness between those countries and Vietnam can be solidified. The four films screened during the three-day event focus on the cultural identities of the four countries and belong to various genres with different themes. They bring to Vietnamese viewers a comprehensive look on the quality, characteristics and traditions of the four countries. Admission to the screening is free of charge and the films come with a Vietnamese subtitle to the comfort of the local movie-goers./. VNA … [Read more...] about First Pacific Alliance film festival opens

PANO – The People's Army Film Studio on November 6th introduced a series of films to be screened to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army, the 70th traditional day of the General Department of Politics (December 22nd 1944 - December 22nd 2014) and the 25th whole people’s national defence festival(December 22nd 1989 - December 22nd 2014).    Interviewing a coast guard in making of the documentary film "The Path of National Defence". Photo: mod.gov.vn The series include four new films of the People's Army Film Studio: "The Path of National Defence," "Victory Day: April 30th," "Spiritual Strength" and "The Land of Peace." The films will be shown to the soldiers and people nationwide. Translated by Huu Duong … [Read more...] about Film show on occasion of the Vietnam People’s Army anniversary