VietExplorer2021

The list included 27 animated films, 144 documentaries, and international feature movies from 92 countries. The two Vietnamese films on the list are “‘578: Phat Dan Cua Ke Dien” (578: Magnum) and the documentary feature “Nhung Dua Tre Trong Suong” (Children of the Mist). “578: Magnum,” an action movie directed by Luong Dinh Dung, was submitted to the Academy Awards in September. Director Ha Le Diem’s “Children of the Mist” is among the best documentaries to be released in Vietnam this year and has been screened at film festivals in several countries, including the U.S., France, Australia, Mexico, Kosovo, Singapore, and Cambodia. “Children of the Mist” won Best International Film at the 2022 Docaviv Film Festival in Israel and Best Directing Award at the International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA) in the Netherlands, giving Vietnamese cinephiles hope that it will win big at the Oscars. The shortlist for the Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature Film of the Osc...

The big festival for Hanoi book lovers will open in October this year, according to Hanoi Department of Information and Technology. Various genres of books will be availabe at Hanoi Book Fair 2022. Photo: Hanh Ha The Hanoi Book Fair 2022 themed “Traditions and Integration” will take place from October 7 to 9 at the Ly Thai To flower garden and the area surrounding Hoan Kiem Lake. The event aims to implement the “Plan to develop reading culture in Hanoi until 2025, with orientation to 2030”; celebrate the 68th anniversary of Capital Liberation Day (October 10); 70th anniversary of Publication, Printing and Distribution Day (October 10) and 55th founding anniversary of ASEAN (August 8). According to the organizers, Hanoi Book Fair is a festival for book-lovers, where the culture of reading is honored and promoted. Hanoi Book Fair 2002 is expected to attract the participation of local and international publishers with 200 to 250 booths introducing to reading lovers ...