Vietnam film week opens in Germany

A Vietnamese film week opened in Magdeburg city of the Sachsen-Anhalt state on Oct. 14 as part of the Vietnam Year in Germany in 2010.
A Vietnamese film week opened in Magdeburg city of the Sachsen-Anhaltstate on Oct. 14 as part of the Vietnam Year in Germany in 2010.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Vietnamese charge d’affaires Bui NgocToan stressed the importance of the film week which takes place in theyear Vietnam and Germany celebrate their 35 th anniversary ofdiplomatic ties.

The event, which features 10 Vietnamesewell-known films, including Doi Cat (Life of Sand), Dung Dot (Don’tBurn), Song trong so hai (Living in Fear) and Chuyen cua Pao (Pao’sStorty), will tell Germany’s audience about Vietnam’s culture as well asthe Vietnamese people’s normal life.

BurkhartFieber, who is in charge of international cooperation, European issuesand communications of the Sachsen-Anhalt state spoke highly of the soundcooperation between Vietnam and the state, especially in economy andeducation.

He also highly appreciated the integration by Vietnamese community living in Sachsen-Anhalt.

Visitors to the opening ceremony had chance to learn about Vietnameselandscape, people and culture through short films and documentsintroduced by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism as well asenjoyed Vietnamese dishes and traditional music./.

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Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Quang Minh speaks at the opening ceremony. (Photo: VNA)

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