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Works from 8 countries join 13th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival

Works from Vietnam and seven European countries will join the 13th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival that is set to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from September 22-28, organisers announced at a press briefing on September 18.
Works from 8 countries join 13th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Works from Vietnam and sevenEuropean countries will join the 13th European-Vietnamese Documentary FilmFestival that is set to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from September22-28, organisers announced at a press briefing on September 18.

The annual event will be co-organised by the NationalDocumentary and Scientific Films Studio and the European Union Institutes forCulture (EUNIC).

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

Works from 8 countries join 13th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival ảnh 2Deputy General Director of the National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio Trinh Quang Tung speaks at the press meeting. (Photo: VNA)

According to Deputy General Director of the National Documentaryand Scientific Film Studio Trinh Quang Tung, films participating in this year'sfestival are about climate change, women's liberation, risksof the digital age, social issues, and others./.

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