Film Screening “Lighter than Orange – The Legacy of Dioxin in Vietnam”
Thu 18 Jun 2015, 7.30 pm
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội
Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) would like to present to its members the Vietnam premier showing of the documentary: “Lighter than Orange – The legacy of Dioxin in Vietnam”.
This documentary reveals a political failure through individual biographies. It depicts the fates of a few of the 4 million Vietnamese veterans who have been victims of Agent Orange, a dioxin-based herbicide which was used to clear foliage from trees.
These veterans speak about their exposure to the dioxin-based herbicide during the war and their lives afterwards. They each brought home changes in their DNA from exposure to the herbicide which would later be shown to mutate a person’s genetic code. This change was passed down through generations and now children and grandchildren are suffering from incurable illnesses and debilitating deformity.
Ligher Than Orange was selected for screening at the KuaLa Lumpur EcoFilm Festival (Oct 2014) and the Docpoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival (Feb 2015). It was an Offical Selection for the Socially Relevant Film Festival in New York (March 16 – 2) and came away with the Grand Prize Documentary Feature Award. It was also a Gold Award winner in the Film makers World Festival in Jakarta (March 18 – 27).
Runtime: 72 minutes Vietnamese with English subtitles.
There will be a Question and Answer session afterwards with some of the films veterans and children from the Friendship Village.
Donation: 200,000vnd (to Friendship Village)
Limit: 90 participants
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Artist Talk and Guided Tour in Exhibition “Concept Context Contestation”
Guided tour: Mon 15 Jun 2015, 6 pm
Artist talk: Thu 18 Jun 2015, 7 pm
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
With the exhibition Concept Context Contestation the Goethe-Institut in collaboration with the Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC) is presenting contemporary art from Southeast Asia.
On June 15 at 6 pm, three days before the opening of the exhibition, the curators Iola Lenzi (Singapore) and Vipash Purichanont (Thailand) are presenting the artworks and explaining their concept of the exhibition in a guided tour through the setup. The visitors also get the chance to talk to those artists who are developing a second making of their artworks for Hanoi, among others the artist Bui Cong Khanh.
Within an artist talk on June 18 at 7 pm, the curator Iola Lenzi introduces the exhibition and talks with regional artists about contemporary art in Southeast Asia.
Initiated by three curators from Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand, the exhibition was shown at BACC in Bangkok last year. On invitation of the Goethe-Institut, a small selection of works is now to be seen as a traveling project in Hanoi from 18 – 30 Jun, 2015.
Concept Context Contestation shows the work of 14 Southeast Asian artists, among them five artists from Vietnam. The exhibited artworks – performances, interactive installations, painting and photography up to sound installations – are showing the complex artistic development of the region of the last four decades.
Language: English and Vietnamese
Exhibition “Concept Context Contestation Hanoi”: Art and the Collective in Southeast Asia
Opening: Wed 17 Jun 2015, 6 pm
Exhibition: 18 – 30 Jun 2015, 9 am – 7 pm
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
With the exhibition Concept Context Contestation the Goethe-Institut in collaboration with the Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC) is presenting contemporary art from Southeast Asia. Initiated by three curators from Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand, the exhibition was shown at BACC in Bangkok last year.
On invitation of the Goethe-Institut, a small selection of works is now to be seen as a traveling project in Hanoi from 18 – 30 June 2015. The opening of the exhibition takes place on June 17 at 6PM with an introduction of the curators Iola Lenzi (Singapore) and Agung Hujatnikajennong (Indonesia). Furthermore, a number of exhibiting artists are attending.
Concept Context Contestation shows the work of 14 Southeast Asian artists, among them are five artists from Vietnam. The exhibited artworks – performances, interactive installations, painting and photography up to sound installations – are showing the complex artistic development of the region of the last four decades, focusing on the connection between conceptual tactics and social ideologies.
Artists:
Arahmaiani, Indonesia
Aung Myint, Myanmar
Bui Cong Khanh, Vietnam
Chalood Nimsamer, Thailand
Eko Nugroho and Daging Tumbuh, Indonesia
FX Harsono, Indonesia
Nge Lay, Myanmar
Nguyen Van Cuong, Vietnam
Tay Wei Leng, Singapore
Phan Thao Nguyen, Vietnam
Tung Mai, Vietnam
Vandy Rattana, Cambodia
Vasan Sitthiket, Thailand
Vu Dan Tan, Vietnam
Curators:
Iola Lenzi (Singapore)
Agung Hujatnikajennong (Indonesia)
Vipash Purichanont (Thailand)
Film Screening “Y/Our Music” – Screening Program by The Onion Cellar at ASEAN Music Festival 2015
Fri 19 Jun 2015, 8 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi
The Onion Cellar presents a screening of Y/OUR MUSIC (official Vietnam premiere)
Part of SOUNDS BY SOUTHEAST 1 @ ASEAN Music Festival 2015
Y/OUR MUSIC (82 min / Thailand / 2014)
Directed by David Reeve & Waraluck Hiransrettawat Every
Y/OUR MUSIC immerses itself in the world of Thai musical expressions, from traditional music to labor songs and classical pop to urban indie music, spanning different locales and generations.
As nine musicians display their musical expression, the rural or urban environments that influenced their sound are also explored. The hands that play traditional instruments amid the red dust clouds, the work songs being hummed in front of grains awaiting harvest, and the indie music born out of concrete basements – all create a melodious ecosystem, captured in a sensory journey from the noisy polluted streets of Bangkok to the calm, arid fields of Isan (the country’s northeastern region bordering Laos and Cambodia).
While inhabiting different worlds, the musicians are linked by the same passion to bring their artistic aspirations to the fore and survive outside the pop mainstream.
Y/OUR MUSIC is part of SOUNDS BY SOUTHEAST (SXSE) 1
SXSE is a series of Southeast Asian music documentaries curated by The Onion Cellar and Vanity Production Vietnam. Consisting of 3 feature films and a special showcase of shorts, SXSE’s first installment celebrates musicians operating on the fringe of society.
SXSE 1 takes place in Hanoi & HCM City in June 2015. The Hanoi screenings are part of ASEAN Music Festival 2015
Other events:
HARANA – 10/6 @ Hanoi Cinematheque
YANGON CALLING – 17/6 @ ATK
plus 1 further event to be announced.
Entry by donation (on the door).
New Films from Southeast Asia in HCMC at European – Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival 2015
14 and 18 Jun 2015
Hoa Sen University
8 Nguyen Van Trang, Dist 1, HCMC
In the first part of a two-part special series within the European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival, new films by young filmmakers from Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam will be presented on Sunday, June 14. Moreover, two Docfilm Networks will be presented in the afternoon: Lumière du Monde – EurasiaDoc and DocNet SEA “Dare to Dream”.
The afternoon program will be followed in the evening by the award-winning music documentary Sound of Heimat by German director Arne Birkenstock, who will personally present his film. He describes in a humorous way the turbulent journey of the New Zealand saxophonist Hayden Chisholm through the German music landscape. Far removed from clichés, Chisholm explores both traditional and modern paths of German music and invites the viewer to join him on a unique journey of discovery.
The films in the special series display a dazzling range of topics; the tone alternates between humorous and serious. The various locations and characters lead the audience to places outside of the public eye and tell the stories of those who often have no voice.
The audience is invited, for example, to cheer on the superwomen of the Laotian Women’s National Team, who demonstrate with untiring zeal and passionate devotion that rugby is a sport for everyone, while the contribution from Thailand portrays the lives of villagers in northern Thailand who live far from highways and without running water and electricity.
Program on 14 Jun
14.00 pm – 14.15 pm: Opening, Introducing the attending film makers*
14.15 pm – 14.35 pm: Echos from the Hill (Thailand – Jirutical Prasonchoom; Pasit Tanadechanurat*)
14.35 pm – 15.00 pm: Roots (Indonesia – Amelia Hapsari*)
15.00 pm – 15.30 pm: As I lay dying (Vietnam – Nguyen Phuong Anh*)
15.30 pm – 15.45 pm: Coffee Break
15.45 pm – 16.15 pm: Presentation of two Docfilm networks:
Frédéric Violeau: Lumière du Monde – EurasiaDoc
Amelia Hapsari: DocNet SEA Dare to Dream
16.15 pm – 16.45 pm: When 14 minutes is a lifetime (Laos – Anoulek Douangdala*)
16.45 pm – 17.15 pm: The Beauty and the Beat (Cambodia – Sao Sopheak*)
17.15 pm – 17.45 pm: Ida’s choice (Malaysia – Justin Ong)
17.45 pm – 18.30 pm: Panel Discussion with Film makers of SEA, Q&A
In the second part of a special series within the European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival, new films by young filmmakers from Myanmar and Vietnam as well as the film My Son – The Heritage Sanctuary from National Film Studio will be presented on Thursday, June 18.
The films display a dazzling range of topics; the tone alternates between humorous and serious. The various locations and characters lead the audience to places outside of the public eye and tell the stories of those who often have no voice.
Program on 18 Jun
7 pm: Opening of the evening program
7 pm. – 7.30 pm: Lady of the lake
(Myanmar – Zaw Naing Oo)
7.30 pm. – 8 pm: My Son – The Heritage Sanctuary (Vietnam – Nguyen Van Huong)
8 pm. – 9 pm: Day by Day
(Vietnam – Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai; presented by Ta Minh Duc, cinematographer)
Free admission.
Photo exhibition “Another Expedition” by Pipo Nguyen Duy
Opening: Wed 17 Jun 2015, 6 pm
Discussion: Wed 18 Jun 2015, 3 pm
Exhibition: 17 Jun – 19 Jul 2015
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
Composed of about 600 cyanotype prints (monochrome photographic technique), “Another Expedition” exhibition brings together various botanical and geological specimens from the famous Monet’s gardens at Giverny.
Pipo Nguyen Duy patiently collected his samples, exposed them to different lights depending on the time of day and then assembled different prints in a composition that reminds us about the lily of Claude Monet, garden’s owner.
A panel discussion will follow the opening, on the various photographic processes, with the participation of Maika Elan and Le Nguyen Duy Phuong.
Language: Vietnamese
Free entrance.
Film Screening “Méa Culpa”
Fri 19 Jun 2015, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening “Méa Culpa” (France, 2014, 91 mins) directed by Fred Cavayé.
Violent and spectacular, “Mea Culpa” will satisfy all the fan of thriller genre – Télé7jours.
For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
Tickets
Ticket price: 50 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 40 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Film Screening “Yangon Calling” – Screening Program by The Onion Cellar at ASEAN Music Festival 2015
Wed 17 Jun 2015, 8 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi
The Onion Cellar presents a screening of YANGON CALLING – PUNK IN MYANMAR (official Vietnam premiere).
Part of SOUNDS BY SOUTHEAST 1 @ ASEAN Music Festival 2015
YANGON CALLING (61 min / Myanmar/Germany / 2013)
Directed by Alexander Dluzak and Carsten Piefke
In the 90’s, sailors brought the first punk rock cassettes into Myanmar. Since then a scene with several hundred followers has emerged in Yangon.
The film YANGON CALLING introduces the main protagonists of the punk rock scene and shows their life in Myanmar’s underground. During six weeks, the filmmakers Alexander Dluzak and Carsten Piefke filmed secretly and without authorization in Yangon, using small cameras. They accompanied the punks to their homes and met their friends and families. They went along with them to work in the tailor shop and tattoo studio, to rehearsal rooms and secret illegal concerts. They spoke with punks who had sat in jail during the military dictatorship and saw them fight their frustration with heroin.
YANGON CALLING is a film about life in an authoritarian state, about personal tragedy and the struggle for freedom in a country where punk is still true rebellion.
YANGON CALLING – PUNK IN MYANMAR is part of SOUNDS BY SOUTHEAST (SXSE) 1
SXSE is a series of Southeast Asian music documentaries curated by The Onion Cellar and Vanity Production Vietnam. Consisting of 3 feature films and a special showcase of shorts, SXSE’s first installment celebrates musicians operating on the fringe of society.
SXSE 1 takes place in Hanoi & HCM City in June 2015. The Hanoi screenings are part of ASEAN Music Festival 2015
Other events:
HARANA – 10/6 @ Hanoi Cinematheque
Y/OUR MUSIC – 19/6 @ ATK
plus 1 further event to be announced
Entry by donation (on the door).
Documentary Screening “Manufactured Landscape” by Edward Burtynsky and Jennifer Baichwal
Sun 14 Jun 2015, 6 – 8 pm
Nha San Collective
2nd floor, 24 Ly Quoc Su, Hanoi
This June, Nha San Collective together with Doclab, would like to introduce to you a documentary film “Manufactured Landscape” by Jennifer Baichwal and Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky – who uses large format field camera (super-16mm film) to capture ecological disasters caused by man.
Footage from “Manufactured Landscape” was mainly shot in China, where the economy is rising strongly and rapidly accompanied by the demand for energy, exploiting, deforestation and waste.
Three Gorges Dam – the largest dam and artificial lake ever created by man. To create this construction, they has uprooted more than one million people and flooded 13 cities. An amount of compensation was given to the people for the deconstruction of their own place where they were living in.
Shanghai – the world’s fastest growing city where the skyscrapers are springing up to replace the old neighborhoods and small houses.
Chinese leaders have a powerful visualization of a society where 70% is urban and 30% is rural. To do this, one needs a large amount of oil and coal to provide energy. But after all this, where is China headed? What would the environment and even this planet become?
Through Edward Burtynsky’s lens, the metaphorical images about the dilemma of modern life, the pursuit of progress, a dialogue between gravity (an enchanting beauty) and thrust (the horror) created an uncomfortable contradiction.
We act accordingly to our wishes – “a better life” but we also realize that the world is devastated and heartbroken by our success. We exploit and depend on nature to provide the materials produced for consumption – and we are also interested in the health of the planet.
“Manufactured Landscape” could be considered as a reflection of the generation we’re living in.
*To support non-profit activities of NSC, the audience can contribute by getting a drink at 30,000 VND.
Film Screening “Kirikou et la Sorcière”
Sun 14 June 2015, 4 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening “Kirikou et la Sorcière” (Kirikou and the Sorceress) (France, 1998, 70 mins) directed by Michel Ocelot.
An animation for the whole family adapted from a comic of the same name!
For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
Tickets
Ticket price: 50 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 40 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
A Night of Concert and Ballet – Summer Melody
Sat 13 Jun 2015, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to a night of concert and ballet “Summer Melody” with the performance of:
Conductor: Nguyen Thieu Hoa
Singer: Thang Long (Soprano), Tran Trang (Mezzo Soprano), Manh Dung (Baritone)
and the Orchestra, Dancers of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet
Program
Mendelsohn Ouverture “Mid-summer Night of dream”
Puccini O mio babbino caro
Soprano: Trần Trang
Mozart Aria Kerubino from “Figaro’wedding”
Soprano : Thăng Long
Rachmaninov Symphony N2. Mov.III- Adagio
Rossini Figaro’ cavatina from opera
Baritone: Mạnh Dũng
Tchaikovsky Pas de deux from ballet “Nutcraker”
Mozart Chorus Dies irae from Requem D-moll
-Chorus “Gloria” from Coronation mass
Tchaikovsky Polonaise
Di Capua O sole mio
– Heart of Silk – Contemporary ballet
Music: J.S Bach
Choreography: Pontus Linberg
Perform: Ngọc Cần, Việt An, Như Quỳnh, Quỳnh Nga, Hải Ly, Phan Lương, Văn Đức, Văn Nam, Minh Hiền, Thọ Dương
As a foreigner travelling to the Old city of Hoi An, young talented choreographer Pontus Lidberg had a strong impression by many silk lanterns in the ancient street. The silk lantern could represent the symbol of an encounter. The bamboo inside resistant and strong like the swaying back of a male dancer, tenderly, supporting movements of female as silk, and these blends was made up of a golden love, shimmering…
Tickets
Ticket prices: 200000, 350000, 500000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at ticketvn.com.
For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996.
Contemporary Exhibition “Mien Meo Mieng” by 14 Vietnamese Artists in Sweden
Exhibition: 14 Jun – 01 Nov 2015
Bildmuseet, part of the Arts Campus at Umeå University
Umeå, Sweden
From the organizer:
Mien Meo Mieng means ‘Land of Distortions’. Caution, consideration and contortion are required in order to express one’s opinion in Vietnamese society, a reality with origins in the country’s history. A serious and critical message is often hidden behind a seemingly innocent and sometimes humorous statement.
Mien Meo Mieng exhibition includes video, painting, sculpture and installations by Vietnamese artists active in their homeland. The works deal with the topics of the aftermath of war, migration, economic conditions and the vulnerability of Vietnamese society.
The participating artists are Bang Nhat Linh, Nguyen Huy An, Nguyen Manh Hung, Nguyen Tran Nam, Nguyen Trinh Thi, Nguyen Phuong Linh, Nguyen The Son, Pham Tran Viet Nam, Tran Kim Ngoc, Tran Tuan, Trieu Minh Hai, Truong Cong Tung, UuDam Nguyen, Vu Duc Toan and Vu Hong Ninh.
Mien Meo Mieng has been produced by Bildmuseet and curated by Tran Luong. Assistant curator: Le Thuan Uyen.
Bildmuseet is a centre for contemporary art and visual culture as well as a place for experiences, reflection and discussion. It is a part of the Arts Campus at Umeå University. The city Umeå of Sweden in 2014 was named the European Capital of Culture together with Riga (Latvia).
Rural Operetta Performance “The Young ladies Sings Rural Operetta”
Sat 13 Jun 2015, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
Hát chèo is a form of Vietnamese light opera, born in the 10th century and developed in the rural areas of the Red River’s delta. With a woman as the main character, this operetta focuses on the symbolic gesture that is characteristic of the Asian theatre, with songs, lullabies and rhythms where lyrism and pamphlet are combined.
In counterpoint to this special lyric art, L’Espace proposes an exhibition of pictures made for the piece Vân Dại (Vân the Mad) on rice paper, by painter Ly Truc Son, who also drew the scenery of this light opera.
Tickets
Ticket price: 160,000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 80,000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Film Screening “Et Maintenant On Va Òu?”
Fri 12 Jun 2015, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening “Et Maintenant On Va Òu?” (Where Do We Go Now?) (France, 2011, 100 mins) directed by Nadine Labaki.
Mixture of musical, dramatic situations and burlesque parentheses. A great movie.
For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
Tickets
Ticket price: 50 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 40 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
European – Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival 2015
Hanoi: 10 – 19 Jun 2015
National Studio for Documentary and Scientific Film
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HCMC: 11 – 20 Jun 2015
Hoa Sen University
EUNIC and the National Studio for Documentary and Science Films once again invite audiences to immerse themselves in visual worlds of experience from a variety of cultures at the 7th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival.
A stimulating dialogue between European and Vietnamese documentaries will be created by the format of the festival. Each evening a film from Vietnam will be followed by a film from Denmark, Germany, France, Israel, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Spain or Sweden.
In addition, young filmmakers from various Southeast Asian countries offer a look at their reality. A special film series will screen contributions from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
The genre of the documentary has in recent years enjoyed ever increasing popularity worldwide. The open and genuine view of the world offers viewers an opportunity to gain an understanding of diverse realities and cultures through images.
The themes of the films reflect discourses in contemporary society and provide a basis for discussion and exchange. This year, for example, two European films (from Israel and Denmark) address the issue of gender and identity, each portraying the lives of two young people outside normative gender boundaries. Several of the Vietnamese contributions have won awards at festivals, and many focus, among other things, on the experiences and the horrors of the war, the end of which recently marked its 40th anniversary.
All entries will be screened from 10 – 19 June in Hanoi and from 11 – 20 June in Ho Chi Minh City. In addition, two workshops will be held: one in Hanoi with the German filmmaker Arne Birkenstock on script development and one in HCMC with the Israeli filmmaker Shirley Berkovitz.
Overview of the program in Hanoi:
Wednesday | 10.06.2015
6.30 pm Opening
Cocktail Reception
7.00 pm Film screenings
Lasting with the time (Vietnam)
Sound of Heimat (Germany)
Thursday | 11.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
Trường Sa – Việt Nam (Vietnam)
The Good Son (Israel)
Friday | 12.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
Homeland (Vietnam)
La Cour de Babel (France)
Saturday | 13.06.2015
A selection of the best documentaries from Southeast Asia
2.00 pm Film screenings
Echoes from the Hill (Thailand)
Roots (Indonesia)
As I Lay Dying (Vietnam)
When 14 Minutes is a Lifetime (Laos)
The Beauty and the Beat (Cambodia)
Ida’s choice (Malaysia)
7.00 pm Lady of the Lake (Myanmar)
My Son – The Heritage Sanctuary
Day by Day (Vietnam)
Sunday | 14.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
Snowing Words on the Clouds (Vietnam)
The Reunion (Sweden)
Monday | 15.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
“Multidimensional Poverty” in Dong Mam (Vietnam)
Nobody Passes Perfectly (Denmark)
Tuesday | 17.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
12 Reaches of the Red River (Vietnam)
Our Curse (Poland)
Wednesday | 18.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
The Sound of the Violin in My Lai (Vietnam)
Mapa (Spain)
Thursday | 19.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
Doctor Tran Duy (Vietnam)
The Great Museum (Austria)
Friday | 20.06.2015
6.30 pm Admittance
7.00 pm Film screenings
A Drop in the Ocean (Vietnam)
It’s No Life at All if you Undertake Nothing (Switzerland)
Overview of the program in HCMC:
Thursday | 11.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
Homeland (Vietnam)
The Reunion (Sweden)
Friday | 12.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
“Multidimensional Poverty” in Dong Mam (Vietnam)
Nobody Passes Perfectly (Denmark)
Saturday | 13.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
Trường Sa – Việt Nam (Vietnam)
The Good Son (Israel)
Sunday | 14.06.2015
A selection of the best documentaries from Southeast Asia I
2.00 pm Film screenings
Echoes from the Hill (Thailand)
Roots (Indonesia)
As I Lay Dying (Vietnam)
When 14 minutes is a Lifetime (Laos)
The Beauty and the Beat (Cambodia)
Ida’s Choice (Malaysia)
Lasting with the time (Vietnam)
Sound of Heimat (Germany)
Monday | 15.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
Sowing Words on the Clouds (Vietnam)
La Cour de Babel (France)
Tuesday | 16.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
The Sound of the Violin in My Lai (Vietnam)
Mapa (Spain)
Wednesday | 17.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
12 Reaches of the Red River (Vietnam)
Our Curse (Poland)
Thursday | 18.06.2015
A selection of the best documentaries from Southeast Asia II
7.00 pm Film screenings
Lady of the Lake (Myanmar)
My Son – The Heritage Sanctuary (Vietnam)
Day by Day (Vietnam)
Friday | 19.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
Dr. Tran Duy Hung (Vietnam)
The Great Museum (Austria)
Saturday | 20.06.2015
7.00 pm Film screenings
A Drop in the Ocean (Vietnam)
It’s No Life at All if you Undertake Nothing (Switzerland)
Free tickets for all screenings will be available at the Goethe-Institut (date and time to be announced).
National Studio for Documentary and Scientific Film
465 Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi
Hoa Sen University
8 Nguyen Van Trang, Dist 1, HCMC
Opening of the 7th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival in Hanoi
Sat 13 Jun 2015, 2 – 9 pm
National Studio for Documentary and Scientific Film
465 Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi
The 7th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival opens in Hanoi with the film “Lasting with the time” by Lê Hồng Chương. He deals with the fate of those Vietnamese soldiers who fought in South Vietnam during the war and died there, leaving only their letters and diaries behind. Based on these documents, “Lasting with the time” traces the lives of the soldiers, their fears and wishes.
This is followed by the award-winning music documentary “Sound of Heimat” by German director Arne Birkenstock, who will personally present his film. He describes in a humorous way the turbulent journey of the New Zealand saxophonist Hayden Chisholm through the German music landscape. Far removed from clichés, Chisholm explores both traditional and modern paths of German music and invites the viewer to join him on a unique journey of discovery.
Sound of Heimat
Arne Birkenstock was born in 1967 and lives in Cologne as writer, director and film producer. He studied economics, politics, history and Romance languages in Cologne, Buenos Aires and Córdoba. His films have won numerous awards, including the 2011 German Film Award for Best Children’s Film as well as the 2010 Award for Best Documentary at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival for “Chandani and her Elephant”, and the 2014 German Film Award in the category Best Feature-length Documentary for “Beltracchi – The Art of Forgery”. Arne Birkenstock is a member of the German Film Academy, the European Film Academy and the European Documentary Network (EDN), and is active in the Documentary Film Working Group (AG DOK).
Free admission.
New Films from Southeast Asia at European – Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival 2015
A special series within the European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival will present new films by young filmmakers from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam on Saturday, June 13.
The films display a dazzling range of topics; the tone alternates between humorous and serious. The various locations and characters lead the audience to places outside of the public eye and tell the stories of those who often have no voice.
The audience is invited, for example, to cheer on the superwomen of the Laotian Women’s National Team, who demonstrate with untiring zeal and passionate devotion that rugby is a sport for everyone, while the contribution from Malaysia is more serious: the venue is Kuala Lumpur’s red light district where 17-year-old Ida and her family must struggle to get by.
Moreover two Docfilm Networks will be presented in the afternoon: Lumière du Monde – EurasiaDoc and DocNet SEA “Dare to Dream”.
Program
2 – 2.15 pm Opening, presentation of the filmmakers in attendance*
2 – 2.35 pm Echoes from the Hill (Thailand – Jirutical Prasonchoom; Pasit Tanadechanurat*)
2.35 – 3.00 pm Roots (Indonesia – Amelia Hapsari*)
3.00 – 3.30 pm As I Lay Dying (Vietnam – Nguyen Phuong Anh*)
3.30 – 3.45 pm Coffee Break
3.45 – 4.15 pm Presentation by two Docfilm Networks
– Frédéric Violeau: Lumière du Monde
– EurasiaDoc
– Amelia Hapsari: DocNet SEA “Dare to Dream”
4.15 – 4.45 pm When 14 Minutes is a Lifetime (Laos – Anoulek Douangdala*)
4.45 – 5.15 pm The Beauty and the Beat (Cambodia- Sao Sopheak*)
5.15 – 5.45 pm Ida’s Choice (Malaysia – Justin Ong)
5.45 – 6.30 pm Panel Discussion with the filmmakers from SEA, Q&A
6.30. – 7.00 pm Break, Refreshments
7 pm Opening of the evening program
7.00 – 7.30 pm Lady of the Lake (Myanmar – Zaw Naing Oo)
7.30 – 8.00 pm My Son – The Heritage Sanctuary (Vietnam – Nguyen Van Huong)
8.00 – 8.30 pm Day by Day (Vietnam – Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai; presented by Ta Minh Duc, cameraman)
Photo Exhibition “Vietnam: The Real War”
Opening: Fri 12 Jun 2015, 9 am
Exhibition: 12 – 26 Jun 2015
The Exhibition Hall, 45 Trang Tien Str, Hanoi
To cover the war in Vietnam, The Associated Press gathered a group of extraordinary photojournalists in its Saigon bureau, creating one of the greatest photographic legacies of the 20th century. Forty years later, a collection of 50 gripping AP images will be on display in Vietnam to tell the human story behind the conflict.
The exhibit will open June 12 at The Exhibition Hall, 45 Trang Tien St., Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. It will feature images drawn from AP’s much-acclaimed photo history, “Vietnam: The Real War.” From Malcolm Browne’s horrific photograph of an elderly Buddhist monk, voluntarily set ablaze during a protest against the South Vietnamese government, to Nick Ut’s famous picture of a 9-year-old girl running scorched and naked from a napalm attack, the selected images capture the drama and tragedy of people caught in war. Other AP photographers represented in the exhibit include Horst Faas and Henri Huet.
A few days before the exhibit opens, Ut will revisit the site near Trang Bang, outside of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), where he took his iconic photo on June 8, 1972. In addition, Ut will chronicle his journey back via AP Images’ Instagram account, providing an intimate view of what he saw and felt in those moments and his perspective more than 40 years later. AP won six Pulitzer Prizes for its coverage in Vietnam, four of them for photography, including Ut’s award in 1973.
The exhibit will run through June 26, 2015. Admission is free. Other exhibits drawn from “Vietnam: The Real War” were previously presented at the Steven Kasher Gallery in New York and the headquarters of the Guardian in London.
Music Story of the Old Quarter in June
Fri 12 Jun 2015, 8 pm
Center of the Old Quarter’s culture exchange
50 Dao Duy Tu, Hanoi
Hanoi – The capital city of Vietnam has its proud 1000-year-old history and tradition. The music born here shares the same richness as the city’s history itself: It’s diversified, unique and original.
Music Story of the Old Quarter is a chain of music shows, the objective of which is to introduce generally to the world the evolution of the Hanoi’s music, past to present.
The shows are to replicate the footsteps of the city’s music through the history, using traditional voices, rhythms and beats combined with contemporary installation arts. The performance will be delivered by the top class singers and musicians.
Through portraying Vietnamese’s unique music, The Old Quarter’s story of music is hoped to successfully communicate the core values inside Hanoi’s culture, history and humans to the audiences, both foreign and native.
Incentive Idea: Vu Nhat Tam, Dam Minh
Create & arrange the show: People’s Artist Xuan Hoach, Thanh Hoa, Thanh Binh, Cong Hung and the team “Dong Kinh Co Nhac”
Artist: Ly Truc Son, Tran Duy Hung, Trinh Tin…
Max Force Music Night in Hanoi with Techno and Psychedelic Trance
12 and 14 Jun 2015
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho
Come to 2 days exiting sound party with techno and psychedelic & progressive trance.
Day 1 BE TECHNO
Techno
Entrance fee: 80,000 VND
Day 2 BE PSY TRANCE
Psychedelic & Progressive Trance
Entrance fee: 80,000 VND
2 days ticket 100,000 VND, limited 100 tickets
Timetable Day 1
21:00 ~ 22:00 Geometrix
22:00 ~ 23:00 Nguyen Do Minh Quan
23:00 ~ 24:30 Blip Blop
24:30 ~ 26:00 Masaru
26:00 – close Cybersnack
Timetable Day 2
20:00 ~ 21:00 Geometrix
21:00 ~ 22:00 XANAX
22:00 ~ 23:30 Cybersnack
23:30 ~ 25:00 Blip Blop
25:00 – 26:30 Kulture
26:30 – close Geometrix & XANAX
Ricardo Gonzalez – Live Music Night at The Hanoi Social Club
Sat 13 Jun 2015, 8 pm
Hanoi Social Club
6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi
Born in the States, brought up in Mexico and settling in the beer country of Belgium. Surrounded by the most creative art scene in Europe, Ricardo Gonzalez came 2nd on a national TV songwriting show (sort of like Vietnam/America’s Got Talent, but with a focus on talent) in 2014. Ricardo’s dynamic voice and versatile songwriting have brought him to stages all over the world. He is now travelling through Asia with nothing more than his beloved guitar “Lily” and a backpack full of stories. His natural habitat is an intimate cosy room full of friends. From Ricardo:
“The Hanoi Social Club could not be more perfect for me to showcase my newest songs for the first time, come and join me on what will be a memorable evening.”
Yes, it will be special. Come early to make sure you get a seat.
Tickets: 100,000 VND at the door
Indonesia – Vietnam Cultural Night
Thu 11 Jun 2015, 8 pm
Concert Hall of Vietnam Dance College
Ho Tung Mau street, Cau Giay, Hanoi
Come to an “Indonesia – Vietnam Cultural Night” in Hanoi at 8 pm on June 11, 2015.
The event will introduce diverse culture of Indonesia in Vietnam, enhancing the people-to-people contact and mutual understanding between Indonesia and Vietnam. Please join us on the day together to promote the “Indonesia – Vietnam Cultural Night” program in Hanoi and support to the exchange between Indonesian and Vietnamese culture.
The entrance fee is free. For further information kindly contact Ms. Phuong at the email: linhphuong.b@gmail.com, telephone (04) 38253353/ Ext.155; or mobile 0945466154.