The moc ban (wood blocks) and chau ban (official administrative papers)
Kings of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) used to record history are on
display for the first time at an exhibition opened yesterday in Ha Noi.
The screening of Vietnamese documentary Cuoc Doi Sau Trang Sach will
launch the Sunday Docs programme of documentary screenings at the French
Cultural Centre in Ha Noi.
Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will present the Viet Nam premiere of
the documentary Lighter than Orange – The Legacy of Dioxin in Viet Nam
tonight.
Jean-Pierre Verscheure, a film history professor at
the National Institut of Performing Arts (INSAS) in Belgium, came to Ha
Noi last week to help the Viet Nam National Documentary and Scientific
Film Production Studio (DSF) as it works to preserve old, decomposing
films.
Documentary films will be screened at the French Cultural Centre in Ha
Noi on Wednesday, with the aim of raising public awareness about climate
change impact and policies.
The recent visit by the sole survivor of a plane crash that happened 22
years ago has inspired Vietnamese filmmakers to produce a documentary
based on the incident.
Andre Menras could not have asked for more than the backhanded compliment he received after his documentary, Hoang Sa- Viet Nam: A Painful Loss, was screened in Ha Noi recently.
