Vietnamese helmer scores best directing award at Amsterdam documentary festival
Ha Le Diem triumphed over 11 other nominees to grab the award and the €5,000 (US$5,700) cash prize
Obamas' studio lands documentary Oscar for 'American Factory'
The film examined themes of economic dislocation and clashing cultures in the U.S.
American producers pay Vietnamese musician for song in ‘Vietnam War’ docu-series after free ride
The producers thought they could use the song free of charge
Biopic of Germany’s Merkel up for free screening at Vietnam film fest
The ten-day festival will see 25 documentaries from Vietnam and ten European countries screened gratis
New documentary featuring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh to hit US theaters
English actor Bennedict Cumberbatch lends his voice to the film’s narration
Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave, the world’s largest, in close up
Son Doong Cave, currently the world’s largest, emerges even more resplendent and proves an incredible challenge in the eyes of a female Vietnamese reporter, who recently joined a local film crew to make a documentary on the grotto
December Laos film fest to include Vietnam’s homosexuality-themed documentary
Two critically-acclaimed Vietnamese films, including a homosexuality-themed documentary, will be sent to the Luang Prabang Film Festival (LPFF), set to run in Laos in December.
Documentary on Indochina war to be released in Vietnam
A new documentary on the Indochina War (1946- 1954) will feature points of view from both Vietnamese and French veterans
Exhibit on seas, islands running in southern Vietnam
An exhibit featuring paintings, photos, maps and evidence of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos will take place in Tien Giang Province in southern Vietnam from now until Friday.
Vietnam to screen documentary on Swiss-French physician Alexandre Yersin
A documentary about Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin will be screened in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday and Friday as part of the activities to mark the 120th anniversary of his discovery of the bacteria causing bubonic plague