Documentary films produced by young Vietnamese directors are being screened in a special programme entitled “L’aventure Varan Vietnam” (Adventure of Varan Vietnam) under the umbrella of the Cinéma du Réel 2023 (International documentary film festival) which is underway in Paris from March 24- April 2.
Directors and audience hold talks after the screening (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) 💖– Documentary films producedby young Vietnamese directors are being screened in a special programmeentitled “L’aventure Varan Vietnam” (Adventure of Varan Vietnam) under the umbrella of the Cinéma du Réel 2023 (Internationaldocumentary film festival) which is underway in Paris from March 24- April 2.
Director Ha Le Diem’s “Nhung dua tre trong suong”(Children of the Mist), Tran Phuong Thao’s“Uoc mo lam cong nhan” (Pomelo), “Chuyen di cuoi cung cua chi Phung” (The lastjourney of madame Phung) by Nguyen Thi Tham are three among 20 works introducedat the event. The works were created in training programmes conducted by Varan VietnamProductions since 2004. Speaking at a screening, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang highlighted the significant meaning of the event inwelcoming the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic relations and the tenth anniversary of the two countries' strategic partnership. He also expressed his hope that intriguing experience through the movies will liven up the special bond between Vietnam and France. The films reflect lives and emotions of individuals orcommunities in all walks of life in an open society. Through art works,young filmmakers want to express the desire to rise up of ordinaryVietnamese people. Founded by Jean Rouch in 1978, Ateliers Varan is aprogramme dedicated to Direct Cinema and to training filmmakers across theworld. In 2004, a team of instructors led by André Van In organized the firstVaran workshop in Hanoi. Since then, nine workshops have been held in Hanoi, DaNang and Ho Chi Minh City.
In 2012, ahandful of participants created their own production company, soon followed bytheir own training programme, Varan Vietnam, in 2016. Several films were bornout of this experience and enjoyed screenings in numerous festivals, includingHa Le Diem’s Children of the Mist, which took home the Clarens Prize forHumanist Documentary Filmmaking during the 2022 edition of Cinéma du Réel./. ❀
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Directors and audience hold talks after the screening (Photo: VNA) 
