Discovering the world is the aspiration of many Vietnamese people andfor the first time, a documentary film entitled, “Around the World inCaravan” has been created by a group of Vietnamese travel lovers.
The programme tells stories about a tour of around 80 countries andterritories by five founders of the Indochina Media firm in a campervanwith the number plate 30P-4607.
The programme,expected to be produced over three years, will not only bring the worldcloser to Vietnamese spectators and promote the images of Vietnamamong international friends but also send a message about an accessibleworld, as well as the dreams and aspirations of a generation of youngVietnamese people to discover and conquer the world.
“At first, I lacked confidence about this programme but everything hasgradually come about though a lot of difficulties presented themselves,”journalist Do Doan Hoang of the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper recalledhis feelings about the time he was invited to participate in theprogramme.
Indochina Media Director Hoang The Dung,who is one of the main members of the film-making team, confided that toturn enthusiasm into reality and to prove that Vietnamese people can doeverything that international friends do, film-makers have made greatefforts to overcome all difficulties and challenges that sometimes madethem think of changing the script, such as earthquakes, a tsunami ordifficulties in getting an licence to travel in a campervan withVietnamese number plates in other countries and territories.
Finally, the first three episodes of the “Around the World in Caravan”series were completed and the first episode was screened on VietnamTelevision Channel 3 (VTV3) in early December 2010.
Each 30-minute episode brought TV viewers colourful and lively images ofplaces around the world that the film-makers had visited, including thevillage of Kayan in Myanmar with women wearing stacks of ironnecklaces, or the Golden Triangle, which used to be the world’s largestheroin provider but now has become a major tourist destination.
The film-makers also have an ambition to use this programme to connectVietnamese living and working in different regions around the world.
An early episode story about the reunion between Hoang Van Phamfrom the Moc Chau Plateau in the northwestern province of Son La,and his two children in Laos after 50 years of separation hashighlighted the human interest element of this unique series.
In December last year, the “Around the World in Caravan” continued its journey to the land of China.
After the programme concludes, the film-makers will publish a bookrecording lovely stories and images from their fascinating trip.
The programme is expected to be broadcast on HTV and VTC10 channels toserve Vietnamese people who are living far from the nation./.
The programme tells stories about a tour of around 80 countries andterritories by five founders of the Indochina Media firm in a campervanwith the number plate 30P-4607.
The programme,expected to be produced over three years, will not only bring the worldcloser to Vietnamese spectators and promote the images of Vietnamamong international friends but also send a message about an accessibleworld, as well as the dreams and aspirations of a generation of youngVietnamese people to discover and conquer the world.
“At first, I lacked confidence about this programme but everything hasgradually come about though a lot of difficulties presented themselves,”journalist Do Doan Hoang of the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper recalledhis feelings about the time he was invited to participate in theprogramme.
Indochina Media Director Hoang The Dung,who is one of the main members of the film-making team, confided that toturn enthusiasm into reality and to prove that Vietnamese people can doeverything that international friends do, film-makers have made greatefforts to overcome all difficulties and challenges that sometimes madethem think of changing the script, such as earthquakes, a tsunami ordifficulties in getting an licence to travel in a campervan withVietnamese number plates in other countries and territories.
Finally, the first three episodes of the “Around the World in Caravan”series were completed and the first episode was screened on VietnamTelevision Channel 3 (VTV3) in early December 2010.
Each 30-minute episode brought TV viewers colourful and lively images ofplaces around the world that the film-makers had visited, including thevillage of Kayan in Myanmar with women wearing stacks of ironnecklaces, or the Golden Triangle, which used to be the world’s largestheroin provider but now has become a major tourist destination.
The film-makers also have an ambition to use this programme to connectVietnamese living and working in different regions around the world.
An early episode story about the reunion between Hoang Van Phamfrom the Moc Chau Plateau in the northwestern province of Son La,and his two children in Laos after 50 years of separation hashighlighted the human interest element of this unique series.
In December last year, the “Around the World in Caravan” continued its journey to the land of China.
After the programme concludes, the film-makers will publish a bookrecording lovely stories and images from their fascinating trip.
The programme is expected to be broadcast on HTV and VTC10 channels toserve Vietnamese people who are living far from the nation./.
