Vietnam film week opens in Germany

A Vietnamese film week opened in Magdeburg city of the Sachsen-Anhalt state on October 14 as part of the Vietnam Year in Germany in 2010.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Vietnamese charge d’affaires Bui Ngoc Toan stressed the importance of the film week which takes place in the year Vietnam and Germany celebrate their 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
The event, which features 10 Vietnamese well-known films, including Doi Cat (Life of Sand), Dung Dot (Don’t Burn), Song trong so hai (Living in Fear) and Chuyen cua Pao (Pao’s Storty), will tell Germany’s audience about Vietnam’s culture as well as the Vietnamese people’s normal life.
Burkhart Fieber, who is in charge of international cooperation, European issues and communications of the Sachsen-Anhalt state spoke highly of the sound cooperation between Vietnam and the state, especially in economy and education.
He also highly appreciated the integration by Vietnamese community living in Sachsen-Anhalt.
Visitors to the opening ceremony had chance to learn about Vietnamese landscape, people and culture through short films and documents introduced by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism as well as enjoyed Vietnamese dishes and traditional music.