The films are Marc Jacobs; Symphony No. 42; Birds; A Paradise; Taprobana; Smile, and the world will smile back; The white roses; Three stones for Jean Genet; The big house; and Wonder.
The Berlinale shorts, all of which are maximum of 30 minutes long, will be shown free of charge at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi, at 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street on August 8 and 9 starting at 7pm and in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15 and 16 at 19B Pham Ngoc Thach Street in District 3.
This is the first time the Berlinale shorts will be screened in the southern city.
This year’s short movies will discuss a world which changes dramatically and endangers nature. The films will feature subtitles in both English and Vietnamese.
The highlight of the event is the critically acclaimed film, ‘Three Stones for Jean Gernet’ by German director Frieder Schlaich, which has won many awards and has been screened at different film festivals.
The International Film Festival of Berlin, also well-known as Berlinale, is the major film festival in Germany, as well as a major festival worldwide. Films of all genres, lengths and formats find a place in the several sections of the Berlinale.
