The festival promises a series of screenings in three European countries: France, the Czech Republic, and Belgium.
The festival is organised by ART SPACE, a France-based association for cultural development promotion, as part of the international cultural project Toucher Arts, which aims to share Viet Nam’s stories with the world through the perspectives of young people.
The event is supported by numerous domestic and international cultural, educational, and artistic partners, including the French Institute in Viet Nam, the Viet Nam Bretagne Sud association in France, the Faculty of French Language and Culture (University of Foreign Languages – Viet Nam National University, Ha Noi), Le Village Français, and the Mova Land organisation in the Czech Republic.
The festival targets young filmmakers under 30 years of age, including non-professionals such as school pupils, university students, and creatives eager to explore filmmaking.
Participants are encouraged to tell stories about Viet Nam to international audiences in fresh and distinctive ways, in two categories of short documentaries: under 10 minutes and under 40 minutes.
Entries should be submitted no later than April 5. The results of the festival are expected to be announced at the end of May.
Selected films will be screened at cinemas in Paris and Lorient (France), Prague (Czech Republic), and Brussels (Belgium) from June 11 to July 5, alongside art exhibitions, professional exchanges, and cultural interactions.
Director and Meritorious Artist Trinh Quang Tung, Head of the Jury, said he was delighted to have been invited to the festival. “I look forward to discovering how young people today engage with documentary films, as well as the messages, ideas, or aspirations they hold regarding the life unfolding around them,” he stated.
Paul Abela, Audiovisual Attaché at the French Embassy in Viet Nam, said he was excited and honoured to be accompanying the ‘Viet Culture in Motion’ festival, adding that he was looking forward to exploring the creative works of young filmmakers and exchanging views with other jury members on ways to support and guide these young people on their creative journey.
Hoang Thu Trang, Head of the Organising Committee, said that the festival aims to create a space for the younger generation to tell their own stories – through their sincere and deeply emotional perspectives.
