Vietnam attends Francophone Film Festival

The film “Bi, Don’t Be Afraid!” by two directors Phan Dang Di (Vietnam) and Clair Agnès Lajoumard, France, has just premiered at the 2nd Francophone Stars Film Festival, taking place in Paris from January 31 to February 7.

Attending the premiere of the film “Bi, Don’t Be Afraid!” on the evening of February 1 at La Pagode cinema were Mr. Le Hong Chuong, Director of the Vietnamese Cultural Center in France; Mr. Philippe Kaltenbach, Vice President of the Inde-France Regional Council, and many overseas Vietnamese, French and international friends, including those from countries in the Francophone Community such as Canada, Belgium, Cambodia, Switzerland, Niger, etc.

Child actors Phan Thanh Minh (as Bi) and Hoa Thuy (as the aunt) in the movie "Bi, don't be afraid!". (Source: Internet)

The film has caused much debate among audiences. Many French and international friends believe that this is an “atypical” film in Vietnam, but it has gradually brought Vietnamese filmmakers to a new way of making films and given Vietnamese audiences a new perspective and perception of the seventh art.

The film “Bi, Don’t Be Afraid!” was selected to be introduced at the Cannes Film Critics Week in 2010 and won the Jury Prize, received special reviews at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2010 and an award at the Asian Film Festival in Tours in 2011./.

According to Vietnam+