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Hanoi to open 5th Science Film Festival in Vietnam on October 11
Thu Minh 14:47, 2015/10/08
The Goethe Institute announced at the press conference in Hanoi on October 6 that the fifth Science Film Festival in Vietnam themed “The World of Light” will be organised in eight cities and provinces nationwide from October 11 to December 6.
Festival activities will take place in Hanoi, Da Nang, HCM City and the provinces of Vinh Phuc, Thai Nguyen, Thai Binh, Quang Nam and Dak Lak. 
 

The festival is one of activities in response to the 2015 International Year of Light initiated by the United Nations to underline the importance of light and optical technologies in sustainable development. 
The event will feature 13 short films by producers from Thailand, the Philippines, Germany, the UK and Canada. 
The event will also offer scientific and technological experiments and games with the participation of children and adults. 
According to the organising board, screen selections were chosen from 140 science films made in 42 countries around the world.
During the event, film screenings and experiments will also take place at many high schools nationwide. 
The festival is scheduled to open with free entrances at 3 pm on October 11 at Hanoi’s Kim Dong cinema.
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