(VOV) – The Vietnamese Film Festival in Colombo, Sri Lanka was held for the second time from October 19-21.
Vietnamese ambassador to Sri Lanka Ton Sinh Thanh said that five Vietnamese films including Doi Cat (Sand Life), Song trong so hai (Living in fear), Rung Den (Black Forest) and Vua bai rac (The King of Landfills) were screened.
Sri Lankan Minister for Human Resource Dew Gunasekara highlighted the Vietnamese embassy’s efforts in organizing cultural activities to help Sri Lankan people learn more about Vietnam’s land and people.
The Minister said both nations are proud of their time-honoured cultures imbued with national identity and have great potential for boosting cultural cooperation on the basis of mutual understanding and friendship between the two countries.
The National Film Corporation (NFC)’s Chairman Asoka Serasinghe, said that both nations have closely cooperated, especially since the Gagan Malik , the main actor of Life of Lord Buddha film and Sri Lanka’s The Light of Asia Foundation returned home after introducing the film in HCM City in early October.
Ambassador Thanh noted that the film festival was part of cultural exchange activities between the two nations in 2013.
Đăng ký: VietNam News