Japanese Film Festival 2018

Japanese Film Festival, one of the most anticipated annual events, is organised by the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Viet Nam.  The event is widely known that its tickets are quickly ran out in few days, and warmly welcomed by many enthusiastic Japanese film lovers in Viet Nam.

As many as 9 interesting Japanese films which were made after 2015 will be screened during this year’s festival

All films will be shown in Vietnamese and English subtitles.

Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January

Le Do Cinema, 46 Tran Phu, Hai Chau, Da Nang

Free tickets are now available at the Cinema

Tel: 0236 3647 173

https://www.facebook.com/46tranphudanang/

A display of 150 original antiquities and photos of Oc Eo Culture

Oc Eo is the name of an archaeological site in Thoai Son District in An Giang Province in the Mekong River Delta.  Based on the artifacts unearthed, archaeologists said that the area used to be a busy port of the kingdom of Phu Nam between the 1st and 7th centuries. They used the term ‘Oc Eo Culture’ to refer to the ancient material culture of the Mekong Delta region.

Open until 1 February 2018

Museum of Cham Sculpture, 2, 2 September Street

Admission fee is 40,000 VND per person

Tuong street performance

Apart from enjoying impressive Tuong performances, visitors will be introduced to the art of Tuong mask drawing and its dress codes.  In addition, they will have the opportunity to have their photos taken inTuong costumes which will be available for hire at the event.

At 7.00pm on Sunday 14 January

Eastern end of the Han River Bridge

Free to watch

‘Bai choi’ (singing while acting as playing cards) performance

Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 7.00pm - 9.30pm

On the pavement of Tran Hung Dao at the eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge in Son Tra District.

Participation fee is 20,000 VND per person

‘Charming Da Nang’ musical programme

This 60-minute programme opens with a stage presentation highlighting the city’s most impressive sites such as the Da Nang International Airport, the Han River and the tall buildings.  It is followed by delightful performances of singing, dancing and traditional Vietnamese musical instruments, each of them showcasing the culture and beauty of Da Nang, and Viet Nam as a whole.  Interestingly, there is a song named ‘Charming Da Nang’ which was written specifically for this programme.

Open daily at 8.00pm

The Labour Culture House, 2 Cach Mang Thang Tam

Tickets, priced at 800,000 VND, can be bought at the Culture House.

Musical performance

A nightly musical performance featuring famous local, national, and overseas Vietnamese singers

Every evening from 8.30pm

Memory Lounge, 7 Bach Dang

Tickets can be booked on 0511 3575898 or 0905881360

Dragon’s head breathes fire and squirts water

Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 9.00pm

The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge

Free to watch

Han River Bridge swings open

Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 11.00pm

The Han River Bridge

Free to watch

Movies:

O Day Co Nang (Vietnamese with English subtitle)

The film tells the story of Tung Nhan (Quy Binh), who is a MC, is living happy with his beautiful lover. Suddenly, Tung Nhan discovered that his son "falls in the sky" - the result of love many years ago with his ex-lover.  Adopting a child means getting into a scandal, a career that can be ruined, but seeing a living being helpless, remembering your own orphaned body, Tung Nhan decides to raise the child. The close link between the father and son suddenly established ... His decision, however, results in the comedy to his lover, the baby and the people around him, creating a film story full of books. The film conveys a meaningful message, and highlights that in modern society, the family is not only the relationship of humility, but also the love, attachment between souls in sync with each other.

Genre: Family, Romance

From Friday 12 January

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong                       

CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen

100,000 VND per ticket

Paddington 2 (English with Vietnamese subtitle)

Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.

Genre: Animation, Comedy

From Friday 12 January

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong                       

CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen

100,000 VND per ticket

All The Money in The World (English with Vietnamese subtitle)

In the summer of 1973, the grandson of billionaire oil tycoon J.P. Getty is abducted in Rome by the Italian Mafia. The kidnappers demand $17M, and when the miserly tycoon refuses to pay, a chilling message arrives in the mail: the teenager boy’s severed ear. Desperate to save her son before he arrives in pieces on the doorstep, the boy’s penniless but resourceful mother enlists the help of an ex-CIA negotiator as she embarks on a harrowing race against time to save her child.

Genre: Crime, Mystery

From Friday 12 January

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong                       

CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen

Curse of The Witch's Doll (English with Vietnamese subtitle)

Adeline Gray’s attempt to escape bombing leads her to a derelict, creepy manor in the woods. When Adeline’s young daughter goes missing, a series of inexplicable events lead her to believe a haunted doll holds a vengeful soul; the soul of a murdered Witch. As Adeline’s desperate search continues, she soon realizes she too is at the mercy of The Witch’s Doll.

Genre: Horror

From Friday 12 January

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong                       

CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen