Vietnam Night at Cannes attracted 500 guests including filmmakers, producers, distributors, international reporters, and representatives of world leading film festivals like Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Pusan, Roterdam and Tokyo.

Guests watched the trailer of "Endless Field" at Vietnam Night.

Vietnam Night was jointly held by the Vietnam Cinema Agency and BHD Company to introduce the first Vietnam International Film Festival in Hanoi from October 17-21.

At the event, Director of Pusan Film Festival and Lai Van Sinh, director of Vietnam International Film Festival, signed a memorandum of understanding on the cooperation between two festivals. Officials of some cinematographic and cultural organizations and international film festivals also agreed to join the Vietnam International Film Festival’s advisory board.

The trailers of some Vietnamese movies were screen at the party, including “Dung Dot” (Don’t Burn), “Choi Voi” (Adrift) and “Canh Dong Bat Tan” (Endless Field).

“I’m surprised to see many people attending the Vietnam Night. It shows that many people are interested in your movies,” said Jeremy Segay, a member of the Cannes Film Festival organizing board.

Apart from the Vietnam Night, held at VIP Club Plage de Goeland, a press conference took place at Unifrance Pavilion to advertise the first Vietnam International Film Festival.

From the left: Lai Van Sinh, chief of the Vietnam Movies Agency, director Phan Quang Binh and actor Dustin Nguyen on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival.

Director of Pusan Film Festival and Lai Van Sinh, director of Vietnam International Film Festival, signed a memorandum of understanding on the cooperation between two festivals.