US’ street artist to visit Hanoi; Int’l French summer camp held in Nha Trang; New film about President Ho Chi Minh to be shot;

Girltalk (Gregg Gillis), who is seen as the US’s premier street artist, will perform in Hanoi on August 15.

After his Night Ripper album, which was a best seller in 2006, Girltalk has become famous throughout the world due to his unique performances.

The concert will also include DJ Vu Nhat Tan (from Hanoi) and DJ Jase (from Ho Chi Minh City) on the Red River Wind, Bo De and Long Bien stages.

Int’l French summer camp held in Nha Trang

Nearly 200 students and lecturers from Asia-Pacific countries are taking part in an international summer camp run by the ‘Agence universitaire de la Francophonie’ (AUF) and hosted by Nha Trang University in Khanh Hoa province between August 2 and 8.

The annual camp, where French is the main medium of communication, offers an opportunity for excellent students from AUF member countries to meet, exchange information and learn from each other.

The campers will participate in tourist activities, get to know the local culture, discover the coastal city of Nha Trang, and visit the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography.

They will also attend an environmental workshop, learn about the culture of other member countries and take courses on tourism and sustainable development.

New film about President Ho Chi Minh to be shot

A film about President Ho Chi Minh when he was young is to be produced by the Vietnam Cinema Association (Hodafilm), and will be screened next May to celebrate his 120th birthday.

“Nhin ra bien ca” (Look out over the sea) is just one of a number of movies that reflects the early life of President Ho Chi Minh following the films “Hen gap lai Saigon” (See you again in Saigon) and “Nguyen Ai Quoc o Hong Kong” (Nguyen Ai Quoc in Hong Kong).

The movie “Nhin ra bien ca” is set in 1909-1910 when the President worked as a teacher under the name Nguyen Tat Thanh at Duc Thanh School in Phan Thiet, south central of Vietnam.

Its script was written by Nguyen Thi Hong Ngat, who won second prize at the “Study and Follow Uncle Ho’s Example” film scripts’ contest.

The film will be shot with a focus on Duc Thanh School in Phan Thiet City, then on Binh Dinh province and the old capital city of Hue city, said the film’s director Tran Luc.

The young Thanh absorbed knowledge both of Western culture and Confucianism from his family. The film shows that the young man had a passionate love for his country and a fervent determination to travel overseas and find a way to liberate the Vietnamese people from French colonialists. Director Tran Luc hopes the movie will bring to young people a more in-depth look at President Ho Chi Minh in his daily life.

The film is scheduled to be shot in early October.

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