Top events of the week (October 6 – 11) Japanese Film Festival 2014 – Passion Ha Noi: 10 – 19 Oct 2014 National Cinema Center 87 Lang Ha, Ba Dinh, Hanoi — Da Nang: 14 – 16 Nov 2014 Le Do Cinema 46 Tran Phu St, Hai Chau Dist., Danang City — Vung Tau: 31 Oct – 02 Nov 2014 Dien Bien Cinema 32 Do Chieu St., Ward 1, Vung Tau City Film list: 1. One Million Yen Girl (2008/dir. Yuki Tanada) 2. Feel the Wind (2009/dir. Sumio Omori) 3. Bushido Sixteen (2010/dir. Tomoyuki Furumaya) 4. Shodo Girls!!   (2010/dir. Ryuichi Inomata) 5. In His Chart (2011/dir. Yoshihiro Fukagawa) 6. Peak –The Rescuers-   (2011/dir. Osamu Katayama) 7. Tomorrow’s Joe (2011/dir. Fumihiko Sori) 8. Robo-G (2012/dir. Shinobu Yaguchi) Language: All films will be screened with both English and Vietnamese sub-title. The admission is free, but the audience is advised to obtain the free tickets at following venues. Hanoi: Ticket distribution starts from 10:00 on Saturday 27 September 2014 04 October 2014 At The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam 27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam Opening hours: 09:30 -12:00/13:30-17:30 on weekdays, 09:30-11:30/12:30-18:00 on Saturdays, closed on Sundays Each person can get maximum 4 tickets. Da Nang: Ticket distribution starts from Monday 10 November 2014 At Le Do Cinema, 46 Tran Phu St, Hai Chau Dist., Danang City For more information on ticket distribution, please contact to the cinema. Vung Tau: Ticket distribution starts from Monday 24 October 2014 At Dien Bien Cinema, 32 Do Chieu St., Ward 1, Vung Tau City For more information on ticket distribution, please contact to the cinema. “That’s New – What’s Next” – Graphic Art Exhibition of Benjamin Badock Opening: Thu 09 Oct 2014, 6 pm Exhibition: 10 Oct – 02 Nov 2014 Goethe-Institut Hanoi, 56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình, Hà Nội The Goethe-Institut presents Benjamin Badock, one of the most seminal and original graphic artists in Germany, with a selection of 34 works on paper. Benjamin Badock is the third artist to receive the artist residency grant from the Cultural Foundation of Saxony for Vietnam. In December 2014, Benjamin Badock will be awarded the prestigious Sprengel award in Germany for his artistic oevre. Benjamin Badock was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz) in 1974. He studied art at the Eesti Kunstiakadeemia in Tallinn, Estonia, and at the Braunschweig Academy of Fine Arts (2001 – 2008). He was a master student of Professor Olav Christopher Jenssen in 2009. The artist lives in Leipzig. He was recently awarded the Sprengel Prize for Visual Arts 2014 by the Lower Saxony Sparkassen Foundation. Free entrance. Exhibition “Information Transmitted by Horse Riding” Opening: Tue 30 Sep 2014, 6 pm Exhibition: 30 Sep - 26 Oct/2014 L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội     At first glance, the exhibition is merely a herd of seven horses calmly grazing in a meadow. If we look more closely, these horses are carefully crafted from Boi papers, a Vietnamese traditional material, and are covered with randomly arranged pictures conveying meaningful life lessons. Is social media network gradually dominating our life? Transmitting information by horse riding enables us to search for information, screen and make them ours. But most importantly, it allows us to live more slowly. Free entrance. Exhibition of Wearable Art Collaborative Project “Memories of Vietnam” at Lucy’s Dream Exhibition: 30 Sep – 15 Oct 2014, 10 am – 10 pm Lucy’s Dream 31 Hang Giay, Hanoi Showcasing the latest collaborative wearable art collection featuring Viet Phuong Le, the artist with his outstanding Digital Art Manipulation and Hand-drawing Skills. “Memories of Vietnam” strings together historical elements, modern symbols and emblematic images of Vietnam, such as the Dong Son Bronze Drum, the Temple of Literature, Traditional Propaganda Artworks, Sapa Ladder Rice Fields, etc. Our aim is to engineer visually-striking objects of art around the human forms, to create an innovative collection that will be remembered for its design aesthetic as well as function. Celebrate French Culture with Sofitel Wine Days 2014 22 Sep – 31 Oct 2014 For more information, contact: 1 Thanh Nien Road, Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi As an ambassador of French culture, Sofitel Plaza Hanoi will join Sofitel Luxury Hotels around the world to celebrate this year’s grape harvest in France through a dedicated event “Sofitel Wine Days” from September 22nd to October 31st. Embrace a touch of French gastronomy with the magnifique fusion of selected French wines and appetizing dishes, created to elevate all your senses. Guests are invited to savour the most sought-after French wines from renowned wineries such as Rothschild, Guigal, Alain Chabanon, Daumas Gassac, Brumont, Trimbach, Jadot, and Bordeaux. Imbued with a sense of timeless elegance and French art de vivre, Sofitel Wine Days promise to graciously delight all palates. See also Oktoberfest Delights at Sofitel Plaza Hanoi 2014 Special offers: • 25% discount for French wines in “Voyage du Vin” menu • Selection of 20 French Wines of the Month at attractive prices at Brasserie Westlake and Song Hong Bar • Selection of 20 wines from The Great Bordeaux Region at special rates at Ming Restaurant • Signature dishes with wine pairing at Song Hong Bar and Summit Lounge  VNN