(VOVworld) – Representatives of Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam to the ASEAN Committee in Prague held a press conference on Tuesday to introduce the 5^th ASEAN Film Festival in the Czech Republic. Five outstanding ASEAN drama films will be presented at the five-day festival, which will begin on September 13.

Vietnam will present a film entitled “Yen’s Life”, describing the unlucky life of a girl in Vietnam’s northern rural area in the middle of the 20^th Century. The film bagged many domestic prizes at the 19^th Vietnam Film Festival in 2015. It won the grand prize at the 9^th World Premieres Film Festival in the Philippines in July 2016. Vu Van Minh is Minister Counselor of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic: “The film ‘Yen’s Life’ describes customs for Vietnamese women under semi-colonial and semi-feudal regime in Vietnam’s northern countryside. Under the regime, countrywomen mostly had no role in society and did not go to school. Through this film, Czech audience can learn more about Vietnam’s history, culture, and customs.”

The annual event aims to present the unique culture of ASEAN and its members to Czech people.