The 4th Pacific Alliance Film Festival was held in Hanoi.

The embassies of the Pacific Alliance member countries including Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru will co-organize the Film Festival at the National Cinema Center (87 Lang Ha, Ba Dinh, Hanoi) on February 4 and 5.

This is the fourth time the event has been held, with colorful animated films, meaningful stories and messages, and has won many prestigious international awards in the field of cinema.

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The festival will open with Ainbo: Amazon Warrior by Peruvian director Jose Zelada. This is an animated film revolving around the psychological development and maturity of 13-year-old Ainbo in her adventure to discover her own strength and protect justice.

The film contains many valuable messages such as the importance of protecting the environment, beautiful friendship regardless of class and the belief in one's own ability to achieve goals in life. The film will be shown on December 4 at 6:30 p.m.

Following that on the same day is the screening of the Chilean short film The Bear's Story by director Gabriel Osorio.

Inspired by his grandfather’s exile during the Chilean military regime, director Osorio brings to viewers the story of a family man who longs to return to his home through a puppet show created by the main character, an old bear. This is the first Chilean work to be awarded an Oscar for “best animated short film”.

On December 5, audiences can enjoy the animated film Colombia Encanto: The Land of Enchantment , produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, inspired by Colombia's rich culture and biodiversity.

The film has also been nominated in three different categories for the 94th Academy Awards. It will begin screening at 6:30 p.m.

The film festival will close on the same day with the screening of the short film My Matildes by Mexican director Miguel Anaya Borja.

This is an animated film about family affection revolving around the story of a grandmother and her grandchild. Mexico is one of the countries that produces the most animated films using stop motion techniques in Latin America.

My Grandma Matildes is one of the most iconic and prominent films of the Central American country that uses this cinematic technique.

The diversity of themes in the selected films is hoped to give Vietnamese audiences an overview of the unique and traditional cultural features as well as typical natural landscapes adapted into animation of the four countries that make up the Pacific Alliance.

The films will be dubbed, with subtitles in Vietnamese and English. Tickets are completely free, interested people can register to receive tickets via https://forms.gle/iVaY8DHS3g6G4QJD6 and pick up tickets directly at the headquarters of the Embassies of Peru and Colombia in Vietnam.

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