Ici Vietnam Festival Cinéma: Short Films at Le Grand Action Starting November 14

Ici Vietnam Cinema Festival returns to the Grand Action, in Paris’s 5th arrondissement, on November 14 and 15, 2026. For its ninth edition, this independent, noncompetitive festival brings together twelve filmmakers of Vietnamese origin from France and elsewhere for four screenings followed by discussions.

The selection spans fiction and documentary, with family as its guiding thread: inheritance, intergenerational relationships, memory and social conditions shape several stories. Two documentaries in particular celebrate direct cinema and the Varan Vietnam workshops. The program also continues its cross-cultural perspectives with a screening devoted to Cambodia.

On Saturday, November 14, the first screening starts at 3:30 p.m., featuring The Dream Is the Snail, Rooftop Lempicka and Le Temps après eux. The second, at 5:45 p.m., features Triangle, Long’s Long Lost & Mini Mart and Lover for Rent.

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On Sunday, November 15, at 2:30 p.m., a look at Cambodia through a shared lens brings together Before the Sea Forgets, Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites and My Mother’s Tongue. The final screening, at 5 p.m., features The Little Shopping Cart, The Bad Wind Returns and Little Bird. Discussions with the filmmakers are scheduled after all four programs.

The festival takes place at 5 rue des Écoles, in the Latin Quarter. Booking online is recommended for each screening on the official Grand Action website.

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