Thanks to Ateliers Varan, film students and filmmakers – some of whom were working and continue to work for public television – were introduced to Direct Cinema and synchronous sound. Using digital cameras, they have documented the swift changes undergone by Vietnamese society as it embraces capitalism, giving voice to marginalized individuals, populations and ethnic groups.
Training programmes in Hanoï (2004, 2006, 2009, 2014)
Training programme in Hô Chi Min city (2005)
Training programmes in Da Nang (2010, 2011)
Training programmes on the Mékong (2020)