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Viet Nam News Photography is a real skill. Those at the top of their game produce pictures that don’t just tell a thousand words, but instead an entire novel. Sadly, as technology moves at a mindboggling speed, everyone with a half decent cell phone fancies themselves as the next Annie Leibovitz. But just because you can take a wonderful image of a fancy cup of coffee in front of a slice of cake, or can head over to Long Biên Bridge early one morning, take a quick snap then let Photoshop do the hard work, doesn’t make you a superb snapper. Photography is capturing that perfect moment when the world stops rotating for a split second and you’re there, right place, right time to press the button. One such image that was deemed up there with the best of the best was captured in Việt Nam by Malaysian photographer Edwin Ong Wee Kee. His haunting picture showing a Vietnamese woman carrying two children won him the grand prize at the Hamdan … [Read more...] about When an award winning photograph develops into something different

The poster for Inside This Peace. — Photo Thanh HàViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — A trailer has been unveiled for award-winning documentary Inside This Peace, which will be officially released next month in US theatres. The documentary is by filmmaker Linh Nga and focuses on Agent Orange (AO). The main character of the documentary is Thoa, who is struggling with the impacts of AO. Nga said she made the film to give a voice for the invisible and voiceless. She met Thoa at a charity show 13 years ago. "Although the US government does not accept my views, I still take the discussion on this issue more strongly and openly," Nga said. "In the near future I will be able to open more workshops and make free movies for communities and call on social organisations and American veterans to join." Inside This Peace won the Best Feature Documentary award at the California Women’s Film Festival and the Award of Merit for a documentary feature at The Global Film Awards … [Read more...] about New trailer released for award-winning documentary Inside This Peace

Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Award-winning film director Huy Thành passed away while visiting his daughter in France on May 22, at the age of 90. Director Thành is from the first generation of directors of Vietnamese revolutionary cinema. He is one of two directors to win the Golden Lotus Award three times. He won the award at the 1st Việt Nam National Film Festival in 1970; and again in 1983 and 1985. "Director Thành was calm and thoughtful. He always respected the creativity of his artistes," said actor and director Trần Vịnh. He expressed his sorrow to hear about the death of director Thành, whom he regarded as a mentor, and the one who helped him to achieve what he has become today. Director Thành encouraged Vịnh, who stared out as a theatre actor, to star in films, and later to direct them. Vịnh starred in three award-winning films directed by Thành. Born in Đà Nẵng in 1928, Thành joined the … [Read more...] about Award-winning film director passes away

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — An exhibition at Hà Nội’s Goethe Institute gives visitors a chance to see photos by this year’s New German Photography competition award winners. The exhibition features 53 works by eight winners in the competition for young photographers in Germany for 2017 and 2018. "New German Photography is the most prestigious competition for young photographers in Germany," said Rebecca Sampson, the 2011 winner at a press conference held on Wednesday. The award-winning photos have been exhibited in Germany each year since the competition’s launch 15 years ago, but this is the first time photos from the competition are on display in Hà Nội. The winners, who are selected by a jury of well-known experts, can look forward to broad public exposure through a wide range of exhibitions, promotional campaigns and media interest, she said. New German Photography was set up in 2004 by Josefine Raab and … [Read more...] about Award-winning pics on display