Actress and film director Hồng Ánh will host the seminar "Convergence of Asean Diversity through Film Culture" at Hoa Sen University on February 19. (Photo: kenh14.vn) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - A seminar on the film industry will take place at Hoa Sen University in Ho Chi Minh City on February 19 to help young Vietnamese filmmakers gain access to regional and international film festivals. The seminar – entitled “Convergence of ASEAN Diversity through Film Culture” – will include presenters such as director of ASEAN International Film Festival & Awards (AIFFA) Livan Tajang, award-winning actress and director Hong Anh, producer Tran Thi Bich Ngoc and director Trinh Le Minh. Tajang will give a speech on creating a Southeast Asian convergence in the face of obstacles such as language, cultural and traditional differences. Tajang will also speak on the role of AIFFA in promoting the development of Asian cinema. "The presenters will focus on filmmaking … [Read more...] about Seminar on Asian film industry to take place in HCM City
Cairo film festival
Seminar on Asian film industry
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — A seminar on the film industry will take place at Hoa Sen University on February 19 to help young Vietnamese filmmakers gain access to regional and international film festivals. The seminar – entitled “Convergence of ASEAN Diversity through Film Culture” – will include presenters such as director of ASEAN International Film Festival & Awards (AIFFA) Livan Tajang, award-winning actress and director Hồng Ánh, producer Trần Thị Bích Ngọc and director Trịnh Lê Minh. Tajang will give a speech on creating a Southeast Asian convergence in the face of obstacles such as language, cultural and traditional differences. Tajang will also speak on the role of AIFFA in promoting the development of Asian cinema. "The presenters will focus on filmmaking and film production in Việt Nam," said Nguyễn Trần Khánh from Blue Productions, the seminar organiser. "The seminar … [Read more...] about Seminar on Asian film industry
Vietnamese movie wins prize at Cairo int’l film festival
The 14-year-old girl May, the film's protagonist (Photo: VNA) Cairo (VNA) – Vietnamese movie Nguoi Vo Ba (The Third Wife) on November 29 received the Best Artistic Contribution in International Competition awards at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). Directed by Nguyen Phuong Anh (Ash Mayfair), the film was among the best 14 of the international competition category at the CIFF. It tells a story in the 19th century rural Vietnam, in which a 14-year-old girl becomes the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Soon she learns that she can only gain status by giving birth to a baby boy. Her hope to change her status turns into a real and tantalising possibility when she becomes pregnant. Faced with forbidden love and its devastating consequences, she finally comes to understand the brutal truth: the options available to her are few and far between. The first motion picture by director Phuong Anh won the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) … [Read more...] about Vietnamese movie wins prize at Cairo int’l film festival