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A meeting between Vietnamese-American director Doan Hoang and local filmmakers will take place tomorrow at the information-culture department of the American consulate general at Level 8, Diamond Plaza in HCMC’s District 1. At the meeting Hoang will share her thoughts on her award-winning autobiographical documentary based on the true story of her family named ‘Sai Gon oi’ (Oh, Saigon). Airlifted out of Vietnam on April 30, 1975, Hoang’s family were on the last civilian helicopter out of the country at the end of the war. Twenty-five years later, she sets out to uncover her family’s story. The film follows her family as they return to Vietnam, where her father, a former South Vietnamese major, meets his brothers again to confront their political differences: one was a Communist; the other a pacifist. Meanwhile, Hoang’s mother tries to reconcile with Hoang’s half sister, who was mistakenly separated from the family during the escape. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese-American director brings winning film to town

(Cinet)- Mandt Bros Productions Television with director Cavallaro Brian Anthony of America has made the television reportage in Phong Nha - Ke Bang to propagate and promote the image of the country and people of Quang Binh and World’s Natural Heritage Phong Nha - Ke Bang up to the American people, especially the Vietnamese community living in the U.S. and other countries in the world.   The film-crew filmed Phong Nha Cave and Highway 20 - Quyet Thang ( part of the “Ho Chi Minh Highway”, the location of Tam Co Cave Historical Relics and a Memorial Temple for Heroic Martyrs who died on Highway 20-Quyet Thang in the resistance war against American invaders.   Son Doong super-cave and the beauty of Phong Nha cave have been also introduced in “US Cave Magazine”, contributing to bringing more international tourists to explore Quang Binh Province and World’s Natural Heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park-.   … [Read more...] about America television films to promote Phong Nha-Ke Bang Heritage

Providing support for the launch of the “Language of Cinematography and Television”, book translated into Vietnamese for the first time, well-known French director Bruno Toussaint will meet Hanoi’s film lovers in L’Espace at 24 Trang Tien street, Hanoi on Dec 21. Bruno Toussaint used to work in advertising, radio and music and is well known as a director with number of short movies recognised for international awards. He also writes script and directs various types of films for the film industries in France and the US . The “Language of Cinematography and Television” was written by Bruno Toussaint as a summary of his views about the power of images and sound in cinematography as well as his explanation for the failure of some movies. At the meeting, extracts from some famous French movies will be shown to participants, including some by Jean Pierre Jeunet. The event is free to all people. Source: ANTD/QDND … [Read more...] about French director to talk with Capital’s film lovers

Contract talks are expected to kick off between Hollywood directors and studios, although labor negotiations remain stalled in the film and television writers' strike, which has been spelling troubles for the entertainment industry in last two months. The Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents movie studios and television networks, said Friday in a joint statement that the two organizations will begin their talks Saturday. The DGA's contract expires June 30. Talks had initially been delayed while the AMPTP negotiated with the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike since November. The WGA talks, however, broke off early last month and no new discussions have been scheduled. Meanwhile, the WGA announced Friday that it would not picket outside the Beverly Hilton hotel on Sunday, when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association holds a news conference to announce winners of the annual Golden Globe … [Read more...] about Hollywood studios, directors begin contract talks

Director Khai Hung has been at the helm of the Vietnam Film Company (VFC) for years and successfully maintained it as the country’s leading studio. He has directed the best of Vietnam’s TV serials like Curse of the River and My Mother-in-law, been the executive producer of the branded Criminal Police and in charge of the well- established Sunday Art show on the Vietnam Television. Hung spoke on the current situation regarding TV serials made in Vietnam. The fact that private studios have been allowed into the TV serial race has prompted a dramatic surge in the number of episodes made and broadcast. Certain studios can up to 300-400 episodes a year. Do you find this positive or negative? Yes, it’s true that TV serials are booming, as if anyone could make a film. I do not want to offend my colleagues, but have to acknowledge that most of the these works are barely passable. On the bright side, viewers now have more choices. However, on the dark side, the quality … [Read more...] about Directors must not sacrifice artistic values for pragmatic purposes

Sixteen feature films, in chronological order of John Schlesinger, who was one of the most interesting and prolific of all British directors in the world, are on screen in Hanoi from May 22 to June 8.The series ‘John Schlesinger Retrospective’  will start tomorrow with Schlesinger’s documentary ‘Terminus’ which won the British Academy Award and the Gold Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1960, following a lecture on ‘John Schlesinger, Artist and Entertainer’ by cinema expert Gerald HermanSchlesinger’s film this time will also include Billy Liar (1963), A Kind Of Loving (1962), Darling (1965), Far From The Madding Crowd (1967), the highly acclaimed Sunday Bloody Sunday (1969) and the Midnight Cowboy (1969) which earned him a place in cinema history, as it not only was a huge box office hit, it was widely acclaimed as a contemporary classic. It won the Oscar for Best Picture and garnered Schlesinger an Oscar for Best Director. … [Read more...] about Best films by British director John Schlesinger on show in Hanoi

This year Vietnam’s movie industry has won new admirers for its innovation but the same cannot be said of television.2009 was a year of high achieving movies with filmmakers achieving both critical and commercial success. Art house movies like Choi Voi (Adrift), Trang Noi Day Gieng (The Moon at the Bottom of the Well), Dung Dot (Don’t Burn) all caught experts’ eyes at film festivals and audience’s attention at cinemas. Meanwhile more traditionally entertaining movies focus have also been praised. Bay Rong (Clash), featuring a hot actors Johny Tri Nguyen and Ngo Thanh Van, was truly an action movie. Meanwhile Khi Yeu Dung Quay Dau Lai (Don’t Look Back When You Are in Love) by Nguyen Vo Nghiem Minh, the director of Buffalo Boy, is a more romantic effort.  Elsewhere there were horror films Miss Muoi and Chet Luc Nua Dem (Die at Midnight) while there was also Quang Dung’s Nhung Nu Hon Ruc Ro (Splendid Kisses) – a musical.  Many … [Read more...] about Movies lead the way in 2009 while television lags behind

Thirty-seven gold awards were presented at the closing ceremony of the 30th National Television Festival held in Can Tho city on December 25.Fifty four silver awards and 124 certificates of merit were also given in 10 categories, including TV movies, documentary films, short and long reportage, reportage on ‘Studying and Following President Ho Chi Minh’s Moral Example’, arts performances, stage, children’s TV shows, programmes in ethnic languages, and ‘trailers’ which was made its debut at the festival.Also for the first time, individual prizes were presented for television series. Bui Quoc Viet and Nguyen Thanh Phuc won the ‘Best Director’ and ‘Best Cameraman’ titles with the film ‘Dam Lay Bac’ (Silver Swamp). ‘Best Actor’ and ‘Best Actress’ prizes went to Huynh Cong and Ho Thanh Ngoc respectively for their roles in ‘Vo Ngua Troi Nam’ (The Southern Gallop) and ‘Me Chong … [Read more...] about National Television Festival closes

The Vietnam News Agency's (VNA) VNEWS television channel celebrated its first anniversary yesterday. Speaking at the ceremony, VNA Deputy General Director Nguyen Hoai Duong said: "The channel marks a big change on the VNA road map. Now, the entire country as well as a number of neighbouring nations can receive our service. This success is thanks to the traditions of the VNA as well as support from leaders." It was not simple to build a large television channel in the new information age, but with our determination and unanimity, I believed we would succeed, Duong said. On the occasion, the Prime Minister awarded the certificate of merit to the VNA Television Centre. VNEWS, broadcast 24 hours a day, aims at delivering fast, accurate news.   Source:  VNS … [Read more...] about VNA Television celebration marks first anniversary