Viet Nam News BUSAN — Organisers of Asia’s largest film festival have issued a rallying cry to its supporters as the event emerges from years of starring in its own political drama. The Busan International Film Festival hopes to draw a line under its role in a bitter row over the sinking of the Sewol ferry – one of South Korea’s deadliest ever disasters – which divided and traumatised the nation. "This edition of the festival is a reunion," said Lee Yong-kwan, chairman of the BIFF organising committee. "This year is about our recovery and a return of our status. It’s about expansion and reformation." The festival opens on Thursday with the world premiere of South Korean director Jero Yun’s Beautiful Days, which focuses on a North Korean family reunited after the mother escapes south looking for a better life. Its theme of reconciliation seems a fitting one considering the troubles BIFF has endured since the festival screened a … [Read more...] about Busan film festival seeks ’reunion’ after ferry tragedy row
Film as art
British Council to host talks on film archives in Hanoi
British Council to host talks on film archives in HanoiThe Saigon Times Daily HCMC - British Council in Vietnam will organize DREAMING/REMEMBERING program featuring conversations on film archives with film programmer Gary Thomas and filmmaker Do Van Hoang at Six Space in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District on August 19, 2018. The program is part of British Council in Vietnam’s Heritage of Future Past project and will be conducted in Vietnamese and English, with translation. No registration is required for this free-entry event. Considering examples from Vietnam and the UK throughout the years and featuring excerpts from moving-image works that interact with found and archival materials, the event makes a case for the pivotal role of visual archives in the shaping of collective and personal identity alike, and as signposts for the time passed and the time still to come. marks the launch of FAMLAB (Film, Archive and Music Lab) strand of Heritage of Future Past. Centering … [Read more...] about British Council to host talks on film archives in Hanoi
Vietnamese comedies, dramas and horror films to screen this month
Viet Nam News HCM CITY – Six Vietnamese-made films are being shown in cinemas nationwide this month. Moviegoers are eager for the comeback of comic actor Thái Hòa and Vietnamese-American director Charlie Nguyễn in the comedy Chàng Vợ Của Em (My Mr. Wife). The duo were successful in such films as Để Mai Tính (Fool for Love), Tèo Em (Little Tèo), Cưới Ngay Kẻo Lỡ (Love Puzzle), and Fan Cuồng (Fanatic). Chàng Vợ Của Em is adapted from the English novel Busy Woman Seeks Wife by Annie Sanders, featuring the love story of a homely man and a successful woman. In an interview with local media, Charlie said it was the first time he had adapted a film from a book, which was set in the UK. The movie will be different from the book, but he will keep the novel’s spirit about the differences between social classes. The director invited young actress … [Read more...] about Vietnamese comedies, dramas and horror films to screen this month
Short Film Screening with Heinz Hermanns
A short film night, including a lecture by Heinz Hermanns, director of Interfilm Berlin, one of the most renowned short film festivals worldwide, was held at Goethe Institute in Hanoi on February 27th, 2012.From animation to experimental, Heinz Hermanns presented the newest and most interesting films shown at recent short film festivals. He also gave an overview of the history and development of the industry. Hermanns, who was born in Duisburg, Germany and studied politics in Berlin and in Italy, founded the annual Interfilm Berlin Festival in 1982 and has run it ever since.It has become one of the biggest short film festivals in the world, attracting 7,000 entries from over 122 countries last year, and the second leading film festival in Germany after the Berlin International Film Festival.In 2011, he co-founded and headed the Going Underground super short film festival held in the Berlin underground.He also is the co-founder and curator of Zebra Poetry Short Film Festival, a … [Read more...] about Short Film Screening with Heinz Hermanns
Film “Water – 2030” to attend the Mill Valley Film Festival
(Cinet)- Vietnam’s film “Water-2030”, directed by Nguyen Vo Nghiem Minh, is listed in the category of World Cinema, and will be screened at the Mill Valley Film Festival from October 9 to 10 in the US. According to the MVFF, which will be held from October 2 to 12, "Scientists say that the earth is experiencing a global-warming hiatus due to the oceans' ability to absorb heat. But warming will resume in 2030, so we should heed the warnings of Water-2030."The 98-minute film, which is a brilliant fusion of different genres (apocalyptic film, sci-fi, thriller and romance), is set in the year 2030, when most of the cultivable land in southern Viet Nam has been submerged by water due to extreme climatic changes.The film is reportedly a beautiful film that blends elements of romance, murder, mystery and tales of vengeance to dramatise the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta's impending environmental nightmare.In the near-future southern Viet Nam, where rising water levels have … [Read more...] about Film “Water – 2030” to attend the Mill Valley Film Festival
The discussion “literature and arts with the public and the public with literature and arts”
(Cinet)- On 1.8, the discussion“ literature and arts with the public and the public with literature and arts” took place at the headquarter of the writers’ society in Hochiminh City. The hot debated matters on current arts and literature in which the big problem is the current management of arts and literature were discussed strongly at the discussion.At the discussion, representatives discussed severely the hot debated matters on current literature and arts such as the management of writing works on the internet. A conflict between marketing films and art films currently. Almost all representatives said that, in movie field, sometimes functional agencies seem to show extremes towards some genres of movies such as thrilling, sex of local authors while being so easy with imported movie products. … [Read more...] about The discussion “literature and arts with the public and the public with literature and arts”
Vietnamese International Film Festival calls for entries
The Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF) is inviting entries for next year's event on its website www.VietFilmFest.com. Features, documentaries, cartoons and music video clips by Vietnamese directors from all over the world are eligible to apply. Films can feature topics of the directors' choosing, and don't necessarily have to involve Viet Nam. Work by foreign directors must be based on the Vietnamese people or culture, and should have English subtitles. Application forms can be downloaded from the website and the final selection results will be announced in March next year. The ViFF will accept rough cuts (drafts) before December 1, 2012, while completed films must be submitted before April 2013. Since 2003, the ViFF has been the biggest Vietnamese cinema film festival outside of Viet Nam, organised by two non-benefit organisations: the Vietnamese American Arts & Letter Association and the Vietnamese Language and Culture club. The ViFF … [Read more...] about Vietnamese International Film Festival calls for entries
RoK film festival to be held in Quang Nam
Director of the provincial Department of Information and Communications Pham Hong Quang said the event marks 25 years of Viet Nam – RoK diplomatic ties (December 12, 1992 - December 12, 2017) as well as the ASEAN – RoK cultural exchange year 2017.It will help increase mutual understanding and cooperation between Quang Nam and RoK localities across diplomacy, culture, economy, tourism, and education, he added.Films on the Korean land and people are screened free of charge at the Quang Nam culture centre in Tam Ky city between 4pm and 9pm.Alongside the festival, there will also be a series of events, including a student cultural exchange and community event at the murals village of Tam Thanh, 7km from Tam Ky city.Korean businesses that have made big contributions to the province over the past 20 years will be honoured and a joint cultural … [Read more...] about RoK film festival to be held in Quang Nam
South Korea Film Festival kicks off in Quang Nam Province
Especially is Hope - the film is based on a true story, the infamous Nayoung Case in 2008, in which an 8-year-old girl, called "Na-young" in the Korean press, was raped and beaten by a drunk 57-year-old man in a public toilet. The court sentenced the man to only 12 years in prison, which caused outrage in the country due to the brutality of the crime and the man's history of physical and sexual violence.According to Pham Hong Quang, Director of the provincial Department of Information and Communications, the event marks 25 years of Vietnam – South Korea diplomatic ties (December 12, 1992 - 2017) as well as the ASEAN – South Korea cultural exchange year 2017.It will help increase mutual understanding and cooperation between Quang Nam and South Korea localities across diplomacy, culture, economy, tourism, and education, he added.Alongside the festival, there will be meetings to honour South Korea organisations and individuals who have made contributions to Quang Nam, an … [Read more...] about South Korea Film Festival kicks off in Quang Nam Province
RoK film festival held in Quang Nam
Pham Hong Quang, Director of the provincial Department of Information and Communications, said the event marks 25 years of Vietnam – RoK diplomatic ties (December 12, 1992 - 2017) as well as the ASEAN – RoK cultural exchange year 2017.It will help increase mutual understanding and cooperation between Quang Nam and RoK localities across diplomacy, culture, economy, tourism, and education, he added.Alongside the festival, there will be meetings to honour RoK organisations and individuals who have made contributions to Quang Nam, an exchange between Vietnamese and RoK students, and art performances by Vietnamese and Korean artists. … [Read more...] about RoK film festival held in Quang Nam