A screenshot of the clip (VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A video clip titled “Dat nuoc, con nguoi Viet Nam" (Vietnam – The Country and People) developed by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and published on its Youtube channel attracted over 1 million views after one month of launch. The 70-second clip offers a chance to viewers to admire stunning and unique terraced rice fields which make the Northwest region’s more attractive to visitors. It also overwhelms viewers with the magnificent scenery and rich natural ecosystems in Son Doong - the world's largest cave - in central Quang Binh province, and provides them with fresh air in the Mekong Delta region as well as the hospitality of local people. The vivid and emotional short film, which is one of the 70 clips launched on Youtube by the VNAT, has contributed to promoting the natural beauty of Vietnam as well as the hospitality of Vietnamese people to visitors./. VNA … [Read more...] about VNAT’s short film promotes Vietnam’s natural beauty
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Local film industry has new high hopes of a successful year ahead
A turbulent 2020 Global outbreaks of COVID-19 ensured 2020 was a challenging period for the local film industry. Many cinemas were forced to close for a long time, although some were allowed to open in line with the government’s social distancing measures. These difficulties caused both the number of new movies produced and revenue to decline sharply. Last year saw only 22 Vietnamese movies released to audiences, a decline of half in comparison to previous years when 40 to 45 movies were produced each year. New movies mainly came out around the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet, due to the COVID-19 pandemic being controlled and social distancing measures not yet enforced. Despite difficulties last year saw a number of movies with good quality enjoy high revenue. “Gái già lắm chiêu 3”, “The Royal Bride” in English, by director Nam Cito and Bao Nhan were among the favourites and had a revenue of more than VND165 billion. The movie also won the Golden Kite awards in … [Read more...] about Local film industry has new high hopes of a successful year ahead
Vietnamese actress claims top honors at Paris International Film Festival
"I did not expect that my first movie would achieve these surprising results," Phuong said while accepting the award. "Things are like a dream. I want to say thank you to the director, crew and everyone for supporting me." Jena Suru, deputy director of the film festival, said Phuong was the soul of "Invisible Love" (Tinh Yeu Vo Hinh), and she was impressed with her acting. A poster of "Invisible Love." Photo courtesy of the movie. In the film, set in 1930’s French Indochina, Phuong plays Nguyen Thi Hoa, a nurse trying to find love and hit by tragedies as she falls in love with American doctor James Marquis (Kazy Tauginas). The crew said Phuong was cast because of her eastern beauty, which dovetailed with the character’s requirement. The film also won the "Best Narrative Feature Film" and "Best International Collaboration" awards. The film was produced by Vietnam Feature Film Studio 1 and Hong Nhat Culture Company. Guo is a member of the China Television … [Read more...] about Vietnamese actress claims top honors at Paris International Film Festival
Vietnamese actress wins award at 2021 Paris International Film Festival
Vietnamese actress Hoang Thi Bich Phuong has won the best actress award at the 2021 Paris International Film Festival for her role in “Invisible Love” (Tinh yeu vo hinh). Hoang Thi Bich Phuong in a scene of the movie "Invisible Love". (Photo: Trailer) The movie tells the tale of a beautiful and strong-willed Vietnamese nurse Nguyen Thi Hoa (starring Phuong) in the 1930s who faces various ups and downs, and sorrows. It is the first one that the young actress has ever starred in. The film was co-directed by Xiang Guo of China and Nguyen Minh Phuong, with Bill Einreinhofer being its executive producer. Last year, Phuong played a role in a feature entitled “Along the sea” jointly produced by Japan and Vietnam, which bagged an award for Best Film dealing with Human Trafficking Issues at the 2020 Cairo International Film Festival. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese actress wins award at 2021 Paris International Film Festival
Actress wins award at 2021 Paris International Film Festival
Vietnamese actress Hoang Thi Bich Phuong (Photo: phunuvietnam.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese actress Hoang Thi Bich Phuong has won the best actress award at the 2021 Paris International Film Festival for her role in “Invisible Love” (Tinh yeu vo hinh). The movie tells the tale of a beautiful and strong-willed Vietnamese nurse Nguyen Thi Hoa (starring Phuong) in the 1930s who faces various ups and downs, and sorrows. It is the first one that the young actress has ever starred in. The film was co-directed by Xiang Guo of China and Nguyen Minh Phuong, with Bill Einreinhofer being its executive producer. Last year, Phuong played a role in a feature entitled “Along the sea” jointly produced by Japan and Vietnam, which bagged an award for Best Film dealing with Human Trafficking Issues at the 2020 Cairo International Film Festival. VNA … [Read more...] about Actress wins award at 2021 Paris International Film Festival