Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Hai Phượng (Furie) starring Ngô Thanh Vân will compete at the 14th Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) from March 8-17. The film tracks the journey of a mother who saves her daughter from human traffickers. The film will be premiered nationwide on February 22 with English subtitles. It’s one of 14 films competing for the Grand Prix and Most Promising Talent Award, according to information released on the official website of the festival. Other entries in this section include The Girl in the Orange Dress (Philippines), Our Body (Korea), Asandhimitta (Sri Lanka), The Lady Improper (Hong Kong) and Tanabata’s Wife (Philippines). Directed by Lê Văn Kiệt, the film is likely to be Vân’s last action film. Vân is known for her roles in The Rebel, Clash and The Tailor. She also participated in Rouge, a television series produced by MTV Asia and MediaCorp Singapore, the Hollywood … [Read more...] about Action movie to compete at film fest
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Vietnamese documentary gets best director award at Singapore film fest
The SGIFF award, given Saturday night, was for the documentary, The Future Cries Beneath Our Soil, which revolves around the postwar lives of four people in the central province of Quang Tri, the site of many clashes between Vietnamese and American forces. After the war, to survive, the characters work for a gold mine and remove leftover bombs. "When I was abroad, I thought of making a film related to the Vietnam War. The project kicked off in 2014 and was completed after four years," she said. Pham Thu Hang (middle) at the Singapore International Film Festival. Photo by VnExpress/An Nguyen Hang studied documentary filmmaking in Portugal, Hungary and Belgium. Before that, she was a researcher in Vietnam. Her next film is about leprosy patients. Beside Hang, Dao Thi Minh Trang’s Never Been Kissed was awarded the Most Promising Project of the Southeast Asian Film Lab. The award carries a prize money of more than $2,000. The movie is about two women who are best … [Read more...] about Vietnamese documentary gets best director award at Singapore film fest
VN film won Best Film at Kolkata Film Fest
A scene from The Third Wife by director Nguyễn Phương Anh. — File PhotoViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The movie The Third Wife by director Nguyễn Phương Anh (Ash Mayfair) has won the Best Film title at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival in India. The film crew received a cash prize of US$71,000 and a sculpture of a Golden Royal Bengal Tider Award and a certificate. The film has won various prizes at international film festivals in Toronto (Canada), San Sebastian (Spain) and Chicago (US). The film Widow of Silence by Indian director Praveed Morchale won the Best Film in Indian Films category at the same event. The Third Wife tells the story of a 14-year-old girl named Mây, who enters an arranged marriage to a landowner. Her new home seems idyllic, her husband favours her, and she quickly becomes pregnant with what she is certain will be the desired male progeny. But trouble is quietly brewing: she … [Read more...] about VN film won Best Film at Kolkata Film Fest
Vietnamese film The Third Wife wins Best Film award at Kolkata film fest
A scene from The Third Wife, directed by Nguyen Phuong Anh. In the international category, The Third Wife competed with 14 other films to claim the prize. A strong candidate in the category was the Egyptian film Yomeddine, which was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes International Film Festival (France). The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) has been organized annually in Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, since 1995. This is the second oldest international film festival in India. The event this year was held November 10-17. At the closing ceremony of the film festival, Tran Thi Bich Ngoc, the film producer, received the prize on behalf of director Nguyen Phuong Anh (Ash Mayfair) from film producer Shoojit Sircar and actress Tabu Hashmi. Tran Thi Bich Ngoc (in red), at the Kolkatta International Film Festival. Ngoc congratulated the film crew, and expressed her surprise and happiness at the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese film The Third Wife wins Best Film award at Kolkata film fest
Viet Film Fest 2018 award-winning film to hit cinemas late this month
Viet Film Fest 2018 award-winning film to hit cinemas late this monthThe Saigon Times Daily A scene from “Actress Wanted” - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - “Actress Wanted”, which bagged top prizes at the Viet Film Fest 2018, will be screened at cinemas in major cities in Vietnam late this month, according to the Vietnam News Agency. The 83-minute film, directed by Nguyen Duc Minh, tells a story about an aspiring Vietnamese-American actress called Mai. It stars Thien Nguyen and Long Nguyen, who respectively won Best Lead Actress and Best Lead Actor, at the Viet Film Fest 2018 organized by the Vietnamese-American Arts and Letters Association in California last month. “Actress Wanted” was also nominated for Best Feature Film. In the film, director Nguyen Duc Minh alternates between tighter shots to imply Mai’s professional frustrations and wider shots during the memory reenactments to suggest artistic freedom and looming dread. Shot in Orange … [Read more...] about Viet Film Fest 2018 award-winning film to hit cinemas late this month
International blockbusters to be screened at Hà Nội film fest
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — A wide range of films that have received awards at international festivals will be screened during the Hà Nội International Film Festival (HANIFF) from October 27-31. The organisers are attempting to bring world cinema closer to Vietnamese audiences while creating an exchange between Vietnamese and international filmmakers, according to Ngô Phương Lan, head of the Việt Nam Cinema Department. The films will be screened at special programmes this year, including: Country in Focus: Polish Cinema, Iranian Cinema Programme and World Cinema Panorama Programme. Japanese drama Shoplifters (2018) will open HANIFF this year, directed, written and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Starring Lily Franky and Sakura Ando, it is about a family who rely on shoplifting to cope with a life of poverty. The film premiered on May 13 at the Cannes Film Festival, where it went on to win … [Read more...] about International blockbusters to be screened at Hà Nội film fest
Japan’s Shoplifters to open 5th Hanoi International Film Fest
(Photo: imdb.com) Hanoi (VNA) – “Shoplifters”, a film by Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda, will open the 5th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) this year. “Shoplifters”, which won the Palme d'Or at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival, is the official submission of Japan for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 91st Academy Awards in 2019. Produced in 2017, the film tells the story of a family, where love guides its small-time-crook members through difficulties. It was premiered in Japan in June 2018 and raked in 37.8 million USD, becoming one of the highest-grossing films in the market this year. Meanwhile, the HANIFF will be rounded off with “A Fantastic Woman”, a film by Chilean director Sebastián Lelio. The film won the 2018 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year. The HANIFF, themed “Cinema: Integration and Sustainable Development, is expected to screen more than 500 movies from … [Read more...] about Japan’s Shoplifters to open 5th Hanoi International Film Fest
Vietnamese film The Third Wife wins Toronto film fest prize
By An Nguyen  September 19, 2018 | 10:30 am GMT+7 The Third Wife, directed by Nguyen Phuong Anh, has won an award at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival. Entering the film festival (TiFF) in the Discovery strand, The Third Wife by director Nguyen Phuong Anh (Ash Mayfair) received the NETPAC award for International Asian Film Premiere. The NETPAC award is instituted by the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema, an organization of 29 participating countries. Every year, it presents awards at certain film festivals. World renowned directors who have received this award include Lee Chang Dong and Kim Ki Duk from South Korea, and Jia Zhangke from China. The film features the life of May (Nguyen Phuong Tra My), a 14-year-old girl entering into an arranged marriage with an affluent middle-aged man. As the third wife in the family, May begins to learn family principles from the first wife Ha (Tran Nu Yen Khe) and second wife Xuan (Maya). As My gets … [Read more...] about Vietnamese film The Third Wife wins Toronto film fest prize
All about love featured at film fest
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Five films from Belgium’s Mons International Love Film Festival (FIFA Mons) will be screened free of charge in Hà Nội from September 21-24. This screenings are being organised by the Wallonie-Bruxelles delegation in Việt Nam, and the National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio, following the success of the two seasons of FIFA Mons held in Việt Nam in 2016 and 2017. Anne Lange, a representative for Wallonie - Bruxelles in Việt Nam, said the festival was a much-awaited cultural event for Vietnamese audiences thanks to the high quality of the films. “This year we will present more films in more genres than last year,” she said. The audience will have a chance to enjoy two tragedies, a comedy, an animation and a documentary. All of the films have been winners at international film festivals, she said. Noces (A Wedding, 2016), a film of Belgium, France, Luxembourg … [Read more...] about All about love featured at film fest
Second FY Film Fest launched
Second FY Film Fest launchedBy Vu Yen The panel of judges of the FY Film Fest is seen at the launch ceremony - PHOTO: VU YEN The second season of FY Film Fest has been opened to filmmakers nationwide irrespective of age. FY stands for Film and Youth or Forever Young, according to the organizer. The film festival offers opportunities for filmmakers to introduce their latest films, share their experiences, and get closer to the audience. In its second season, FY Film Fest offers filmmaking workshops for participants in both HCMC and Hanoi. The top 30 films, selected by a panel of four judges including director Phan Dang Di, director Phan Gia Nhat Linh, and director/actress Hong Anh, will be screened at certain cinemas from September 25 to 27. The gala night and award ceremony is slated for October 10. The festival encourages creative works that reflect and explore every aspect of modern life through the lens of confident and enthusiastic young filmmakers. The total … [Read more...] about Second FY Film Fest launched