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
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“Saigon, I love you” movie wins Golden Kite 2016
Movies “Saigon, I love you” movie wins Golden Kite 2016 The Saigon Times Daily Wednesday, Apr 12, 2017,21:27 (GMT+7) “Saigon, I love you” movie wins Golden Kite 2016The Saigon Times Daily Representatives of the organizing committee present the Golden Kite award for Best feature movie to the film crew of “Saigon, I love you” directed Ly Minh Thang from MTV Live On Co., Ltd “Saigon, I love you” movie directed by Ly Minh Thang has defeated 18 other movies to win the Golden Kite award 2016 for best feature, reports Vietnamplus. At a ceremony held in HCMC last Sunday, organizers presented other Silver Kite awards to “12 chom sao: Ve duong cho yeu chay” (12 zodiac signs: paving the way for love” and Tam Cam: the Untold Story. Best director and Best actress awards for feature movies went to Vu Ngoc Phuong and Vu Phuong Anh of “12 chom sao: Ve duong cho yeu … [Read more...] about “Saigon, I love you” movie wins Golden Kite 2016
Vietnamese documentary wins at Top Shorts film festival
Painter Nguyễn Thu Thủy presents her mural to soldiers, a scene in the film directed by Nguyễn Nghiêm Nhan. — Photo courtesy of the artistViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — A documentary about the ceramic art of Nguyễn Thu Thủy won two prizes at the Top Shorts online film festival, the organiser announced recently on its website. The film Thu Thủy - A Dream of Ceramics was directed by Nguyễn Nghiêm Nhan from Việt Nam Television during 2006-17. It tracks the career of painter Thủy, who has created various notable artworks, such as the Ceramic Road along Red River (Guinness World Record for being the largest ceramic mosaic in the world), Mirror House in downtown Hà Nội (silver trophy at the International A’ Design Awards 2018) and a mural of Vietnamese trees and flowers at Đà Nẵng International Airport (a bronze at the 10th International Design Awards in Los Angeles, US). … [Read more...] about Vietnamese documentary wins at Top Shorts film festival
Vietnamese wins Top Shorts film awards
Top Shorts' certificate of Best Trailer presented to director Nguyen Nghiem Nhan (Photo:topshorts.net) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese film ‘Thu Thuy – Mosaic Dreams’, directed by Nguyen Nghiem Nhan, has won two awards at the Top Shorts monthly competition for April. Director Nguyen Nghiem Nhan of Vietnam Television received the “Best Trailer” tittle, while his real-life character – painter Nguyen Thu Thuy – was honoured with the “Inspiring Woman in a film” award. (Photo: topshorts.net) The documentary was filmed at different periods since 2006, following several public art projects by Thuy, which began with a mosaic road along the Red River dyke in Hanoi. The project, which aimed to decorate 6km of the cement dike protecting the city from the river, was carried out by both Vietnamese and international artists in celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of the capital. Thuy later did several other works in Truong Sa Lon island (Truong … [Read more...] about Vietnamese wins Top Shorts film awards
Vietnam’s ‘The Way Station’ wins Best Film at ASEAN awards
A Vietnamese film depicting the lives of inhabitants in a poor coastal village has won the top prize at the 2017 ASEAN International Film Festival And Awards (AIFFA). A Vietnamese film depicting the lives of inhabitants in a poor coastal village has won the top prize at the 2017 ASEAN International Film Festival And Awards (AIFFA). It also bagged two other major awards for best leading actor and best director of photography (DOP) at the award ceremony in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia on Saturday evening. Dao Cua Dan Ngu Cu (The Way Station), directed by actress-director Hong Anh, revolves around a small Vietnamese fishing village and the relationships between its inhabitants, each with their own inner struggles. The film's screenplay was adapted by novelist from a short story by local author Do Phuoc Tien. The film bested four other nominees from the Philippines and Indonesia to win Best Film at Saturday's event, the night's most prestigious award. It also won Best Leading Actor for … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s ‘The Way Station’ wins Best Film at ASEAN awards