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Viet Nam News HCM CITY —  The final round of the HTV Short Film Awards 2018 will include 24 films by young filmmakers in HCM City and provinces, two months after its launch.  The films of 15 minutes or less, which aired on HTV9, feature social issues related to young people and their hopes and dreams. Highlighted productions include Lời Cầu Siêu (Prayer) and Tiếng Trống Lắc (Drum’s Beats) by professional film directors Hạnh Thúy and Phi Điểu, and Tim (Heart) by young talents from the Dragon O Group. The three films tell stories about youth and their difficulties in life, study and love. Ten advertising films of 30 seconds each offer messages to different communities.   “Making films is not a game. We face challenges but we will never give up,” said young actress Quỳnh Hoa, who performed in Tim by Dragon O. “Through this contest, I hope to find new chances for my … [Read more...] about Film contest attracts young filmmakers

Viet Nam News PARIS — Feminism should be taught in schools, said the French film legend Agnes Varda, who has become an icon for the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements demanding equality in the film industry. Varda, 90, who was nominated for an Oscar this year for her documentary Faces Places after winning an honorary one in 2017, said activism had to start in schools. "Feminism is not active enough in schools and colleges, and sexual education has flatlined," the veteran director told a Women in Motion gathering in Paris on Tuesday organised by the fashion conglomerate Kering. "We do not talk enough about it to young men and women," she added. "We have to continue the fight. We thought in the 1960s that things would change quickly. But clearly, that has not been the case." Varda, the only female director who emerged from the French New Wave that rewrote the rules of cinema in the 1960s, has become an icon for many women in the industry. She helped lead a protest by … [Read more...] about Teach feminism in schools, says film legend Agnes Varda

Viet Nam News HCM CITY – Vietnamese director Nguyễn Quang Dũng is planning to do a film to remake the 2004 Hollywood romantic comedy 50 First Dates. The film, which was directed by Peter Segal and written by George Wing, is about the love story between the veterinarian Henry and Lucy, a young woman who developed anterograde amnesia after a car accident. It starred American actors Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Dũng said: “50 First Dates is one of my favourite films. Remaking the film will be a highlight of my career.” The Vietnamese version was a co-production of Sony Pictures and private Vietnamese film studio Thiên Ngân (Galaxy). Dũng, 50, was one of the first directing graduates from the HCM City College of Theatre and Cinematography, which became the University of Theatre and Cinematography in 1999. He is known for the comedies Nụ Hôn Thần Chết (A Kiss of Death), Những Nụ Hôn Rực … [Read more...] about Director to remake Hollywood film 50 First Dates