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Bui Kim Quy’s sophomore feature ‘Memoryland’ is a ‘beautifully composed’ film that explores attitudes about death in Vietnam, movie magazine Screen Daily wrote after a screening of the movie at Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in October. This October, ‘Memoryland’ has made it to the silver screen of ‘New Currents,' a competitive category under the BIFF, after earning the publishing permit from Vietnamese authorities just two weeks earlier. It is the brainchild of Vietnamese director and screenwriter Bui Kim Quy, with Dang Xuan Truong contributing as a producer and director of photography. The duo previously collaborated in a BIFF-selected flick, which met with a ban from domestic screening in 2014. 'Memoryland' secured three screenings at BIFF on October 10, 11, and 14, but Quy was not able to leave Vietnam for the events due to her health issues. The movie is about burial ceremonies in Vietnam, respect for the dead, and the love affairs of the living, according … [Read more...] about Vietnamese movie earns rave reviews at Busan International Film Festival

Her maiden effort received the ArteKino International Award and €6,000 ($6,966) in cash. It will be allowed to be screened in on the website of the online ArteKino Festival in Europe to held through Dec. ‘If Wood Could Cry, It Would Cry Blood’ is adapted from the autobiographical novel ‘Tam Van Phong Dao’ (rough translation: A Board for Daggers) by famous comedian Mac Can. The movie depicts his life growing up as the middle child in a family that ran a traveling circus. The film centers on the three siblings who perform the famous knife-throwing act. Ba, the main character, a quirky 14-year-old boy is the one who holds the wooden board into which his older brother, Hai, throws the knives. To add extra thrill to the performance, their little sister, Tu, stands in front of the board. His brother′s talent and his little sister′s fearlessness create the blueprint for a tragedy waiting to happen. Director Nguyen Phan Linh Dan. Photo courtesy of Dan The festival … [Read more...] about Vietnamese movie wins project award at Busan film festival

The movie was shown in the "News Currents" category at 2021 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) on Oct. 10, 11 and 14, without the presence of crew members as Quy, having health issues, cannot attend the festival. "The film’s clarity, focus and eloquence come from poetic images of decay, crisply captured by cinematographer Xuan Truong Dang. Rotted fruit, fallen leaves, a bowl of rice swarming with ants, broken pots, empty buildings, fading portraits on a weathered wall, collapsed roofs and abandoned villages all speak to the absence of something that was once vital and alive," film news website Screendaily commented. According to the website, "Mien Ky Uc" uses a chain of interrelated stories to explore attitudes about death in Vietnam. "Ritual and practicality, harmony and discord, fond wishes and hard choices all compete in the struggle to achieve a lasting peace for the dear departed," it said, adding in the movie, Hanoi is a clutter of construction sites, traffic jams, … [Read more...] about ‘Mien Ky Uc’ earns kudos at Busan International Film Festival

The winner received a cash prize of EUR6,000 while her film that is adapted from the novel titled Tam Van Phong Dao (The knife throwing target) by Mac Can has been selected for screening on the ARTE Kino Festival’s website. Nguyen Phan Linh Dan graduated from the faculty of Film and Television at the New York University in the US. Her movie, Lost participated in the category of Short film corner at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. She was also director of photography of the movie, Bi Mat Cua Gio (Secrets of the Wind) directed by Nguyen Phan Quang Binh, which premiered at the 2019 Busan International Film Festival. Two Vietnamese films competed at the Asian Project Market at this year’s Busan International Film Festival, including ‘Memento Mori: Water by director Marcus Manh Cuong Vu. The 2021 Busan International Film Festival ’s Asian Project Market, the largest investment and co-production market in Asia, selected 25 final selections from 15 different countries! Asian … [Read more...] about Vietnamese movie honored at Busan Int’l Film Festival 2021

The 30-year-old producer said that since the Covid-19 outbreak began, people of Asian descent in the U.S. have faced more severe discrimination than ever since they are considered to be the cause of the virus. Once, she was supporting a film crew in Times Square, New York, when a maskless white man shouted at her to "Go back to where you came from". There have been many attacks on Asians, culminating in a shooting that left six Asians dead in Atlanta in March. Frustrated with the issue of racism, Phuong and director Sally Tran embarked on the non-profit film project in April. They chose a visual art form to represent many related historical events. The team called many artists of Asian origin to participate, each drawing one or two illustrative scenes. ‘Centuries And Still’ is thus a collaboration between the artistic styles of many people. After the film’s completion, the team was supported by a platform provider in the U.S. and non-profit organizations such as MekongNYC, … [Read more...] about American-Vietnamese makes short film on racism

A scene from Trần Trung Kỳ Án (Trần Trung’s Tales), a TV series about Vietnamese fairy tales from Vĩnh Long Radio & Television. Photo courtesy of the producer HCM CITY — A TV series about Vietnamese fairy tales from Vĩnh Long Radio & Television has attracted several millions viewers on YouTube. The work, Trần Trung Kỳ Án (Trần Trung’s Tales), features stories of a district official named Trần Trung who lives in a remote village and uses his intelligence to protect villagers. The themes of patriotism and devotion are also highlighted. Each 60-minute episode of Trần Trung Kỳ Án features Vietnamese history, culture and lifestyle. It includes beautiful scenes captured in the Mekong River Delta and southern provinces, interspersed with folk songs and traditional customs of the southern people. The latest and 13th episode, called Vụ Thảm Sát Hồ Gia Trang (Murder in Hồ Gia’s Family), released on September 2, has attracted nearly 400,000 views on YouTube. It focuses … [Read more...] about Film series about Vietnamese fairy tales released on YouTube