Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — South Korean A-list actor Ahn Sung-ki will attend the South Korea - Việt Nam Film Festival’s opening ceremony on December 15 in Hà Nội. This is a good chance for Korean movie fans in Hà Nội to meet Sung-ki, who is regarded as a Korean national icon and is one of the most famous artists in South Korea. Along with Lee Byung Hun, he was one of the first Korean actors to leave his footprints in Hollywood in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in 2012. "Sung-ki is a legend in Korean cinema," said the Korean Cultural Centre’s director and festival organiser Park Hye-jin. "He is still one of Korea’s hardest working actors and he has made his contribution to bring popular Korean culture and Korean film to the world." Sung-ki began his acting career at the age of five with The Twilight Train by Kim Ki-young. He had a small role in the famous The Housemaid in 1960 at the age of eight. He took a break … [Read more...] about A-list Korean actor to open film festival
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Singapore Film Festival to take place in town
Singapore Film Festival to take place in townThe Saigon Times Daily A scene from “7 Letters”, which will open the Singapore Film Festival HCMC 2018 - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ORGANIZER HCMC - The Singapore Film Festival will for the first time be brought to HCMC by Singapore Film Society and RICE & Partners early next month, introducing four movies by well known Singaporean directors at CGV Vincom Dong Khoi in District 1. “7 Letters” will kick-start the festival on November 1, starting at 6:30 p.m. Visitors will also have the opportunity to meet two of the directors, Boo Junfeng and Tan Pin Pin, who co-directed the movie with five others. “7 Letters” (2016) comprises of seven stories, each of which acts as a love letter from the directors to Singapore, displaying the unique and varied connections they have with their homeland. “Apprentice” (2016) will be screened on the second day of the festival. It is a dark, compassionate … [Read more...] about Singapore Film Festival to take place in town
Film on cải lương to compete in Tokyo Film Festival
A scene in Song Lang (The Tap Box), a film on the 100-year history and development of cải lương (reformed opera), a genre of traditional theatre in the South. It will be screened at the Opening International Premiere in the Asian Future Category at Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 (TIFF) next month. — Photo courtesy of VAA Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Movie star and producer Ngô Thanh Vân’s latest film, Song Lang (The Tap Box), will compete in the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 (TIFF) next month. The film was selected to be screened at the Opening International Premiere in the Asian Future Category. Song Lang highlights the 100-year history and development of cải lương (reformed opera), a traditional theatre genre in the South. It features a group of cải lương artists in Sài Gòn in the 1980s, focusing on the challenges they face to preserve their art. It also centres on … [Read more...] about Film on cải lương to compete in Tokyo Film Festival
Excellent movies to be screened at Hanoi International Film Festival 2018
The Hanoitimes - On the sidelines of the fifth Hanoi International Film Festival, the Cinema Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold four screenings for journalists. Moviegoers will have a chance to enjoy a hundreds of films for free at the Fifth Hanoi International Film Festival, which will take place in Vietnam’s capital city from October 27 to 31. Excellent movies to be screened at Hanoi International Film Festival 2018. The information was announced by the Cinema Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at a press conference on September 17. A host of excellent movies will be on screen for the first time and free. Among them, “A Fantastic Woman” by Chilean Director Sebastian Lelio features tolerance, acceptance, and empathy. The film won the 90th Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The fable and documentary film “A Ciambra” directed by Jonas Carpignano will also be screened. The film … [Read more...] about Excellent movies to be screened at Hanoi International Film Festival 2018
All about love featured at film festival
Fortunata is the story of a young mother with a failed marriage, who fights daily for her dream (Photo courtesy of the Wallonie-Bruxelles delegation in Vietnam) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Five films from Belgium’s Mons International Love Film Festival (FIFA Mons) will be screened free of charge in Hanoi from September 21-24. This screenings are being organised by the Wallonie-Bruxelles delegation in Vietnam, and the National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio, following the success of the two seasons of FIFA Mons held in Vietnam in 2016 and 2017. Anne Lange, a representative for Wallonie - Bruxelles in Vietnam, 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 … [Read more...] about All about love featured at film festival