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Movies lead the way in 2009 while television lags behind

December 27, 2009
Movies lead the way in 2009 while television lags behind

This year Vietnam’s movie industry has won new admirers for its innovation but the same cannot be said of television. Director Dang Nhat Minh (second from the left) received the Gold Lotus Award 2009 for “Don’t Burn”. 2009 was a year of high achieving movies with filmmakers achieving both critical and commercial success. Art house movies [...]

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Ministry of Defence honours Don’t Burn

December 21, 2009
Ministry of Defence honours Don’t Burn

Director Dang Nhat Minh’s Don’t Burn was awarded the highest cinematic prize by the Ministry of Defence from thousands of pieces of literature, art and journalism featuring the armed forces and revolutionary wars. Director Dang Nhat Minh.LookAtVietnam – Director Dang Nhat Minh’s Dung Dot (Don’t Burn) was awarded the highest cinematic prize by the Ministry [...]

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War film wins Golden Lotus prize

December 14, 2009
War film wins Golden Lotus prize

The spirited diary of war martyr Dang Thuy Tram, which has captured the public’s imagination was once again honoured during the 16th Viet Nam Film Festival, . . . Best movie: Director Dang Nhat Minh (second right) receives the Golden Lotus Prize at the Viet Nam Film Festival’s awards ceremony on Saturday.Dung Dot (Don’t Burn), [...]

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American audience touched by “Don’t Burn”

November 17, 2009
American audience touched by “Don’t Burn”

Director Dang Nhat Minh’s “Dung Dot” or “Don’t Burn” film attracted over 200 viewers at the Cantor Film Center in New York City on November 15. John McAuliff, managing director of the New York-based Conciliation and Development Foundation, could not hold back tears. He cried and thanked director Dang Nhat Minh for “a movie about [...]

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“Don’t Burn” introduced to American students

November 11, 2009
“Don’t Burn” introduced to American students

LookAtVietnam – American students are finding a new movie “Don’t Burn” an invaluable aid in understanding the Vietnam American war.   Professor Erik Harms and director Dang Nhat Minh. The movie has been hailed by Professor Erik Harms, who is the foremost expert on Vietnam and the war at Yale University.   “I’ve watched many films about [...]

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Don’t Burn triumphs at Fukuoka Film Festival

September 25, 2009
Don’t Burn triumphs at Fukuoka Film Festival

Dung Dot (in English, Don’t Burn), the film version of doctor-martyr Dang Thuy Tram’s wartime diary, has won the ‘People’s Choice Award’ at a leading festival for Asian films. Director Dang Nhat Minh receives the award.VietNamNet Bridge – Dung Dot (in English, Don’t Burn), the film version of doctor-martyr Dang Thuy Tram’s wartime diary, has [...]

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Korean soap opera turns Vietnamese

April 12, 2009
Korean soap opera turns Vietnamese

(L-R) Lam Truong, Minh Hang, Luong Manh Hai, and Thuy Tien are set to star in Ngoi nha hanh phuc (Full House), based on a popular Korean TV series Young directing talent Vu Ngoc Dang will work with Viet Film and casting agency BHD to make a 23-episode Vietnamese version of the wildly successful Korean [...]

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“Don’t Burn” highlights Dang Thuy Tram’s spirit

April 10, 2009
“Don’t Burn” highlights Dang Thuy Tram’s spirit

“Don’t Burn,” the movie based on the famous diary of Doctor Dang Thuy Tram, was introduced at a press conference in Hanoi on April 8. The movie will come out on April 30. Director Dang Nhat Minh and doctor, martyr Dang Thuy Tram’s mother, Mrs. Doan Ngoc Tram. “Don’t burn, it already has fire inside” are [...]

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Celluloid bridges

April 7, 2009
Celluloid bridges

Cho and Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards in 2006 A South Korean film critic brings Asia a little closer through its common love of cinema. Pock Rey Cho, director of the Gwangju International Film Festival, says Asian cinema is well on its way to garnering the global respect it deserves.The [...]

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Vietnamese artists on juries of int’l contests

March 28, 2009
Vietnamese artists on juries of int’l contests

Some international cultural-arts contests have recently invited Vietnamese artists to join their juries. Pianist Dang Thai Son. Top of the list must be People’s Artist, pianist Dang Thai Son, who was the youngest juryman at a music contest named after Chopin in Poland. He was recently the chief juryman of the International Sviatoslav Richter Piano Contest. [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...