Posts Tagged ‘ International Film Festival ’

No Golden Lotus Award at national film fest 

December 19, 2011
No Golden Lotus Award at national film fest 

Two award winners at the 17th Vietnam National Film Festival. None of the 17 feature films competing at the 17th Vietnam National Film Festival that closed in Phu Yen Province on Saturday, December 17 was deemed worthy of the Golden Lotus Award. As the festival’s jury found no film among the 17 the most outstanding [...]

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From naivety to sureness 

November 23, 2011
From naivety to sureness 

  Film on gay men shows director approaching realism with confidence Hotboy noi loan va cau chuyen ve thang Cuoi, co gai diem va con vit (Lost Paradise), which is playing in theaters now, is Vu Ngoc Dang’s latest effort to make a serious movie that sells. The movie has taken part in several international [...]

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Conquering Hollywoodland

December 26, 2009
Conquering Hollywoodland

Vietnamese-American film director and screenwriter Quan Lelan is making a name for himself in Tinsel Town after scooping the prestigious award for best screenplay at the Moondance International Film Festival.  Quan Lelan with the producer and actresses from the 2007 remake of Dream of the Red Chamber.LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese-American film director and screenwriter Quan Lelan [...]

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Three local films to screen at Asia-Pacific film fest

December 17, 2009
Three local films to screen at Asia-Pacific film fest

Three Vietnamese films including Don’t Burn, The Moon at the Bottom of the Well, and Adrift will be shown at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Film Festival in Kaosiung City, Taiwan from December 17-20. LookAtVietnam – Three Vietnamese films including Dung dot (Don’t Burn), Trang noi day gieng (The Moon at the Bottom of the Well), and Choi [...]

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Pusan Int’l Film Festival kicks off in S Korea

October 9, 2009
Pusan Int’l Film Festival kicks off in S Korea

The Pusan International Film Festival, which South Korea praises as its largest international film event, opened Thursday, inviting top-rank moviemakers and celebrities South Korean actress Jang Seo Hee poses on the red carpet during the Pusan International Film Festival in Pusan, South Korea, Oct. 8, 2009. The 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), which South [...]

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Global distribution gives local films wider audience

October 9, 2009
Global distribution gives local films wider audience

LookAtVietnam – Several Vietnamese films with interesting themes and content are being screened outside the country by foreign distributors. The romantic comedy Chuyen Tinh Xa Xu (Passport to Love), distributed by Everest Production Corporation, will open at cinemas in the US this week.The film runs for a week at cinemas in California, Texas and Georgia [...]

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Vietnamese American scriptwriter triumphs at Moondance Film Festival

October 1, 2009
Vietnamese American scriptwriter triumphs at Moondance Film Festival

Scriptwriter Quan Lelan (photo: SGGP)VietNamNet Bridge – “The Princess Concubine”, by director and scriptwriter Quan Lelan, has won the award for best feature film script at the Moondance International Film Festival. The Moondance International Film Festival, held in Boulder, Colorado, is among the top independent film festivals in the world. It is widely considered the “American [...]

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Cinematic ceasefire

September 27, 2009
Cinematic ceasefire

Vietnam’s 1981 war classic Canh dong hoang (Deserted Field) won the top prize in Moscow International Film Festival 1981.LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s film industry is escaping an obsession with war and earning international recognition with a flow of daily life and individualism-centered features. A Vietnamese story of tangled love, which explores changes in society and people’s mentality [...]

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Don’t Burn It wins big at Japanese film festival

September 25, 2009
Don’t Burn It wins big at Japanese film festival

A Vietnamese film based on the war diary of a martyred resistance army medic has won the Audience Award at an international film festival in Japan. In a vote among audience members, Dung dot (Don’t Burn It), directed by Dang Nhat Minh, beat out 22 other films screened September 19-21 at the Fukuoka International Film [...]

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Cinematic ceasefire

September 21, 2009
Cinematic ceasefire

Vietnam’s 1981 war classic Canh dong hoang (Deserted Field) won the top prize in Moscow International Film Festival 1981 Vietnam’s film industry is escaping an obsession with war and earning international recognition with a flow of daily life and individualism-centered features. A Vietnamese story of tangled love, which explores changes in society and people’s mentality [...]

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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...