Hanoi students honoured at Asian International Children’s Film Festival (Source: VOV) Hanoi (VNA) - A film titled "The To-do list" by studentsfrom Viet Duc High School in Hanoi has won the Outstanding Film Award at the13th Asian International Children’s Film Festival in Japan.
The movie tells a story about a companionship between two friends named Dangand Hai. Hai was unfortunately suffering from a fatal illness and would onlysurvive for a short time, and so he listed the places he wants to go on a pieceof paper ("To-do List"). Dang accidentally saw this paper andencouraged his friend. Every day he came to push a wheelchair to bring Hai tothose places. Hai's mother thought that Dang was not good and bothered his son,so she banned Dang from seeing Hai. When Hai died, Hai's mother accidentallyfound a picture of her son lying under the pillow, thanking Dang. Hai's motherregretted realising that she misunderstood Dang, having interrupted her son'slast aspirations in the middle.
The 13th Asian International Children’s Film Festival is themed “How do youfeel about causing others trouble. Is it okay if only you are good? Can youthink about other people?” It took place in Minamiawaji city, Hyogo prefecture,Japan.
This year’s event drew the participation of students from 15 Asian countriesand territories, and 10 Japanese prefectures and cities. In total, 69 pieces ofoutstanding works were chosen to be honoured from 400 entries.
The organising board presented 13 awards of the categories, including onespecial prize, four excellence prizes and eight consolation prizes.
The film festival aims to encourage children to pay greater attention to thesocieties in which they live in. It is hoped that through film, children willhave the chance to express their thoughts and desires in daily life./.
VNA
