More than 2,000 Vietnamese and international cinema artists anddirectors attended the opening of the Vietnam International FilmFestival in Hanoi on Oct. 17.
Ten feature films fromeight countries and territories and 12 documentaries and short filmswill be screened for the first time until Oct. 21 and selected forfestival awards.
The festival, the first of its kind, was opened with French film “Arthur and the War of Two Worlds”.
The head of feature films’ jury and “The Quiet American” directorPhillip Noyce said the criteria for this genre focuses on social issuesand the film’s lofty humanity.
The jury also highly values films that offer new, interesting, creative and surprising angles, he added.
Noyce said he himself expects a breakthrough in Vietnam ’scinematography in the coming time, especially young directors’ works.
This is the first time Vietnam has hosted the International FilmFestival, which aims to honour the Asian film industry and promote thedevelopment of Southeast Asian cinematography.
During thefive-day film festival, in addition to viewing the films, audiences willhave the chance to meet with Vietnamese and internationaldocumentarians, animators and film crews.
The Vietnamesepremiere of “Canh dong bat tan” (Floating Lives), an adaption of thetragic novel by Nguyen Ngoc Tu and directed by Nguyen Phan Quang Binh,seems to be the most anticipated entry in the film programme. It will beintroduced on Oct. 20 at Platinum Cineplex, the Garden Mall, on Me TriRoad, Hanoi . The film promises stunning visuals as it tells thestory of a heartbroken rice farmer in the Mekong Delta and his loveaffair with a prostitute.
Competing for Best Feature Filmare two Vietnamese films, “Trung uy” (the Lieutenant) and “Long ThanhCam Gia Ca” (The Fate of a Songstress in Thang Long) as well as filmsfrom China , Japan , the Philippines , Malaysia , Indonesia ,Singapore and Thailand .
Head of the VietnamCinematography Department Lai Van Sinh, who is also head of thefestival’s organising board, said that half of the proceeds from ticketsale will be donated to Vietnam ’s central flood victims./.
Ten feature films fromeight countries and territories and 12 documentaries and short filmswill be screened for the first time until Oct. 21 and selected forfestival awards.
The festival, the first of its kind, was opened with French film “Arthur and the War of Two Worlds”.
The head of feature films’ jury and “The Quiet American” directorPhillip Noyce said the criteria for this genre focuses on social issuesand the film’s lofty humanity.
The jury also highly values films that offer new, interesting, creative and surprising angles, he added.
Noyce said he himself expects a breakthrough in Vietnam ’scinematography in the coming time, especially young directors’ works.
This is the first time Vietnam has hosted the International FilmFestival, which aims to honour the Asian film industry and promote thedevelopment of Southeast Asian cinematography.
During thefive-day film festival, in addition to viewing the films, audiences willhave the chance to meet with Vietnamese and internationaldocumentarians, animators and film crews.
The Vietnamesepremiere of “Canh dong bat tan” (Floating Lives), an adaption of thetragic novel by Nguyen Ngoc Tu and directed by Nguyen Phan Quang Binh,seems to be the most anticipated entry in the film programme. It will beintroduced on Oct. 20 at Platinum Cineplex, the Garden Mall, on Me TriRoad, Hanoi . The film promises stunning visuals as it tells thestory of a heartbroken rice farmer in the Mekong Delta and his loveaffair with a prostitute.
Competing for Best Feature Filmare two Vietnamese films, “Trung uy” (the Lieutenant) and “Long ThanhCam Gia Ca” (The Fate of a Songstress in Thang Long) as well as filmsfrom China , Japan , the Philippines , Malaysia , Indonesia ,Singapore and Thailand .
Head of the VietnamCinematography Department Lai Van Sinh, who is also head of thefestival’s organising board, said that half of the proceeds from ticketsale will be donated to Vietnam ’s central flood victims./.
