Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese documentary movie Singing from behind the Barswon the Best Asian Project award at Docs Port Incheon 2016, which was held in theRepublic of Korea last month.
Themovie, directed by Dao Thanh Hung and produced by Pham Phuong Thao, was awarded10 million KRW (8,500 USD). The movie, about wild bird protection in Vietnam,is expected to be released in 2017.
Singingfrom behind the Bars was selected over hundreds of participant projects and wasamong the top 10 finalists of directors and producers from Japan, mainlandChina, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as the Philippines, Myanmar, India andCambodia.
DocsPort Incheon, an Asian documentary project market introducing the bestdocumentaries in the RoK and Asia, is a new concept funding platform to supportdocumentary productions and co-productions in the RoK and Asian region.-VNA
“Yen’s Life” to be screened at 5th ASEAN film festival
A Vietnamese film entitled “Cuoc Doi cua Yen” (Yen’s Life) directed by Dinh Tuan Vu will be screened during the fifth ASEAN film festival in the Prague, the Czech Republic.