Vietnamese documentary wins film festival award

A documentary featuring a Vietnamese martial artist filmed by Quang Ngai Television has won the Guirlande d' Honneur at the 28th Sport Movies and TV festival in Milan.
A documentary featuring a Vietnamese martial artist filmed by Quang Ngai Television has won the Guirlande d' Honneur at the 28th Sport Movies and TV festival in Milan.

Titled Doi Vo (Martial Arts Life), the documentary features the moving story of the life and passion of veteran martial artist Ngo Bong, who was born in Tu Nghia district, in the central province of Quang Ngai . His name is synonymous with Hung Ke Quyen, a local martial art dating back to the Tay Son reign (1778-1802).

Thirteen television and cinema works including feature films, documentaries, TV reports, television shows, cinema technology and advertisements were also awarded at the festival, which ended on Nov. 2.

The host Italy won four awards while China and Russia won two at the festival where 103 countries were represented.

The award winners will be screened in Doha (Qatar) between November 15 and 18, according to the Federation of International Cinema and Television Sport (Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs)./.

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