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Vietnamese film project honoured at international festival

A Vietnamese movie project named “Than Duoc” (Sesame Has Its Soul) has won an award of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA).
Vietnamese film project honoured at international festival ảnh 1Director Oscar Duong (first, left) poses for a photo with producer Hang Trinh and TAICCA's content lab senior manager Joyce Tang. (Photo courtesy of Oscar Duong)
Hanoi (VNA) - A Vietnamese movie projectnamed “Than Duoc” (Sesame Has Its Soul) has won an award of the Taiwan CreativeContent Agency (TAICCA).

The TAICCA award forms part of the 16th Networkof Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) project market under the 27th BucheonInternational Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) which took place in the Republicof Korea (RoK) from June 29 to July 7.

The film project, directed by Oscar Duong andproduced by Hang Trinh, was the only Vietnamese representative to clinch the awardin the “It Project” category, which is designed for those in the contentdevelopment stage.

“Sesame Has Its Soul” tells the story of Vietnamesewomen who immigrate to the RoK and their hidden pain.

The BIFAN brought together 262 film projects from many countries. /.
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