A scene in the movie (Source: thanhniennews.com) Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnamese movie “I seeyellow flowers on the green grass” by director Victor Vu will be screened inJapan on August 19 with a view to bringing Vietnamese culture closer to Japanesepeople, heard a press conference in Tokyo on July 31.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuongsaid Vietnam annually screens around 300 foreign movies, including 10 Japaneseones. However, only few Vietnamese films hit cinemas in Japan, he noted.
He hoped more Vietnamese films would come toJapanese people in the coming time.
It was listed among the top 10 outstandingcultural events in Vietnam and won the important Bong Sen Vang (Golden Lotus)prize at the 19th Vietnam Film Festival in 2015.
The film was Vietnam’s only representative atthe TIFF Kids International Film Festival, which is part of the prestigiousToronto International Film Festival.
Besides this, it also bagged the best film awardat the second Silk Road International Film Festival and the Golden Kite at theVietnam Film Festival 2015.
Hong Kong and Amsterdam-based Fortissimo Films,which handled international sales for the film, introduced the film at the 68thannual Cannes Film Festival.
The film was also screened at the American FilmMarket in Los Angeles in November 2015.-VNA
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