Keyword: "Vietnamese films"

Screenings of "Red Rain" have attracted large numbers of overseas Vietnamese, cinema professionals, and French audiences at the “Vietnam Film Week – The Journey of Light”.

A sweeping cinematic portrait of Vietnam – from the battlefield to the bustle of modern life – is set to captivate audiences in Paris, as stories of a resilient, richly textured nation transforms to the big screen in one of Europe’s most iconic theatres.

Accordingly, the Vietnam Film Institute will provide a collection of 10 cinematic works for screening at Metrograph Theatre in New York, providing international audiences with a better insight into Vietnam and its culture.

On the evening of September 15 (local time), Algerian audiences enjoyed the Vietnamese film “Dao, Pho va Piano” (Peach Blossom, Pho and Piano). Vietnam was invited as the guest of honour at this year’s festival. In addition to the feature film, the country also introduced the documentary “Dien Bien: Land and People” and another featuring the 1954 Dien Bien Phu Victory for competition at the event.

This marks the first time Vietnam has held a film week in Thessaloniki, aiming at enhancing local and international audiences’ understanding of Vietnamese cinema, a vibrant industry rooted in cultural identity, shaped by contemporary themes, and imbued with profound human values.

The film week offers nine feature and documentary films which reflect the history, culture, land, and people of Vietnam, and many of them have won national and international awards.

“Ben trong vo ken vang” (Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell) by Vietnamese director Pham Thien An has won the best feature film award at the 21st Asian Film Festival held in Rome.

Issues of Vietnamese film marketing and distribution in international markets were discussed at a workshop held on April 9 as part of the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF) 2024.

The second Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF II) will be held in the central coastal city of Da Nang from July 2 to July 6, with the event attracting the participation of leading filmmakers from throughout the Asian region.

Two Vietnamese films ‘1990’ and ‘Chia khoa tram ty’ will hit theaters during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays, in the hope of improving box office revenue after a gloomy 2021.

A number of Vietnamese and Hollywood movies will be released during the festive season to attract audiences back to the cinemas.

Cinemas in Ho Chi Minh City reopened on November 19 with a schedule of Hollywood and Vietnamese films, six months after social distancing started in late April.

Two Vietnamese films have been named among the 26 projects chosen for the Asian Project Market at this year’s Busan International Film Festival of the Republic of Korea.

Two Vietnamese films have been named among the 26 projects chosen for the Asian Project Market (APM) at this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) of the Republic of Korea.

Movie buffs will be able enjoy some intriguing Vietnamese movies on the Vietnam Film Institute’s YouTube channel during social distancing, in an initiative that aims to promote local cinematic works to a wider audience.

Tran Anh Khoa, playing Rom in the movie of the same name, took home the Best Actor Award at the 18th Asian Film Festival taking place in Rome from June 17 – 23.

More Vietnamese are watching Republic of Korean and American films than Vietnamese films on the digital movie platform Netflix.

Film producers have revealed a host of new projects, promising to introduce Vietnamese cultural features to the silver screen and create a new diversity for the local cinema market.

Three Vietnamese films produced by HCM City filmmakers are ready for release during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Vietnamese films have created good impressions on thought-leaders, creative professionals and member of the public from around the world at the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) and the Asian Academy Creative Awards held within the Singapore Media Festival 2019.