The private film company LBT has introduced its latest film on childrenin hopes of drawing young audiences away from Korean and Americanproductions that have come to dominate cinemas this summer.
Thenew production Bao Mau Sieu Quay (Babysitters) is a comedy about a groupof pre-school children, focusing on the relationships between parents,teachers and children.
The film features Bo, a four-year-old boy in a group of four kids who must protect his friends from a pair of kidnappers.
"Wedon't bring serious educational messages," said the film's director LeBao Trung. "I hope our film can entertain audiences, both children andtheir parents. After watching, I believe adults will gain useful lessonson finding a way to love and understand their kids."
In the film, Trung used pre-school children from HCM City who had no previous training in acting.
"It'sthe best way to make my film's characters popular with youngaudiences," he explained, adding that his staff tried to have a goodunderstanding of the lifestyle of children by observing the youngactors.
Bao Mau Sieu Quay's premiere recently attracted more than 1,500 children, who laughed and screamed during the film.
"Webelieve the success in ticket sales of Trung's film occurred becauseuntil now there has been no Vietnamese children's film this summer,"said Dinh Lang, movie critic for Dien Anh Viet Nam (VietnamCinematography) magazine.
He said that despite strong demand from young audiences, the number of quality films for children was still low.
"Themain difficulty is that film producers often receive poor screenplayswhich aren't suitable for youngsters. They don't want to make film or TVseries, worth billions of dong, with these lightweight screenplays," hesaid.
"Producers and directors need good screenplays and skilled young actors who can breathe life into children's roles," he said.
"Directors and screenwriters often do not fully understand what youngsters want and think," he added.
"Myfriends and I do not like Vietnamese children's movies because they areboring. In our view, the characters are just silly boys and girls. Wedon't think and act like them," said Nguyen Kim Chi, a seven-year-oldgirl from HCM City.
Trung said that film producers should workjointly with publishing houses and talented authors to create qualitybooks and screenplays for children.
"Movies and theatres for children are a promising market," he said.-VNA
Thenew production Bao Mau Sieu Quay (Babysitters) is a comedy about a groupof pre-school children, focusing on the relationships between parents,teachers and children.
The film features Bo, a four-year-old boy in a group of four kids who must protect his friends from a pair of kidnappers.
"Wedon't bring serious educational messages," said the film's director LeBao Trung. "I hope our film can entertain audiences, both children andtheir parents. After watching, I believe adults will gain useful lessonson finding a way to love and understand their kids."
In the film, Trung used pre-school children from HCM City who had no previous training in acting.
"It'sthe best way to make my film's characters popular with youngaudiences," he explained, adding that his staff tried to have a goodunderstanding of the lifestyle of children by observing the youngactors.
Bao Mau Sieu Quay's premiere recently attracted more than 1,500 children, who laughed and screamed during the film.
"Webelieve the success in ticket sales of Trung's film occurred becauseuntil now there has been no Vietnamese children's film this summer,"said Dinh Lang, movie critic for Dien Anh Viet Nam (VietnamCinematography) magazine.
He said that despite strong demand from young audiences, the number of quality films for children was still low.
"Themain difficulty is that film producers often receive poor screenplayswhich aren't suitable for youngsters. They don't want to make film or TVseries, worth billions of dong, with these lightweight screenplays," hesaid.
"Producers and directors need good screenplays and skilled young actors who can breathe life into children's roles," he said.
"Directors and screenwriters often do not fully understand what youngsters want and think," he added.
"Myfriends and I do not like Vietnamese children's movies because they areboring. In our view, the characters are just silly boys and girls. Wedon't think and act like them," said Nguyen Kim Chi, a seven-year-oldgirl from HCM City.
Trung said that film producers should workjointly with publishing houses and talented authors to create qualitybooks and screenplays for children.
"Movies and theatres for children are a promising market," he said.-VNA
