Nearly 8 movies and 21 short films on Vietnam will be screened at theViet Film Fest (VFF), during April 10-13 at the UltraLuxe Cinemas,Anaheim GardenWalk, California, US.
The entries are sent bydirectors from across the world, including Vietnam, the US, Australia,and Canada. Directors from the UK, France, Germany, and Japan have alsoforwarded their entries for the event. This is the first time thatentries from the Republic of Korea will be screened during the event.
Asper schedule, the movie Am Muu Giay Got Nhon (How to Fight in SixInches Heels) by director Ham Tran will be screened on the opening nightof the event. The romantic comedy movie based on the fashion in NewYork and Ho Chi Minh City has been screened in Vietnam since lastOctober.
The spotlight night of the event will showcase the movieNumber 10 Blues/Goodbye Saigon by Japanese Director Norio Osada. Thefilm was shot during 1974-75 and is a portrayal of love between aVietnamese woman and a Japanese man. The film was showcased at theOkuradashi Film Festival 2013 and won the Audience Most Favourite title.
Onthe closing night of the event, Teo Em, a comedy film, which topped thebox office last Christmas season in Vietnam, will be screened. TheGrand Jury Trong Dong (Bronze Drum) Award of the film festival will begiven to the romantic comedy titled Tien Chua (Funny Money) by directorThien Do, which has been screened in Vietnam since last October.
On the same night, VFF will launch its online Viet Film Fest Channel to showcase movies screened at previous VFF events.
Tickets for the event are available at the venue and online at ultrastarmovies.com.
VFF is organised by the Vietnamese American Arts&LettersAssociation (VAALA) to celebrate Vietnamese voices in cinema around theworld.
Since 2003, VFF has been widely regarded as the largestVietnamese film festival organised outside of Vietnam. In the pastdecade, the festival has attracted thousands of national andinternational attendees and showcased hundreds of short films andfeatures that have been submitted from many corners of the world,including the United States, Australia, Canada, and France.
Germany, Israel, Poland, and United Kingdom have also sent their entrees for screening at the festival in the past.
Awardspresented at VFF include the Grand-Jury Trong Dong Awards for BestFeature Film and Best Short Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, andBest Actress.
The audience will also have the opportunity to vote for the Audience Choice Award for feature and short films.-VNA
The entries are sent bydirectors from across the world, including Vietnam, the US, Australia,and Canada. Directors from the UK, France, Germany, and Japan have alsoforwarded their entries for the event. This is the first time thatentries from the Republic of Korea will be screened during the event.
Asper schedule, the movie Am Muu Giay Got Nhon (How to Fight in SixInches Heels) by director Ham Tran will be screened on the opening nightof the event. The romantic comedy movie based on the fashion in NewYork and Ho Chi Minh City has been screened in Vietnam since lastOctober.
The spotlight night of the event will showcase the movieNumber 10 Blues/Goodbye Saigon by Japanese Director Norio Osada. Thefilm was shot during 1974-75 and is a portrayal of love between aVietnamese woman and a Japanese man. The film was showcased at theOkuradashi Film Festival 2013 and won the Audience Most Favourite title.
Onthe closing night of the event, Teo Em, a comedy film, which topped thebox office last Christmas season in Vietnam, will be screened. TheGrand Jury Trong Dong (Bronze Drum) Award of the film festival will begiven to the romantic comedy titled Tien Chua (Funny Money) by directorThien Do, which has been screened in Vietnam since last October.
On the same night, VFF will launch its online Viet Film Fest Channel to showcase movies screened at previous VFF events.
Tickets for the event are available at the venue and online at ultrastarmovies.com.
VFF is organised by the Vietnamese American Arts&LettersAssociation (VAALA) to celebrate Vietnamese voices in cinema around theworld.
Since 2003, VFF has been widely regarded as the largestVietnamese film festival organised outside of Vietnam. In the pastdecade, the festival has attracted thousands of national andinternational attendees and showcased hundreds of short films andfeatures that have been submitted from many corners of the world,including the United States, Australia, Canada, and France.
Germany, Israel, Poland, and United Kingdom have also sent their entrees for screening at the festival in the past.
Awardspresented at VFF include the Grand-Jury Trong Dong Awards for BestFeature Film and Best Short Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, andBest Actress.
The audience will also have the opportunity to vote for the Audience Choice Award for feature and short films.-VNA
