Vietnamese wins Best Actor Award at 18th Asian Film Festival
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.
A still cut of Rom, a Vietnamese film directed by Tran Thanh Huy. Tran Anh Khoa, playing Rom, wins the Best Actor Award at the 18th Asian Film Festival taking place in Rome from June 17 – 23. (Photo courtesy of the film's distributor)
Rome (VNA) – Tran Anh Khoa, playing Rom in themovie of the same name, took home the Best Actor Award at the 18th Asian Film Festival taking place in Rome from June 17 – 23.
The award is among the five most important of thefestival, together with the Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, and MostOriginal Film.
Khoa’s performance was described as “an interpretation ofinstinct, energy and dynamism for a character who moves in the chaos andmadness of Ho Chi Minh City”.
The Embassy of Vietnam in Italy received the award onbehalf of Khoa, who is currently living in Canada.
“Rom” was among the four Vietnamese movies screened inthe festival, with three others including Bac Kim Thang (Home Sweet Home), “BoGia” (Dad, I'm sorry), and “Tiec trang mau” (Blood Moon Party).
The Asian Film Festival in Italy is organised by theRoberts Bresson Film Foundation which selects the best films in East Asia, withspecial attention given to young directors.
A total of 28 feature and two short films from 11 EastAsian countries such as Japan, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam andSingapore, are featured at the event.
The films mainly reflect the abuse and bullying ofminors, family relationship and climate change in parts of the region./.
The story is about Duyen-a woman who lost her husband during the war. She did not want to tell everyone especially her weakened father-in-law. Until she could not keep the secret anymore, everything seems broken.
Four Vietnamese movies - Bac Kim Thang (Home Sweet Home), “Bo Gia” (Dad, I'm sorry), “Tiec trang mau” (Blood moon party) and “Rom” are being screened at the Asian Film Festival within the framework of the Vietnamese film screening day in Rome, Italy.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy and the organising board of the 18th Asian Film Festival held the “Vietnam Day” on June 22, as part of the June 17-23 festival in Rome.
Vietnam’s cinematic appeal lies in its diverse settings, from terraced mountains and limestone karsts to bustling markets and ancient towns. Its mix of ethnic vibes, buzzing street life, and old traditions gives directors a goldmine for storytelling.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
A still cut of Rom, a Vietnamese film directed by Tran Thanh Huy. Tran Anh Khoa, playing Rom, wins the Best Actor Award at the 18th Asian Film Festival taking place in Rome from June 17 – 23. (Photo courtesy of the film's distributor)
