Moscow hosts Vietnamese Film Days

Vietnamese Film Days will be held in Moscow, Russia from October 27^th to 31^st at Illusion Cinema, showcasing five award winning movies from Vietnam.

The movies are box-office hits, including Toi Thay Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh (I See Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass), Em Chua 18 (Jailbait), Cuoc Doi Cua Yen (Yen’s Life) My Nhan (The Beauty) and 12 Chom Sao: Ve Duong Cho Yeu Chay (Zodiac: 5 Steps of Love).

A scene of the film Yen’s Life. (Photo: news.zing.vn)

Director Victor Vu’s I See Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass and emerging director Dinh Tuan Vu’s Yen’s Life won top honours at the Vietnam National Film Festival in 2015. Vu’s film, based on best-seller author Nguyen Nhat Anh’s short story, took home the Golden Lotus for the best movie, while Yen’s Life won the Silver Lotus for the best actress, best music, best cinematography and best production design.

I See Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass was also listed among the top 10 outstanding cultural films in Vietnam and it won the best film award at the Silk Road International Film Festival in Fujian province, China.

Released in 2015, the film was a cinematic phenomenon at the domestic box office, earning over VND 80 billion (USD 3.6 million).

Director Vu’s first work, Yen’s Life, grabbed the Grand Festival Prize at the World Premieres Film Festival in the Philippines in 2016.

Jailbait by Le Thanh Son is one of the highest-grossing Vietnamese movies, earning a record revenue of VND 150 billion (USD 6.6 million) following 16 days of nationwide screening. The movie was screened at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia City from September 18^th-23^rd.

The film festival opening ceremony will be presented by Deputy Head of Vietnam’s Department of Cinema Do Duy Anh and producer representative of The Beauty.

The Vietnamese Film Days is being held by the Russian film studio, Fest-Film, with support from the Ministry for Culture of Russia, Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnamese Embassy to Moscow and federal government state-funded cultural institution-cinematic organisation, Gosfilmofond.

The festival is one of the activities being held under the framework of culture cooperation, promoting the bilateral relationship in the cinematic industry between Vietnam and Russia.

All the movies will be shown with Russian subtitles./.

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