Vietnamese films to compete at Lorcano Film Festival, video

Three young Vietnamese filmmakers will compete at the 74th edition of the Lorcano Film Festival slated for August 4-14.
Rosie Nguyen
June 12, 2021 | 10:24
Vietnamese blockbuster to be released in the US, Australia Vietnamese blockbuster to be released in the US, Australia
Vietnamese actress nominated at international film fest Vietnamese actress nominated at international film fest
Vietnamese blockbuster hits international screens Vietnamese blockbuster hits international screens
Vietnamese films to compete at Lorcano Film Festival, video
Contestants at the Lorcano Film Festival. Photo: VNA

“Don’t Cry Butterflies” by female director Duong Dieu Linh and “Who Created Human Beings” by Le Binh Giang will be two among eight projects in the Open Doors Hub component. Both films were co-produced by Vietnam and Singapore.

Born in Hanoi in north Vietnam, Duong Dieu Linh left for Singapore in 2008 when she was 18 to study at the School of Art, Media and Design, Nanyang Technological University. She has been staying in Singapore since, but she often travels back to Vietnam for various projects.

She has directed five Vietnam-set short films so far. Among them, Adults Don’t Say Sorry; Mother, Daughter, Dreams; and Sweet, Salty, form a series about sad and angsty middle-aged Vietnamese women.
"Don’t Cry, Butterflies" will be a closing chapter to this series of middle-aged women. It’s a dark comedy about a housewife who tries to voodoo her husband back into love and a daughter who fantasizes of a rosy life abroad, but their fate will soon intertwine in a hopeless fight for dreams and desires.
Le Binh Giang is a young film director based in Vietnam. He graduated from the Ho Chi Minh City Academy of Theatre and Cinema in 2017, has made several short films, and his directorial debut feature, KFC (2016), was selected at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017, New York Asian Film Festival 2017, and Five Flavours Asian Film Festival 2017 in Warsaw, among others. Giang holds a unique position in Vietnamese independent cinema; he is not only a pioneer in genre films but also his films, whether commercial or arthouse, always have trouble with the censors. But censored or not, controversial or not, Giang is never afraid to tell his stories, and he continues on his journey with a forbidden love story of a policeman and a Catholic in "Who Created Human Beings," according to APM.

The initiative, aimed at supporting cinema from the global south and east, is in the final year of a three-year cycle focused on Southeast Asia and Mongolia and encompassing independent filmmaking communities across the countries.

Linh won Locarno’s Pardi di Domani competition in 2020 for the short “A Trip to Heaven”.

Vietnamese films to compete at Lorcano Film Festival, video
Poster for ‘A Trip to Heaven’ by director Duong Dieu Linh. Photo: VNN
"A Trip to Heaven" tells the story of 50-year-old woman named Tam, who bumps into her high school sweetheart on a tour bus to the Mekong Delta. Tam was hopeful for a chance of reconciliation, but maybe he was not.

Trailer of "A Trip to Heaven".

Meanwhile, Nguyen Thi Xuan Trang will compete at the Open Door Lab event dedicated to film producers.

Various Vietnamese filmmakers have won awards and grants at the movie festival.

In 2019, Pham Ngoc Lan’s “Culi Never Cries” won the Arte International Prize and Sorfond Award offered by the Sorfond film fund.

“Glorious Ashes” by producer Tran Thi Bich Ngoc and director Bui Thac Chuyen clinched a grant of France’s cinema centre the CNC.

Overseas Vietnamese director partners with int’l organization for a #StopAsianHate film

Overseas Vietnamese director partners with int’l organization for a #StopAsianHate film

Crowdfunding site GoFundMe is collaborating with Vietnamese American film director Bao Nguyen for a short black-and-white film named #StopAsianHateTogether, which shines a light on the ...
Jasa Sarjana equips newly launched Automated Rapid Transit system with Rivex Rikeguard antimicrobial film

Jasa Sarjana equips newly launched Automated Rapid Transit system with Rivex Rikeguard antimicrobial film

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 15 April 2021 - Jasa Sarjana Sdn Bhd ("Jasa Sarjana"), the Malaysian official sole distributor of Japanese premium ...
Vietnam's “Invisible Love” takes five international film prizes

Vietnam's “Invisible Love” takes five international film prizes

Vietnamese movie “Tinh Yeu Vo Hinh” (Invisible Love) has won five prizes at the Indie Fest and Paris International Film Festival.
Rosie Nguyen
Chia sẻ
 Email
Tags:
Vietnamese films international film festival Vietnamese film maker

Related Stories

Vietnamese Film Premieres at International Film Festival of India Friendship

Vietnamese Film Premieres at International Film Festival of India

This milestone reflects the growing cultural exchange between Vietnam and India and promises to bring Vietnamese cinema closer to Indian audiences.
December 10, 2024 | 23:09
Vietnam News Today (Nov. 26): Party Leader Receives Bulgarian President National

Vietnam News Today (Nov. 26): Party Leader Receives Bulgarian President

Vietnam News Today (Nov. 26): Party leader receives Bulgarian President; Vietnamese movie honored at Sharjah Film Platform; Vietnam’s export-import turnover hits over US$681 bln by mid-November; Strong cold air sweeps across northern Vietnam, temperatures drop sharply.
November 26, 2024 | 07:13

Recommended

Almost 5.000 Flood-resistant Houses Built in 7 Vietnamese Provinces Viet's Home

Almost 5.000 Flood-resistant Houses Built in 7 Vietnamese Provinces

4,966 safe and solid houses were built for more than 25,000 people in areas frequently hit by storms and floods during the past seven years.
December 18, 2024 | 09:56
Putting People at the Center of Development Strategy - Part 2 Viet's Home

Putting People at the Center of Development Strategy - Part 2

The Party and State of Vietnam have been, are and will be determined to achieve the goal of ensuring and better protecting human rights on the basis of a rule-of-law state and socialist democracy under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, while contributing to the international community in resolving regional and global issues on human rights. Accordingly, it is necessary to well organize the implementation of the following basic contents and tasks.
December 15, 2024 | 14:49
Basis for Positioning the Target and Historical Opportunity to Bring the Vietnam into New Era Viet's Home

Basis for Positioning the Target and Historical Opportunity to Bring the Vietnam into New Era

General Secretary To Lam, in his recent articles and speeches, emphasized that Vietnam is at a pivotal moment, converging all advantages and strengths to usher the country into a new era of nation's rise. This new era follows the era of independence, freedom, building socialism, and innovation. The General Secretary has clearly outlined the foundations for setting goals and seizing historical opportunities to propel the country into this era of national growth.
December 14, 2024 | 23:11
Diplomacy in Cause of Defending Socialist Vietnam: Achievements and Lessons Learned (Part 3) Viet's Home

Diplomacy in Cause of Defending Socialist Vietnam: Achievements and Lessons Learned (Part 3)

Reflecting on the practical activities across historical periods helps evaluate the contributions and pivotal role of diplomacy in safeguarding the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, thereby drawing lessons and setting directions for the future.
December 14, 2024 | 22:06

Popular articles

Sound Foreign Policy of the Party and State as the Cornerstone of Nation Rise Viet's Home

Sound Foreign Policy of the Party and State as the Cornerstone of Nation Rise

Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, and multilateralization of international relations remains a consistent stance of the Party and State. Amid the current trend of opening up and international integration, the Party and State have cleverly led and managed foreign affairs activities with flexibility and promptness, aligning with both domestic and international contexts. Recent successful foreign affairs events have significantly consolidated and elevated Vietnam's position and prestige on the international political stage. However, hostile forces propagate false arguments to distort the Party and State's viewpoints on foreign affairs.
December 14, 2024 | 17:43
Diplomacy in Cause of Defending Socialist Vietnam: Achievements and Lessons Learned (Part 2) Viet's Home

Diplomacy in Cause of Defending Socialist Vietnam: Achievements and Lessons Learned (Part 2)

Vietnam's steadfast and flexible diplomatic efforts have contributed to controlling and preventing conflicts, maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for development.
December 14, 2024 | 17:07
Diplomacy in Cause of Defending Socialist Vietnam: Achievements and Lessons Learned (Part 1) Viet's Home

Diplomacy in Cause of Defending Socialist Vietnam: Achievements and Lessons Learned (Part 1)

The history of Vietnam’s diplomacy is inseparable from the significant milestones in the nation’s journey of building and defending its homeland. Over nearly five decades since liberation, Vietnam’s foreign affairs have consistently accompanied the country in overcoming immense challenges.
December 14, 2024 | 13:41
Vietnam Consistently Implements a National Defense Policy of Peace and Self-defense Viet's Home

Vietnam Consistently Implements a National Defense Policy of Peace and Self-defense

Vietnam consistently and transparently implements its national defense policy of peace and self-defense, always choosing and standing on the side of justice.
December 14, 2024 | 12:20
Read more