Will Ho Chi Minh City be the next cinema city ?
Ho Chi Minh City is working on a proposal to become the first film metropolis in Vietnam, aiming to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
Busan market : Vietnam independent cinema is reaching out, overcoming financing gaps
Two Vietnamese-flavored films in prominent festival slots this year have put the spotlight on the country’s emerging indie cinema scene.
Vietnamese director Duong Dieu Linh’s debut feature wins 2 awards at Venice Film Festival
“Don’t Cry Butterfly,” the debut feature film by director Duong Dieu Linh, secured the Best Film and Most Innovative Film awards at this year’s International Critics’ Week at the Venice Film Festival.
Thai-Vietnam horror film ‘The Bride’ picked up by Skyline Media
Thai director Lee Thongkam is shooting “The Bride,” a horror film that marks a rare co-production between Thai and Vietnamese companies.
Vietnamese director Duong Dieu Linh’s debut feature to compete at Venice Film Festival
« Don’t Cry Butterfly, » the debut feature of director Duong Dieu Linh, will compete in the International Critics’ Week at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
Film portraying the last Queen of Vietnam has open call for cast
The film crew of Hoang Hau Cuoi Cung (The Last Queen) calls out to actors and actresses, who want to portray the life of the last queen consort of Vietnam, Queen Nam Phuong (1913-1963).
Documentary about Vietnam screened at UK international arts festival
“Once upon a bridge in Vietnam” by French-Vietnamese director François Bibonne has been screened at the Ruthin International Arts Festival (RIAF) 2024 held in the historic North Wales town of Ruthin.
Vietnamese-born filmmaker Tran Anh Hung named jury president at Shanghai International Film Festival
Vietnamese-French filmmaker Tran Anh Hung will lead the jury panel for the Golden Goblet Awards at the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF).
Vietnamese film wins top prize at Rome’s Asian Film Festival
‘Ben Trong Vo Ken Vang’ (Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell) by Vietnamese director Pham Thien An clinched the Best Feature Film accolade at the 21st Asian Film Festival hosted in Rome, Italy this week.
Vietnamese-born director Tran Anh Hung attends premiere of his award-winning film in Vietnam
Vietnamese-born filmmaker Tran Anh Hung, accompanied by his wife Tran Nu Yen Khe, was present at the Vietnam premiere of his movie “The Pot-au-Feu,” which won him the Cannes Film Festival 2023 Best Director prize.
How Vietnam has become one of Asia’s fastest growing markets
Lunar New Year is a key box office period in several Asian territories, but nowhere was it more hotly contested this year than in Vietnam, where several local, Japanese and Hollywood movies were slugging it over the week-long holidays (February…
Producer Tran Thi Bich Ngoc on fighting piracy, championing filmmakers, and Vietnam’s huge potential
Tran Thi Bich Ngoc is an established Vietnamese film producer with a long track record of success and an eye for great stories. Among her latest projects are Bui Thac Chuyen’s Glorious Ashes, Vietnam’s submission to the 2024 Academy Awards for the…
Vietnamese-born director’s film enters 2024 Oscars shortlist
Acclaimed Vietnamese-born director Tran Anh Hung’s latest work « La Passion de Dodin Bouffant » (The Taste of Things) has reached the top 15 in 2024 Oscars’ Best International Feature.
Vietnamese film ‘Glorious Ashes’ to compete for 2024 Oscar
Vietnam’s national film evaluation council has chosen ‘Tro Tan Ruc Ro’ (Glorious Ashes) as the country’s entry for the preliminary round of the 2024 Oscar for Best International Feature.
Vietnamese-born award-winning director’s film to compete at Oscars
“The Pot au Feu” (The Taste of Things), by Tran Anh Hung, has been chosen as France’s official contender for the 2024 Academy Awards’ best international feature film.
13th European – Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival to open in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Cinema fans will have the opportunity to enjoy free screenings of 19 documentary films at the 13th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival, scheduled to take place from September 22 to 28 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnamese film director brings Cannes award to Vietnam
Film director Pham Thien An, who won the Camera d’Or (Golden Camera) prize in the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival for the movie ‘Ben Trong Vo Ken Vang’ (Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell), displayed the award in…
Two Vietnamese films compete in first ASEAN Film Festival in Hong Kong
Two Vietnamese films, « Yellow Flowers on Green Grass » and « Yen’s Life », are competing in the first ASEAN Film Festival in Hong Kong.
Vietnam bans Barbie movie for featuring China’s nine-dash line
Warner Bros’ highly-anticipated film “Barbie” movie would be banned from distribution in Vietnam for featuring China’s nine-dash line that violates Vietnam’s waters sovereignty.
Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie over South China Sea map
Vietnam has banned Warner Bros’ highly-anticipated film « Barbie » from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that shows China’s unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday.
Cannes film festival winner to teach in Vietnam
Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung, who won the Best Director award at the Cannes film festival this year, will teach an advanced course in directing in HCMC next month.
Vietnamese film to premiere at Cannes film festival
“Ben Trong Vo Ken Vang” (Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell) by Vietnamese director Pham Thien An has made it to the list of 19 movies premiering at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in France this May.
Films containing ‘violent, explicit, nude’ content required to display warnings
Films containing “violent, explicit, nude” content will be required to display warnings from May 20, according to a new regulation.
Film by Vietnamese-born French director to vie for Palme d’Or
Vietnamese-born French director Tran Anh Hung’s latest work, “La Passion de Dodin Bouffant,” has been nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Why Vietnam’s online propagandists are disowning Ke Huy Quan’s Oscar win
Ke Huy Quan’s mention of his journey ‘on a boat’ in his acceptance speech likely singled him out for a backlash and media censorship in Vietnam . Vietnam’s state-sponsored cyber troops are unlikely to stop any time soon, as the…
Why Vietnam doesn’t want to claim Ke Huy Quan
In his emotional acceptance speech after winning the best supporting actor award at the Oscars, Ke Huy Quan spoke of his journey as a young boy on a boat from Vietnam, via a refugee camp in Hong Kong, to California.