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First Vietnamese film to compete at Tokyo International Film Festival

Tro Tàn Rực Rỡ (Glorious Ashes) by Vietnamese director Bui Thac Chuyen will become the first Vietnamese film to participate in the Competition Section of the 35th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF)

Vietnamese filmmaker wins award for short film at Cannes

Mai Vu, director of the short animated film 'Spring Roll Dream', has won the Lights On Women prize at the Cannes Film Festival 2022.

Local film to participate in Berlin International Film Festival 2022

“Chiếc xe tải của bố”, known as “My father’s truck” in English, by Brazilian director Mauricio Osaki will represent Vietnam at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).

Local film "Maika" to attend 2022 Sundance Film Festival

Vietnamese movie "Maika" will represent the country in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival which is scheduled to take place in the United States from January 20 to January 30, 2022, according to the film festival’s organisers.

Female director’s film project honoured at Busan Film Festival

A film project by female director Nguyen Phan Linh Dan was honoured at the Asian Project Market (APM) as part of the 26th Busan International Film Festival 2021 in South Korea last week. 

Short film on anti-illegal immigration to be screened at int’l film festival

A short film entitled “One year on the Essex lorry tragedy” produced by journalists of Vietnam News has been chosen for screening at the annual Pune International Film Festival in India, which is slated for October 9-10.

COVID-19 forces postponement of 22nd Vietnam Film Festival

The 22nd edition of the Vietnam Film Festival will be postponed until November instead of taking place in September as planned, due to the ravages of COVID-19,

Inside This Peace named Best Documentary

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese filmmaker Linh Nga’s Inside This Peace has won the prize for the Best Feature Documentary at the California Women’s Film Festival.

Cinema strategy raises eyebrows

VietNamNet Bridge – Many film industry experts have expressed their doubts about the ambitious goals set in the newly–released Cinematographic Development Strategy, which has been written with a vision to 2030.

A year of festivities set to celebrate ties with France

VietNamNet Bridge – The official Viet Nam-France Year will be launched on April 9th, and the two countries will celebrate their long and eventful relationship by organising a wide range of public activities shedding light