VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese filmmaker Nguyen Hoang Diep has received the Order of Arts and Letters for her work Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung (Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere). The conferment was made by French Minister of Culture Audrey Azoulay on August 11.

Nguyen Hoang Diep

The Order of Arts and Letters (Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) aims to recognize eminent artists and writers, as well as people who have contributed significantly to furthering the arts in France and throughout the world.

“I was shock to hear the news. The Order is for my friends and colleagues who have helped me completed the film”, said Nguyen Hoang Diep.

Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung was a cooperative project involving film producers from France, Germany, Norway and Vietnam in 2014. The film won high prizes in several international film festivals in France and French-speaking nations.

Source: VOV