The paternal themed film “Father and Son” (Cha cõng con), directed by Luong Dinh Dung, has been honoured with a number of awards at prestigious international film festivals around the world.

Director Luong Dinh Dung of "Father and Son" receives the 26th Arizona International Film Festival Award. 

After a month-long journey to attend various international film festivals in the US, Director Dung was delighted that his debut film continued to be honoured in a number of important categories.

Accordingly, "Best Foreign Feature" and "Special Jury Award for Outstanding Cinematography" at the recently concluded 26th Arizona International Film Festival in Tucson, Arizona, are the latest awards won by his movie.

This year's Arizona event gathered 96 films from 20 countries screened over 12 days from April 19-30.

The international audience exchanged with the director after the premiere of "Father and Son."

Previously, “Father and Son” received a significant “Indie Spirit Best Story Line Award” at the 15th Boston International Film Festival from April 13-17 in Massachusetts with the participation of over 3,200 movies worldwide. The films were shown at the Paramount Theaters in Boston.

In addition to the two above awards, Dung’s film has recently been honoured with yet another achievement at the 17th Milano International Film Festival of Italy with the "Best Cinematography" award. The award was announced by the organisers on the festival’s website.

The Italian film festival takes place in Milan from May 10 to June 10. The "Best Film" award will be announced in late May.

Director Luong Dinh Dung revealed that in addition to the opportunity to promote his film, he also had a meeting with US producers and discussed cooperation to produce his "5 -7-8" movie, which is expected to be launched next year.

A scene from the movie

“Father and Son” is an independent movie adapted from Dung’s short story titled “Cha cõng con” written in 1995. Produced over ten years with a cost of nearly VND18 billion, the film made its debut in theatres in Vietnam from April 5 and has received enthusiastic support from critics and audience members.

The film revolves around the main character, a little boy named Ca living with his blind father who has spent his entire life by the river.

Nhan Dan