Vietnamese filmmakers urged to focus on art films

State-owned and private film studios should work together to produce more art films, experts said at a seminar held last Friday (March 29) in HCM City.
 

State-run studios need more Government help

Equitisation of state-owned film studios, particularly the Việt Nam Feature Film (VFS) studio, has created many challenges to the industry, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện, said yesterday.

Big fest for movie lovers to be launched

The fourth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), themed “Cinema-Integration and Sustainable Development,” will take place from November 1 to 5.

Film screenings inspire nation's youth Film director Viet Dang believes that films can help audiences change their lifestyle and way of thinking in a positive manner.

Movie industry struggles to make historical films The Vietnamese movie industry faced a lack of resources and money to make historical movies, cinema researchers and filmmakers told a conference on Tuesday in Ha Noi.

Lost in Paradise wins big at film festival Vu Ngoc Dang has made history after becoming the first director of a commercial film to win a Golden Lotus award for Best Director at the National Film Festival held in the central city of Phu Yen.

Film on King Ly Thai To to compete at Oscars The historical Vietnamese movie Khat Vong Thang Long (Thang Long Aspiration) will go through to the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars next year.

Film on poet's life wins award A feature film on Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du (1765-1820) on Sunday won the Golden Kite Award for celluloid film – among the highest awards bestowed by the Viet Nam Cinema Association at HCM City's Hoa Binh Theatre.

Quach Ngoc Ngoan's crowning glory Ngoan has long nurtured the dream of becoming a movie star. His first break came when he was cast to star in Khat Vong Thang Long. Phuong Mai reports.

Seasoned actor plays the waiting game Vo Hoai Nam, who won Best Young Actor at the Asia Pacific Film Festival for his performance in The King of the Dump, has not acted for the last eight years. He tells Thien Kim why he prefers to work in his wife's restaurant.