Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Nine films from Peru, Argentina, Cuba, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Panama, Uruguay and Venezuela -- whose embassies are all part of the festival organising committee -- will be screened during the fourth annual Latin American Film Festival from today to Saturday in Hà Nội. "We expect Vietnamese audiences to learn more about the unique aspects and rich culture of Latin America through the films," said Cuban Ambassador Herminio Lopez Diaz. "We selected different film genres, including sports, history, romance, animation and comedy, to introduce to festival audiences." A film about football in Chile will open the event. Football Stories consists of three vignettes about the lives of young Chileans and their passions and frustrations surrounding one of the century's most important sports rituals. The festival will also screen two films which premiered last year. Colombia's El abrazo de la serpiente (Embrace of the Serpent) is the story of the relationship between … [Read more...] about Latin American Film Festival opens in HN
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‘Tree of Life’ takes top honour at Cannes film festival
"The Tree of Life", an epic and ambitious coming-of-age film that took years for enigmatic US director Terrence Malick to bring to the screen, won top honours Sunday at the Cannes festival. Kirsten Dunst took best actress for her role in Lars von Trier's apocalyptic psychodrama "Melancholia" while France's Jean Dujardin claimed best actor as the leading man in Michel Hazanavicius's silent movie "The Artist". Malick, 67, notoriously publicity shy, was not present to accept one of the most coveted prizes in cinema, leaving one of his co-producers, Bill Pohlad, to speak on his behalf. "I know he is thrilled with this award, as are all of us," said Pohlad at the climax of a fast-moving twilight gala awards ceremony that brought down the curtain on the 64th edition of the 12-day film festival. "'The Tree of Life' was a long road," he said of the richly textured story of a tyrannical father, portrayed by Brad Pitt, and his family of three sons in a Texas town in the 1950s. Sean Penn played … [Read more...] about ‘Tree of Life’ takes top honour at Cannes film festival
Vietnam flick wins, yet again, at three-continent film festival
A critically acclaimed Vietnamese movie which had taken home prizes at a few international film festivals has won its latest award at the Festival of the Three Continents in France. “Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung” (Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere), a debut feature film by Vietnamese director Nguyen Hoang Diep, earned the jury’s Special Mention at the festival’s award presentation ceremony held on Monday night in France. According to letterboxd.com, the Festival of the Three Continents, or “Festival des 3 Continents” in French, is an annual film fest held since 1979 in Nantes and is dedicated to the cinemas of Asia, Africa and Latin America. The festival also boasts Produire au Sud, or Producers of the South, a project that provides funding for independent film productions from the three continents. This year’s festival kicked off last Tuesday as the 36th edition and wrapped up yesterday, December 2. Aurelie Godet, one of the festival’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam flick wins, yet again, at three-continent film festival
Indian Films Festival 2015
Q: Thank you Your Excellency, for joining us on air today. First of all, I have watched a lot of Indian movies, some of which are on my must-watch list. And one thing I noticed is Indian films have a lot of dancing and singing performances. Is that the same for every movie made in India? A: Yes, of course. It’s quintessential that every Indian films to have songs and dances which is what makes our films different but also more entertaining. We’ve had songs and dances in Indian cinema for the last 100 years, from the very beginning. Because Indian cinema involves lots of Indian folklore out of Indian theatre which have a lot of songs and dances. It’s a way to express ourselves, our emotions, whether it’s joy, whether it’s sadness or anything. So now they are very much part of the tradition of the Indian cinema. Both Bollywood and other Indian languages have a lot of dances and songs. Q: Does that mean every actor and actress knows how to dance and sing? … [Read more...] about Indian Films Festival 2015
Berlin film festival to have first-ever Vietnamese director as entrant
The Berlin International Film Festival will have for the first time ever a Vietnamese film director compete for a major prize in its 65th edition next month. “Cha, Con va…” (Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories) created by internationally acclaimed director Phan Dang Di will be one of the entries in the “Competition” category of the 2015 Berlin festival, according to the organizer. The director has also confirmed this news. One of the world’s three largest film fests after Oscar and Cannes, the Berlin International Film Festival will be organized from February 5 to 15. The Vietnamese flick will compete with 14 other films, including two Asian representatives from China and Iran, in the category. “Cha, Con Va…” is set in Ho Chi Minh City in the early 1990s and revolves around young people during Vietnam’s transition to a market-oriented economy. In July 2014, Di’s film became the third Vietnamese picture to … [Read more...] about Berlin film festival to have first-ever Vietnamese director as entrant