The award is presented to the best Asian feature film chosen by a jury from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC). The film is directed by Nguyen Phuong Anh (Ash Mayfair). It received its debut screening at the Toronto International Film Festival 2018, held in Toronto, Canada, from September 6 to 16. Set in rural Vietnam in the late-19th century, The Third Wife is the story of 14-year-old May (played by Nguyen Phuong Tra My) who struggles with family politics, her own agency, and the prospect of motherhood after she becomes the third wife of a wealthy landowner. The 96-minute feature stars renowned Vietnamese actresses such as Tran Nu Yen Khe, Le Vu Long, Mai Thu Huong, Nguyen Phuong Tra My, Nguyen Thanh Tam and Lam Thanh My. “Ash Mayfair’s debut feature The Third Wife signalled the emergence of a young female director-writer whose aesthetic sensibilities, cinematic language, and extraordinary ability to illuminate the past for contemporary audiences augur … [Read more...] about Vietnamese film wins Toronto International Film Festival award
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The Third Wife wins Toronto International Film Festival award
The Third Wife is about the struggle of 14-year-old Mây who enters into an arranged marriage with a much older man in late 19th-century rural Việt Nam. — Photo tiff.net Viet Nam News TORONTO — The debut feature by Nguyễn Phương Anh (a.k.a. Ash Mayfair) – a writer-director based in New York and Việt Nam – The Third Wife, won the NETPAC award at the Toronto International Film Festival 2018 on Sunday. The award is presented to the best Asian feature film by a jury from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC). Set in late-19th century rural Việt Nam, The Third Wife is the story of 14-year-old Mây (played by actress Nguyễn Phương Trà My) who struggles with family politics, her own agency, and the prospect of motherhood after she becomes the third wife of a wealthy landowner. The 96-minute feature stars renowned Vietnamese female actresses like Như Quỳnh, Trần Nữ … [Read more...] about The Third Wife wins Toronto International Film Festival award
Vietnamese film to be screened at Toronto Film Festival 2018
The movie will also compete in the New Directors competition at the San Sebastian Film Festival, opening from September 21-29 in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián. Screening young filmmakers' first or second works, New Directors are committed to making new names from Europe, Asia and Latin America better known to a broader audience. In October, the picture will be shown at Busan International Film Festival’s “A Window on Asian Cinema”. The film starring Tran Nu Yen Khe, Nhu Quynh, Maya, Lam Thanh My is about a struggle of a 14-year old girl who is given away in an arranged marriage and becomes the third wife to her older husband in late 19th century rural Vietnam. The Third Wife won the Best Art Film Project at the 2015 Autumn Cinema Meeting in Da Nang; the Non-Hong Kong Project Award and Post-Production Award at the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum, the White Light Post-Production Award at the same event in 2016; a post-production grant from the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese film to be screened at Toronto Film Festival 2018
Vietnamese film screened at Canada’s ASEAN Film Festival
Vietnamese film, Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh (I See Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass), is being screened at the ongoing ASEAN Film Festival 2017 in Ottawa. A scene in Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh (I See Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass). The film is being screened at the ongoing ASEAN Film Festival 2017 in Ottawa. — Photo thethaovanhoa.vn. Based on the novel by best-selling author Nguyễn Nhật Ánh, the Vietnamese movie is set in a small village in the mid-1980s, and tells the story of two young brothers who share everything, but compete for the affection of the same girl. The screenings are part of the activities being held to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the 40th anniversary of ASEAN-Canada Dialogue Relations, as well as Canada’s 150th birthday, held by the ASEAN Committee in Ottawa. The ASEAN Film Festival 2017, being held from September 12 … [Read more...] about Vietnamese film screened at Canada’s ASEAN Film Festival
Xavier Dolan to make English language debut at Toronto film festival
Film director Xavier Dolan’s new drama is said to be his most ambitious project yet. — AFP PhotoViet Nam News OTTAWA — Acclaimed young Quebec film director Xavier Dolan will make his English language debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September with the world premiere of The Death & Life of John F. Donovan. Festival organisers made the surprise announcement late on Wednesday at the rollout of its Canadian film lineup. The drama, said to be his most ambitious project yet, will be part of its Special Presentations program. "In only a few short years, Xavier Dolan has drawn film lovers all over the world into his personal vision," festival artistic director Cameron Bailey said. "That vision and his remarkable skill as a filmmaker are on full display in his English-language debut." "We are honoured to premiere it in Toronto." The film tells the story of a young actor reminiscing about his correspondence with an American television star who passed … [Read more...] about Xavier Dolan to make English language debut at Toronto film festival