The personality of the young generation at the contest 'Vietnamese 2025'

With unlimited themes (allowed by the Cinema Law), the Vietnamese short film competition - 'Vietnamese 2025' has received works with diverse themes, thereby showing a generation of talented young filmmakers with a unique perspective.

Family story

Among the 20 works that made it to the final round of the Vietnam Short Film Competition - Vietnamese 2025 , the majority are still works with the theme of family. In the period of population aging, urbanization and increasing generation gap, young filmmakers have a very unique perspective on this topic.

Notable works include Mam nho, Ephemeral , Dieu ngot o lai, Gui me cua me, Khoang dat bien ke song, Bang qua duong, Dieu nhat do... Here, filmmakers have told emotional stories with special details and characters, leaving a deep impression in the hearts of viewers.

In The Sweet Thing That Remains, a father sacrifices himself so that his daughter can see the light.

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For example, in Mam nho, Director - Screenwriter Bui Duc Anh focused on the sacred feelings of a mother who, despite having Alzheimer's, still misses and cares for her son, even though he is in a different "body". Or in Dieu ngot o lo lai, a father sacrificed himself so that his daughter could see the light, but that was also the day he was no longer present...

The two films "To Mother's Mother" and "The Empty Land on the Other Side of the River" delve into the countryside with hard-working, gentle grandmothers. Not "pleasing" the majority, by using a non-linear narrative, interweaving reality and surrealism, the two filmmakers Hieu ADi and V.Hieu Trung have left behind touching moments, not only from the story but also from the camera angles, cinematic language...

In Crossing the Street , parents, teachers, and adults are the mirrors for children to look up to.

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The world of children is also exploited in Crossing the Road, where parents, teachers, and adults are the mirrors for children to look into, thereby forming their personalities and being influenced for the rest of their lives. With a pleasant but still cautionary story, director - Screenwriter Nguyen Tram The Bao has brought a warning message, making viewers question themselves.

New way of expression

Besides the family factor, many young people also exploit the stories of their generation. For example , Simple Things, Seeds of Memory, Future ... show the pressure of young people in the face of the wave of layoffs, family responsibilities and the "reign" of technology. Thereby calling on the audience to slow down, think differently, love more.

Set in a technological context, Future warns of safety in the digital age

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Set in technology, Camgurl, Future, Happiness Cards: Invitation from the Dark ... bring interesting storylines, thereby warning about safety in the digital age. Initially, it can be a means to help young people improve their work and life, but if there is no stopping point, this will be a "double-edged sword" forcing them to pay the price for that choice.

With a different perspective, films like Little Fish or On the Top of the Cabinet, Under the Potted Plant, Ket in My Heart or Black and White or (Inside a Movie), A Story of Tam and Cam... are somewhat challenging, forcing the audience to rethink their dualistic perceptions.

For example, is Cam blameworthy when she is also a "puppet" of her mother from Duy Phy's perspective, while Vu Dinh Cuong also shows diverse perspectives in the way of enjoying art...

Is Cam to blame when she is also a "puppet" of her mother?

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These are also films that show a difference from season 1 when the content, themes, perspectives and expressions have been explored and expanded. From pure realism, filmmakers have "committed" more to bring the breath of the times, affirming the personality of the new generation of cinema lovers, promoted by Vietnamese 2025.

The top 20 short films of the Vietnam Short Film Competition - Vietnamese 2025 have been selected. The closing and award ceremony will take place at 2:00 p.m. on August 21 at Beta Cinemas Ung Van Khiem (HCMC) with the participation of many famous names such as director Ly Hai, director Nguyen Quang Dung, actor - producer Thu Trang, producer - "shark" Minh Beta, actor - producer Dinh Ngoc Diep, actress Thuy Ngan, director Nguyen Thi Tham, critic Le Hong Lam... and MC - Runner-up Hoang Oanh - Quang Huy.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ca-tinh-cua-the-he-tre-tai-cuoc-thi-vietnamese-2025-185250818221927244.htm