(Fatherland) - On November 7, the 7th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF VII) officially took place, welcoming domestic and international filmmakers and film artists to the beautiful capital. With the theme "Cinema: creativity - take off", the festival includes a series of rich and unique activities such as the opening and closing ceremonies, red carpet, audience exchanges, competition films, panoramic films, Project Market... to introduce and honor outstanding works from Vietnam and many countries around the world .
Outstanding Vietnamese movies
The festival is a major event directed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with the Hanoi People's Committee; chaired by the Department of Cinema, in coordination with the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
HANIFF VII is ready to open on the evening of November 7
From more than 500 films registered to participate, the Preliminary and Final Selection Boards of the Film Festival have selected 117 films from 51 countries and territories to be screened in the Film Programs of the Film Festival. The films have a variety of colors, unique and creative styles, promising to create a vibrant, lively and unique Film Festival.
Of the 117 feature films and short films participating in the Festival, there are 65 foreign films and 52 Vietnamese films. Of these, there are 10 feature films competing (09 feature films competing abroad from the following countries: Switzerland, Russian Federation, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Estonia, South Korea, Iran, India, France and 01 feature film competing from Vietnam is the movie Once Upon a Time There Was a Love Story .
"Once Upon a Time There Was a Love Story" directed by Trinh Dinh Le Minh, based on the literary work of the same name by writer Nguyen Nhat Anh. This is also the film chosen to open HANIFF VII.
According to Mr. Vi Kien Thanh, Director of the Department of Cinema, Head of the Festival Organizing Committee, the reason for choosing the film Ngay Xua Co Mot Tinh to participate in the Competition Film category is because this is a film that meets the criteria of the Festival, is a newly produced film, and has not participated in any other Film Festival. At the same time, this is also a film with a gentle, humane message.
In addition to Ngay Xua Co Mot Truyen Tinh, Vietnamese films include films competing in the Short Film Competition and films screened in the Contemporary Vietnamese Cinema program.
Once Upon a Time There Was a Love Story is attracting audiences with a revenue of nearly 30 billion VND after 1 week of showing.
The 8 short films in the competition from Vietnam include: The Guava Tree of Paradise; Going to the Sun; The Dream of Tourism of the Central Highlands Indigenous People; Linh Anh; The Origin; Oh, Don't Cry at the End of the Road; Smile; Teo.
The Contemporary Vietnamese Film Program will bring audiences the opportunity to enjoy 21 outstanding feature films released in the past two years of Vietnamese cinema. With diverse topics, including many hot films, known as hundred billion films of Vietnamese cinema such as: Mrs. Nu's House, Mai, or films that have won prestigious international awards such as Inside the Golden Cocoon.
Inside the Golden Cocoon won the Camera d'Or (Golden Camera) award - the prestigious award for the best debut film by a young director at the Cannes Film Festival in France (2023); in April 2024, at the 21st Asian Film Festival, the film was also awarded the best film award.
Along with that, the audience will also enjoy free films that have attracted audiences in the past such as The Old Lady Goes Dusty; Cam; Peach, Pho and Piano; Fragile Flower; Meeting the Pregnant Sister Again; Rescue the Teacher; Blooming Apple Blossom; Poet Hong Ha; Anonymous; Soul Eater; Getting Rich with Ghosts; Claws; Walls; Ghost Dog; Super Swindler Meets Super Muddy; Rose Squad; Before "Love"; Childhood Moon.
In addition, there are 6 documentaries in the contemporary Vietnamese film program including: Azure Desire; Yellow Silk Dyed Sun; Ngan Nam Senh Phach; Finding Childhood Through Folk Games; Crime Behind Trust and Letter to Mother.
Regarding animation, there are 6 animated films participating in the Contemporary Vietnam Program including: Mr. Tao's Carp; Lost Perch; Curly-haired Girl; The Little Lion Dance; My Child's Dream and Rebirth.
Inside the Golden Cocoon - an attractive film in the Contemporary Vietnamese Film Program
Good news from Project Market
The Film Project Market is also an activity that has left many impressions at HANIFF. The Project Market is increasingly attractive to young filmmakers, and at the same time calls for investors to participate in building and implementing quality projects, contributing to promoting the development of Vietnamese cinema to reach the world level.
Within the framework of HANIFF VII, the Film Project Market is also held for the 5th time, creating a playground, meeting and experience opportunity for filmmakers who wish to introduce their projects to investors and leading international production experts.
This year, at HANIFF VII, Project Market received a record number of participating projects - nearly 70 projects sent from more than 20 countries and territories. The organizers not only invited films from authors who are selective about their audience, but also more commercial films. The quality was assessed as "very high and diverse", causing the organizers to "spend a lot of time and have a lot of difficulty" in selecting 8 participating projects.
Vietnam alone has accounted for 4 projects including: I want to rent forever (producer Bui Le Nhat Tien/director McFloyd Nguyen), Memento Mori: Water (Marcus Manh Cuong Vu), People cry for hire (Do Son/Do Ha) and Blood curse (Nguyen Pham Hoang Quan/Nestor Sanchez Sotelo). The remaining four projects belong to India, Turkey, Bangladesh and Malaysia.
Although Vietnamese projects account for a large number, the Organizing Committee affirms that there is no bias towards the host country. Mr. Vi Kien Thanh said that the curator, consisting of 4 members: director Nguyen Phan Quang Binh (Vietnam), producer Jodi Hildebrand (USA), Thibaut Bracq (France), Lee Jin Sung (Korea), selected 8 projects that were assessed to be of the best quality, regardless of how many each country had.
At HANIFF VII, Project Market received a record number of participating projects - nearly 70 projects submitted from more than 20 countries and territories.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong also said: "Vietnamese cinema has developed very strongly in recent years. The fact that we account for half of the projects in the Film Project Market, including famous filmmakers and first-time authors, is a good sign."
Tonight, November 7, the Opening Ceremony of the 7th Hanoi International Film Festival will officially take place at the Hoan Kiem Theater, opening the most anticipated series of film events in 2024. We believe and expect that through the event, the HANIFF brand will be increasingly affirmed and enhanced, contributing to spreading the image and culture of Hanoi in particular, the country and people of Vietnam in general to the world. HANIFF VII will continue to make a good impression, making Hanoi in particular and Vietnam in general a new destination on the world cinema map./.
Source: https://toquoc.vn/lien-hoan-phim-quoc-te-ha-noi-vii-lan-toa-ton-vinh-ban-sac-van-hoa-20241106230155488.htm
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