The event, organized by the People's Committee of Da Nang City in coordination with the Vietnam Association for the Promotion of Cinema Development, will officially take place from June 29 to July 5 in Da Nang City. This year's program content has been expanded with many new highlights, notably the launch of the "Asian Cinema Panorama" program - selecting excellent and successful Asian cinema works at international film festivals in the past year, along with films selected by DANAFF for their first screening. This year also marks the appearance of the "Asian Film Critics Award" in the "Asian Cinema Panorama" program.
Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan, President of the Vietnam Association for the Promotion and Development of Cinema, spoke at the press conference.
Photo: Organizing Committee
Speaking at a press conference held on the afternoon of June 3 in Hanoi , Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan - President of the Vietnam Association for the Promotion of Cinema Development - said that the special highlight of the Film Festival will be DANAFF Talents - DANAFF Potential Talents - a series of activities to train, connect and develop film projects for promising young talents in the field of cinema, including: Acting Talent Incubation Workshop, Project Incubator and Master Class to help filmmakers have the opportunity to access a network of domestic and international experts.
In its first edition, the Project Incubator is considered a key activity with two main categories: Asian Art Film Project and Vietnamese Film Project of All Genres. From the series of submitted projects, the organizing committee selected 14 potential projects to participate in the development round. The best project in the Asian Art Film category will receive an award of 8,000 Euros from the French National Cinema Center and 3 months of intensive development support from mylab - a consulting and incubation program for independent film projects in Southeast Asia. In addition, the American Cinema Association also awarded a prize of 5,000 USD to the best project in the Vietnamese Film Project of All Genres category.
The "Project Incubator" has received a lot of attention from domestic and international filmmakers, including Mr. Christian Jeune - Director of Film Selection, Vice President of Cannes Film Festival; Ms. Isabelle Glachant - producer of many films by Vuong Tieu Soai, including Shanghai Dream (Jury Award of Cannes Film Festival 2005)...
In addition, there is also a selective screening program Half a century of Vietnamese films about war , introducing 22 typical works, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the country's reunification. Along with that is the seminar Imprints of Vietnamese war films since the country's reunification ; the program Imprints of Korean cinema through each time period introduces 14 typical works of the neighboring country...
In addition to the new features, DANAFF III continues to maintain the activities that have become hallmarks of previous seasons, such as: the opening and closing ceremonies and award ceremonies broadcast live on VTV; 2 categories of competing films including 14 films in the Asian Films category and 12 films in the Vietnamese Films category; the Vietnam Cinema Today program with 18 new Vietnamese films produced in the past year.
Attending the press conference, Dr. Dinh Thi Mai, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, acknowledged that DANAFF is a very successful public-private partnership model that needs to be further expanded. Associate Professor Dr. Ta Quang Dong, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, highly appreciated the contributions of the Vietnam Cinema Promotion Association, especially the dedication and leadership of Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan - President of the Association, in promoting academic cinema activities, creating a healthy and positive cinema environment, contributing practically to the construction and promotion of the Vietnamese cinema industry in a modern, professional and integrated direction.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lien-hoan-phim-chau-a-da-nang-mo-rong-quy-mo-va-suc-hut-185250603193545892.htm
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