Mr. Richard Chamberlain, representative of the Asian World Film Festival, expressed his joy at witnessing the premiere of the film “Fragile Flower” in London and feeling the enthusiasm of the audience.
On October 27, the film “Fragile Flower” by director and producer Mai Thu Huyen was officially introduced to the public and the Vietnamese community in the UK.
The 300-seat auditorium at the Riverside Studio cinema in Hammersmith, London has become a special cultural meeting place for British cinema lovers and the Vietnamese community here, when the producer chose this place to premiere the film.
With the support of the Vietnamese Embassy and 9 associations in the Vietnamese community in the UK (Vietnamese Association - VAUK, Vietnamese Business Association - VBUK, Vietnamese Students Association - SVUK, Vietnamese Intellectuals Association - VIS, Vietnamese Family Association - VFP, Vietnamese Association in Birmingham, Vietnamese Association in Liverpool, British Professional Network - VietPro, Vietnamese Women and Children Association), this is also the first time a Vietnamese film crew has organized a film premiere and met the public in the UK.
Ms. To Minh Thu, Counselor, Deputy Ambassador of Vietnam to the UK, along with many overseas Vietnamese and British friends attended the introduction ceremony and enjoyed the film.
In an interview with a VNA reporter in the UK, director Mai Thu Huyen expressed her joy and emotion at receiving the maximum help and support from the Vietnamese Embassy as well as Vietnamese associations in the UK to successfully organize the premiere with just over a week of preparation.
Ms. Huyen shared that she felt lucky to have the opportunity to introduce her film to the public and audience in the UK on the occasion of receiving an award at the recent Vietnam International Awards ceremony, thereby contributing to promoting Vietnamese culture, country and people to not only the Vietnamese community in the UK but also to British and international audiences and friends.
Director Mai Thu Huyen shared that over the past year, she and her film crew have traveled to about 20 countries, attended many international film festivals, interacted with audiences to introduce the film, promote Vietnamese culture and cinema internationally, and were especially impressed by the reception and love of the Vietnamese community in other countries.
Therefore, she hopes to take advantage of her role as a member of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Cinema Association to further promote the introduction of Vietnamese cinematographic works to the world as well as the Vietnamese community in other countries, thereby promoting culture and promoting Vietnam's tourism industry through films.
Besides, she said the reason for choosing the theme of the life of the Vietnamese community abroad to produce the film is because Vietnam has a large overseas Vietnamese community.
Her family also has many relatives living abroad, so for a long time, she has always wanted to exploit stories about the lives, successes, and failures of Vietnamese people as inspiration for artistic creation.
Her personal experiences and knowledge help her overcome many difficulties and challenges when producing and bringing Vietnamese films to audiences abroad, from funding, logistics, building a production team, complying with local laws and regulations, and audience tastes.
She hopes the success of this film launch will motivate her to produce a film about Vietnamese people in the UK in the future.
Mr. Richard Chamberlain, representative of the Asian World Film Festival (AWFF), expressed his joy at witnessing the premiere of the film "Fragile Flower" in London and feeling the enthusiasm of the audience.
He said he was very impressed with the fact that the film was shot in the US, which is considered the world's cinema capital with high professionalism and famous leading filmmakers. He believes that introducing this film in London will be a great milestone to promote Vietnamese culture and cinema in the UK.
Meanwhile, Ms. Nguyen Minh Tuyen, General Secretary of the Vietnamese Association in the UK, expressed pride that in just a very short period of time, the Vietnamese Association and other associations in the community joined hands and connected to organize the film screening event to spread Vietnamese culture and cinema in the UK.
She expressed her wish to work with Vietnamese associations and groups to continue to organize the introduction of Vietnamese films in the UK annually to spread Vietnamese culture and contributeto educating overseas Vietnamese children to preserve and love Vietnamese culture and the Vietnamese language.
"Fragile Flower" is a musical film filmed entirely in the US and post-produced in Vietnam, with a touching story about the life and career of a young female singer who was successful overseas from obscurity to the pinnacle of glory but then got caught up in the storms and scandals of the profession and had to suffer a tragic ending.
The singer's life story is told through music through 15 songs in many languages, Vietnamese, English, and French, carefully selected to describe the character's mood and emotions, thereby helping the audience enjoy a feast of emotional Vietnamese music.
Director Mai Thu Huyen has conveyed a humane, very Asian, very Vietnamese philosophy of life in the ending of the film.
The gentle, slow but equally subtle storytelling style, containing profound philosophies of life of East Asian culture based on the sad story of a female singer who "bloomed early and withered quickly", truly touched the hearts and brought tears to many audiences in the auditorium.
Speaking after the film premiere, Deputy Ambassador of Vietnam to the UK, Ms. To Minh Thu, expressed her gratitude and admiration for the dedication and efforts of director and producer Mai Thu Huyen in producing the film, as well as her love and strong impression of the musical pieces appearing in the film.
She assessed the film's premiere as a meaningful cultural event, contributing to promoting and connecting the Vietnamese community in the UK, and hoped that artist Mai Thu Huyen, with her role in the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Cinema Association, would encourage Vietnamese producers and directors to promote Vietnamese films in the UK so that overseas Vietnamese and British friends can enjoy Vietnamese music, art and cinema.
With 13 awards at international film festivals, the film “Fragile Flower” continues to show its acceptance and appreciation from audiences and experts, especially the love of overseas Vietnamese in countries where the film was released such as the US, France, UK and India.
Rising to fame with the role of Thanh Truc in the TV series “Nguyen den can duong,” up to now, artist Mai Thu Huyen has had more than 30 leading roles in movies and TV series.
In addition, she is also an impressive director and host for films and programs produced by herself such as "Lac Gioi," "Giac Mo My," "Vong cin cam trap," "Doi nhu banh," "Buoc chan hoan vu," "Kieu..." and most recently " Doa hoa mong nhu." In addition to the film industry, she is also a fashion model and representative face of many famous brands and products.
The success of the premiere of the film "Fragile Flower" in the UK, especially the enthusiastic reception and support from overseas Vietnamese, promises to motivate Vietnamese filmmakers to continue investing and developing, bringing Vietnamese films to global audiences in general, as well as the overseas Vietnamese community in particular./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/phim-doa-hoa-mong-manh-cua-viet-nam-lan-dau-cong-chieu-tai-anh-post987971.vnp
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