Honoring 36 outstanding works at the 2025 International Student Film Festival

On the evening of July 29, the ISMA 2025 International Student Film Festival concluded with the closing ceremony and award ceremony at Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City after 5 exciting days.

Delegates and judges take souvenir photos at the closing ceremony. (Photo: Organizing Committee)

ISMA (Intermational Student Media Art Festival) is an international student film festival held periodically since 2017, targeting students majoring in modern arts and media.

In 2025, the event will be held for the first time in Vietnam, hosted by Van Lang University, in collaboration with ISMA Association and international partner schools.

This year's festival brings together 121 works from 37 universities in 8 countries: Korea, Japan, the United States, France, Thailand, China, Iran and Vietnam.

The works compete in 4 categories: Short Film, Animation, Interactive Art and AI Narrative.

The jury, consisting of 13 international experts, scored according to 6 criteria: script content, art direction, visual techniques, art design, sound -music processing and innovation in expression.

At the award ceremony, the Organizing Committee announced the 36 best works, with the following structure: 4 First prizes, 9 Second prizes, 15 Third prizes and 8 Prizes.

According to the Organizing Committee, the four First Prize winners of ISMA 2025 clearly reflect the diversity in approaches to contemporary art.

Vietnam has 10 award-winning works from Van Lang University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Theatre and Cinema. The judges highly appreciated the way the Vietnamese authors approached the urban context and local cultural materials, along with the reasonable and emotional application of technology.

In addition to the main competition, ISMA 2025 saw the participation of 8 international student groups in the 72-Hour Workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City. The teams produced short films in 72 hours at typical locations such as wharves, traditional markets, riverside residential areas, etc. under the direct guidance of international lecturers. The workshop applied the Design Thinking method to encourage problem-solving and field creativity.

At the end of the program, the Organizing Committee awarded 8 prizes to recognize the efforts and outstanding marks of the groups.

LINH BAO

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