Watch the works from the CJ Short Film Project 2025 for free.

The organizers have just announced the opening of free registration to follow the best Vietnamese works participating in the CJ Short Film Project 2025.

After approximately eight months since its inception, the CJ Short Film Project Season 6 (2025) will officially conclude on December 18th.

The top 5 outstanding projects: Deep Green Days (Vu Trung Duc), Clatter (Le Hoang), Made in Vietnam (Nguyen Duy Anh), Utopia (Cam Duc Hiep), and A Dream Is a Snail (Nguyen Thien An) are ready to be presented to the audience. These projects also received a total funding of 1.5 billion VND from the organizers to help the young filmmakers complete their short films.

The top 5 entries from the CJ Short Film Project 2025. Photo: Organizing Committee

According to the organizers, this year's short films showcase diverse styles and storytelling approaches, evoking many reflections and concerns among the younger generation about family, identity, the pressures of modern life, and the desire to assert their individual voices.

The film, set against the backdrop of a deserted house and rumors of ghosts, subtly and naturally explores youthful memories. Nostalgia and the fear of growing up intertwine, creating a richly evocative emotional experience.

In contrast to that peaceful appearance, "Clatter" evokes a sense of inner turmoil through the repetitive sounds in the male protagonist's head before his wedding day. The film explores psychological crisis from an existential perspective.

Director Vu Trung Duc (in striped shirt) at the abandoned house setting for the short film "The Deep Green Days". Photo: Organizing Committee.

Made in Vietnam places the story against a contemporary social backdrop, with a soaking wet child and a lonely old woman at the center of the frame. This contrast creates a rich, metaphorical visual language, questioning human connection in the digital age.

Utopia takes viewers to Moc Chau, where the past and future collide in a bizarre encounter between a documentary film crew making a fairy tale and a science fiction film crew advertising milk. The film recreates the homeland as industrial and modern elements infiltrate local life, creating a humorous yet thought-provoking interplay.

Meanwhile, "Dreams Are Like Snails" offers a satirical perspective on the era of superficiality. The story, which begins with an extra lying still while snails race, is told in a bizarre yet haunting and metaphorical way about humanity and existence.

Behind the scenes of a night scene in director Le Hoang's short film "Lach Cach". Photo: Organizing Committee.

At the upcoming closing ceremony, the organizers will also screen five Korean short films that received support for production in the Story Up 2024 program and hold a Q&A session with the filmmakers, including: Reservoir (directed by Kim Deok Geun), Slowly (directed by Kim Hae Jin), Wanderer Fantasy (directed by Kim Hyo Jun), Lilies (directed by Park Min Hae), and Undercurrent (directed by Lee Ru Ri).

The closing ceremony and film screening of the CJ Short Film Project Season 6 will take place on December 18th at CGV Vivo City, Ho Chi Minh City. Audiences can register to attend for free through the competition's fanpage.

HAI DUY

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/xem-mien-phi-cac-tac-pham-cua-du-an-phim-ngan-cj-2025-post827869.html