The poster of the short film (Photo: thegioitre.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese film “Infill and Full set” by Dao Duc Hai won the Best UK Drama award of the recent 2019 Oxford International Short Film Festival (OXISFF). Actress Nha Phuong also received the Best Lead Actress award. Previously, the film earned four nominations of the (OXISFF), including Best Film, Best Lead Actress, Best Music Score, and Best UK Drama. The film is the first short Phuong has produced. The 14-minute film is about a Vietnamese woman who immigrates to Britain illegally. Pregnant and doesn’t know which way to turn, she has to use false identification to try to get employed at a nail salon. But unfortunately, on her first test day her services get her into trouble. Infill and Full set was made by director Dao Duc Hai as a project for his master’s degree in art film graduation from the faculty of arts and creative industries, Middlesex University in London. The short movie was … [Read more...] about Vietnamese movie wins prize at Oxford int’l short film festival
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Vietnamese entry wins two awards at UK short film festival
By Ngoc Dinh  March 29, 2019 | 03:54 pm GMT+7 A scene in Infill & Full Set. Screenshot from Infill & Full Set trailer Vietnamese film “Infill & Full Set” won two awards at the Oxford International Short Film Festival in the U.K. Saturday. It won the prize for the Best U.K. Drama while Nha Phuong was named The Best Lead Actress. Infill & Full Set was nominated for four awards, the other categories being Best Film and Best Music Score. The film is directed by Dao Duc Hai, an independent filmmaker with a master’s degree in film production from London. The 14-minute film, produced in just four days on a budget of £5,000 ($6,600), is about the life of illegal Vietnamese immigrants in Britain. Phuong plays a young pregnant woman who is an illegal immigrant in the U.K. She has to hide her wrongdoing and seek jobs at Vietnamese-owned nail salons in London to survive. The film was made in 2017 and has been shown in nearly 20 … [Read more...] about Vietnamese entry wins two awards at UK short film festival
Vietnamese entry wins two awards at U.K. short film festival
By Ngoc Dinh  March 29, 2019 | 03:54 pm GMT+7 A scene in Infill & Full Set. Screenshot from Infill & Full Set trailer Vietnamese film “Infill & Full Set” won two awards at the Oxford International Short Film Festival in the U.K. Saturday. It won the prize for the Best U.K. Drama while Nha Phuong was named The Best Lead Actress. Infill & Full Set was nominated for four awards, the other categories being Best Film and Best Music Score. The film is directed by Dao Duc Hai, an independent filmmaker with a master’s degree in film production from London. The 14-minute film, produced in just four days on a budget of £5,000 ($6,600), is about the life of illegal Vietnamese immigrants in Britain. Phuong plays a young pregnant woman who is an illegal immigrant in the U.K. She has to hide her wrongdoing and seek jobs at Vietnamese-owned nail salons in London to survive. The film was made in 2017 and has been shown in nearly 20 … [Read more...] about Vietnamese entry wins two awards at U.K. short film festival
Asia South East-Short Film Festival hits HCMC
Asia South East-Short Film Festival hits HCMC The Asia South East-Short Film Festival taking place at The Hive in HCMC’s District 2 attracts a large audience - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ORGANIZER The Asia South East-Short Film Festival was held at The Hive co-working space in HCMC’s District 2 last weekend, giving audience a chance to watch a wide variety of great short films that are produced from around the world. The festival was curated by Rod Fraser, who is also the festival director of two other international film festivals that take place in the UK including London-X4 Seasonal Short Film Festival and London-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival. During the two-day festival, the organizer screened all genres, from drama to action, horror, documentary, comedy and animation. Particularly, there were comedies from India, Korea and Japan, horror films from America and China, music videos from Vietnam and South Africa, documentaries from Myanmar and Canada, poetic … [Read more...] about Asia South East-Short Film Festival hits HCMC
HCMC to host short film festival
HCMC to host short film festival A screening by Future Shorts in HCMC attracts many short film lovers - PHOTO: COURTESY OF FUTURE SHORTS The world’s largest short film network Future Shorts will hold a short film festival at Saigon Outcast in HCMC’s District 2 this Friday, with a two-hour screening of the world’s and Vietnam’s finest short films. Working across exhibition, distribution and experimental events, Future Shorts is the product of 10 years of audience development, experimentation and reacting to the demand for another way to experience films. It was established 13 years ago in the UK and currently grew its footprint to about 100 cities in 40 countries. This year, Future Shorts is partnering with The Spectacle Saigon, a collective of artists and organizers based in HCMC, to bring its quarterly selected program to Vietnamese and international audiences who are passionate for films and cinema. It will accommodate five films selected by the … [Read more...] about HCMC to host short film festival