18th Vietnam Film Festival
# 18th Vietnam Film Festival

The 18th Vietnam Film Festival was held from October 14 to October 16, 2013 in Hạ Long City, Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam, with the slogan "Vietnamese Cinema - Ethnicity, Humanity, Creativity, Integration" (Vietnamese: "Điện ảnh Việt Nam - Dân tộc, Nhân văn, Sáng tạo, Hội nhập").

## Event

The Film Festival was held in the year that celebrates 60 Years since Uncle Hồ signed the Decree of Establishing the Vietnam Revolutionary Film Industry. It had an outstanding number of entries compared to other film festivals.

At the end of the film festival, the Golden Lotus Award was given to all categories: "Bò vàng" (Animated Film), "Bí mật từ những pho tượng Phật" (Science Film), "Có một cơ hội bị bỏ lỡ" (Documentary film), "Người cộng sự" (Direct-to-video Feature film), "Những người viết huyền thoại" and "Scandal: Bí mật thảm đỏ" (Feature film).

### Participation

The 18th Vietnam Film Festival has the participation of 44 cinema establishments across the country with 139 films. In which, there are 23 feature films, 6 direct-to-video feature films, 10 documentary feature films, 62 direct-to-video documentary, 12 science films, and 26 animated films.

Films released after the 17th Vietnam Film Festival until the submission deadline of September 5, 2013 are eligible to participate.

### Jury

The 18th Vietnam Film Festival has 3 jury panels for feature films; documentary - science films and animated films. Each panel will vote by secret ballot to propose the award decision for each type of film according to regulations. Members of the Jury voted for all the awards as prescribed in the 18th Vietnam Film Festival's Charter and scored as follows: Golden Lotus - score 9.1 to 10; Silver Lotus - score 8.1 to 9.0; Jury Prize - score 7.1 to 8.0; Movie not voted - score below 7.1.

In the feature film category, there are 9 members of the jury chaired by director Đào Bá Sơn. Other members are: writer Chu Lai, screenwriter Đinh Thiên Phúc, director Hồ Quang Minh, cinematographer Phạm Thanh Hà, painter Nguyễn Trung Phan, composer Đỗ Hồng Quân, actress Nguyễn Lan Hương, director Hoàng Anh.

In the documentary and science category, there are 7 members of the jury chaired by director Đặng Xuân Hải. Other members are: screenwriter Đoàn Minh Tuấn, director Vũ Thị Lệ Mỹ, director Lê Hồng Chương, director Bùi Đắc Ngôn, director Trần Tuấn Hiệp, journalist Tô Hoàng.

In the animated film category, there are 5 members of the jury chaired by director/animator Nguyễn Thị Phương Hoa. Other members are: writer Trần Ninh Hồ, director Đào Minh Uyển, musician Doãn Nguyên, journalist Chu Thu Hằng.

### Activities

To prepare for the 18th Vietnam Film Festival, the Organizing Committee organized "Welcome Film Week of the XVIII Vietnam Film Festival" taking place from September 23, 2013 to September 29, 2013 in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City (Hanoi: at the National Cinema Center, 87 Láng Hạ; Đà Nẵng: at Lê Độ Theater, 46 Trần Phú; Hồ Chí Minh City: at Galaxy Cinema Kinh Dương Vương, 718bis Kinh Dương Vương, District 6). This is also the time when the "unknowns" are released and answered before the audience before the 18th Vietnam Film Festival takes place.

During the three days of the festival, besides the opening, closing and awarding ceremonies, film artists will participate in the following activities:

* Doing charity at the Center for the Protection of Children with Special Circumstances in Quảng Ninh Province
* Exchange with workers of Cửa Ông Coal Recruitment Company; officers and soldiers of Quảng Ninh province.
* Seminar "Cinema with Quảng Ninh and tourism promotion through cinema" (Vietnamese: "Điện ảnh với Quảng Ninh và quảng bá du lịch qua điện ảnh")
* Seminar "Development of film production and distribution cooperation" (Vietnamese: "Phát triển hợp tác sản xuất và phát hành phim")

The film festival organizers also cooperated with Quảng Ninh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to open the exhibition "Cinema with Quảng Ninh" displaying images from typical films about the land and people of Quảng Ninh.

The Opening Ceremony was broadcast live on VTV1 channel at 20:00 on October 12 and the Closing/Awarding Ceremony was broadcast live on VTV2 channel at 20:00 on October 15. The general director of both ceremonies is director Le Quý Dương.

### Inadequacy

From a professional perspective and event organization, the 18th Vietnam Film Festival is considered to be quite pale and inadequate. The place where the opening and closing night took place, although in an international amusement park, was narrow, with few spectators, most of which were officials and artists.

Side activities have not yet made a strong impression on people who are interested in cinema with seminars that lack novelty on "coordination of film production and distribution", "promotion of tourism through cinema". The cinemas are small (both Hạ Long theater and Phương Nam theater have about 200 seats each), the sound system is not really perfect.

## Official Selection

### Feature film

| Original title | English title | Director(s) | Production |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cát nóng | Hot Sand | Lê Hoàng | Giải Phóng Film |
| Cưới ngay kẻo lỡ | Love Puzzle | Charlie Nguyễn | Chánh Phương Film, Galaxy Studio |
| Đam mê | Passion | Phi Tiến Sơn | Feature Film Studio I |
| Dành cho tháng Sáu | Of Us and June | Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn | (independent film) |
| Đường đua | The Race | Nguyễn Khắc Huy | Blue Productions |
| Giấc mộng giàu sang | | Nguyễn Công Hậu | Nghiệp Thắng Co. Ltd, Vinacinema |
| Hello cô Ba | Hello Miss Ba | Nguyễn Quang Minh | Phước Sang Film |
| HIT: Hoàng Tử & Lọ Lem | | Ngô Quang Hải | Vimax Films |
| Hiệp sĩ Guốc Vông | | Nguyễn Chánh Tín | Chánh Tín Film |
| Khùng | | Đỗ Mai Nhất Tuấn | |
| Lạc lối | Aimless | Phạm Nhuệ Giang | (independent film) |
| Lấy chồng người ta | In the Name of Love | Lưu Huỳnh | VI-PHIM Studio |
| Lửa Phật | Once Upon a Time in Vietnam | Dustin Nguyễn | BHD |
| Mùa hè lạnh | Cold Summer | Ngô Quang Hải | Adam Corp |
| Những người viết huyền thoại | The Legend Makers | Bùi Tuấn Dũng | VFS |
| Nhà có 5 nàng tiên | Five Fairies in the House | Trần Ngọc Giàu | Golden Screen Production |
| Ranh giới trắng đen | Black and White | Najantolisa | Nghiệp Thắng Co. Ltd, Vinacinema |
| Sau ánh hào quang | | Lê Hữu Lương | Phúc An Nam Co. Ltd |
| Scandal: Bí mật thảm đỏ | Scandal | Victor Vu | Galaxy Studio, Saiga Films |
| Săn đàn ông | | Võ Quốc Thành, Khánh Ly | Vo Quoc Thanh Entertainment Co. |
| Thiên mệnh anh hùng | Blood Letter | Victor Vu | Phương Nam Film, Saiga Films, Thanh Niên Film |
| Và anh sẽ trở lại | And I Will Come Back | Đinh Tuấn Vũ | SAA Productions |
| Yêu anh! Em dám không? | | Nguyễn Quang Minh | Phước Sang Film |

    Highlighted title indicates Golden Lotus winner.

## Awards

### Feature film

| Award | Award | Winner |
| - | - | - |
| Film | Golden Lotus | The Legend Makers Scandal |
| Film | Silver Lotus | Aimless Blood Letter |
| Film | Jury's Merit | And I Will Come Back Of Us and June |
| Film | Audience Choice | Five Fairies in the House The Legend Makers |
| Best Director | Best Director | Victor Vu – Scandal, Blood Letter |
| Best Actor | Best Actor | Trương Minh Quốc Thái – The Legend Makers |
| Best Actress | Best Actress | Vân Trang – Scandal Tăng Bảo Quyên – The Legend Makers |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actor | Thái Hòa – Once Upon a Time in Vietnam |
| Best Supporting Actress | Best Supporting Actress | Nguyễn Thuỳ Linh – And I Will Come Back |
| Best Screenplay | Best Screenplay | Nguyễn Anh Dũng – The Legend Makers |
| Best Cinematography | Best Cinematography | Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn – Aimless Kieran Daniel Fowler – The Race |
| Best Art Design | Best Art Design | Nguyễn Nguyên Vũ – The Legend Makers |
| Best Original Score | Best Original Score | Bảo Chấn – Passion |
| Best Sound Design | Best Sound Design | Franck Desmoulins – Aimless, Passion |

**Direct-to-video**

| Award | Award | Winner |
| - | - | - |
| Film | Golden Lotus | Người cộng sự |
| Film | Silver Lotus | Nước mắt người cha |
| Film | Jury's Merit | Suối nguồn Bản tình ca màu xanh |
| Best Director | Best Director | Trần Trung Dũng – Nước mắt người cha |
| Best Actor | Best Actor | Huỳnh Đông – Người cộng sự |
| Best Actress | Best Actress | Takei Emi – Người cộng sự |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actor | Lê Chí Kiên – Nước mắt người cha |
| Best Supporting Actress | Best Supporting Actress | Hồng Thy – Suối nguồn |
| Best Screenplay | Best Screenplay | Nguyễn Thu Dung, Trần Trung Dũng, Nguyễn Trực – Nước mắt người cha |
| Best Cinematography | Best Cinematography | Nguyễn Mai Hiền, Ryuta Hoshi – Người cộng sự |
| Best Art Design | Best Art Design | Đặng Trọng Tuân, Morihiro Miyazaki – Người cộng sự |

### Documentary/Science film

**Documentary film**

| Award | Award | Winner |
| - | - | - |
| Film | Golden Lotus | Có một cơ hội bị bỏ lỡ |
| Film | Silver Lotus | Ký ức một thời Chuyện dài ở bệnh viện |
| Film | Jury's Merit | André Menras - Một người Việt Câu chuyện về ngôi nhà An Phúc |
| Best Director | Best Director | Nguyễn Mộng Long, Uông Thị Hạnh – Có một cơ hội bị bỏ lỡ |
| Best Screenplay | Best Screenplay | Đào Thanh Tùng – André Menras - Một người Việt |
| Best Cinematography | Best Cinematography | Trần Xuân Trung – Người thả chiều vào tranh |
| Best Sound Design | Best Sound Design | Dương Thế Vinh – Ký ức một thời |

**Science film**

| Award | Award | Winner |
| - | - | - |
| Film | Golden Lotus | Bí mật từ những pho tượng Phật |
| Film | Silver Lotus | Mùa chim làm tổ |
| Film | Jury's Merit | Bản đồ tư duy - Một hành trình kết nối Điện gió |
| Best Director | Best Director | Nguyễn Hoàng Lâm – Bí mật từ những pho tượng Phật |
| Best Screenplay | Best Screenplay | Nguyễn Hoàng Lâm – Bí mật từ những pho tượng Phật |
| Best Cinematography | Best Cinematography | Chu Vui, Tài Văn, Đức Hiếu – Mùa chim làm tổ |

### Animated film

| Award | Award | Winner |
| - | - | - |
| Film | Golden Lotus | Bò vàng |
| Film | Silver Lotus | Trần Quốc Toản Khoảng trời |
| Film | Jury's Merit | Bù nhìn rơm Càng to càng nhỏ |
| Best Director | Best Director | Trần Khánh Duyên – Bò vàng |
| Best Screenplay | Best Screenplay | Nguyễn Thu Trang – Bù nhìn rơm |
| Best Shaping Animator | Best Shaping Animator | Lê Bình – Trần Quốc Toản |
| Best Acting Animator | Best Acting Animator | The Animator Crew of Hào khí Thăng Long |
| Best Original Score | Best Original Score | Ngọc Châu – Đôi bạn |
| Best Sound Design | Best Sound Design | Nguyễn Chí Hoàng Nam – Xin chào bút chì |
