Vietnamese film wins two prizes at 58th Asia Pacific Film Festival
eature film Dao Cua Dan Ngu Cu (The Island of Aliens or The Way Station) by director Nguyen Hong Anh has been honoured with the Best Story award at the 58th Asia Pacific Film Festival.
Actress Ngoc Thanh Tam (middle) receives the Special Jury Award for Best Actress. (Source: sggpnews.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Feature film Dao Cua Dan Ngu Cu (TheIsland of Aliens or The Way Station) by director Nguyen Hong Anh has beenhonoured with the Best Story award at the 58th Asia Pacific Film Festival.
Actress Ngoc Thanh Tam, 25, who played the lead role in the film, also grabbedthe Special Jury Award for Best Actress.
Another Vietnamese film Co Ba Sai Gon (Miss Saigon) by directors TranBuu Loc and Kay Nguyen won the Best Costume award.
The festival was held in Taipei, Taiwan (China) from August 31 to September 1.
This year the Vietnamese movie industry presented five movies at the festival,including Co Ba Sai Gon, Dao Cua Dan Ngu Cu, Co Gai Den Tu HomQua (The Girl from Yesterday) by director Phan Gia Nhat Linh, Khi ConLa Nha (When You’re Home) by director Vu Ngoc Dang and Em Chua18 (Jailbait) directed by Le Thanh Son.
Dao cua Dan Ngu Cu was honoured with the Special Jury Prize at the EurasiaInternational Film Festival 2017.
It was also honored with the "Best Film” Award, “Best Actor” for Pham HongPhuoc and “Best Director of Photography” for People’s Artists Ly Thai Dung atthe ASEAN International Film Festival & Awards (AIFFA Award) 2017 inMalaysia. It also was screened on the Vietnam Night at the 70th Cannes FilmFestival and during a Vietnamese movie week in Spain in May 2017.
The movie is adapted from writer Do Phuoc Tieꦇn’s story titled Dao Cua DanNgu Cu (The Island of Aliens) depicting the confusion and uncertainty ofthe characters on their journey to look forဣ happiness and the meaning of life.-VNS/VNA
The film “Choi voi” (Adrift) , directed by Bui Thac Chuyen, has won the Bronze Taiga at the 8th international film festival in Khanty-Mansiysk city, Russia .
Vietnamese cinema has taken a giant step forward over the past decade and local audiences are starting to return to the silver screen, according to participants at a workshop reviewing the advance of domestic film makers on March 8.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Actress Ngoc Thanh Tam (middle) receives the Special Jury Award for Best Actress. (Source: sggpnews.org.vn) 
