Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung, on behalf of the film crew, received the Best Film award for the film Inside the Golden Cocoon - Photo: VNA
Speaking when receiving the award on behalf of the film crew, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung emphasized that this is the first time a Vietnamese film has won first prize at the Asian Film Festival in Italy.
This award is a great joy and honor for the director, actors and the entire film crew.
The Ambassador appreciated and thanked the film crew for their efforts, which helped honor and affirm the development of Vietnamese cinema in the international arena, as well as contributing to enhancing cultural exchange, understanding and friendship between the people of Vietnam and Italy.
Trailer of the movie Inside the Golden Cocoon by Pham Thien An
The three main themes of this year's Asian Film Festival in Italy are hot current issues, such as the status of women, the process of growing up through stories about teenagers and violence in various forms.
Inside the golden cocoon is the most important film
The movie Inside the Golden Cocoon tells the story of the main character Thien's journey to bring his sister-in-law's remains back to his homeland.
The journey through the mysterious and picturesque Vietnamese countryside evokes in Thien's mind thoughts about faith and the meaning of each person's life.
Mr. Antonio Terminini, director of the Asian Film Festival, said:
"Inside the Golden Cocoon is certainly one of the most important films of the season that began in May 2023, when it surprised the world with the Camera D'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival.
I see that in recent times, Vietnamese cinema has made great strides, not only with the emergence of young directors, such as the director of the film Inside the Golden Cocoon , but also with great potential in developing co-productions with European countries, as well as with Asian countries such as Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and many other Eastern partners."
A beautiful frame in the movie Inside the Golden Cocoon - Photo: DPCC
After watching the original film with Italian subtitles, Italian experts and audiences commented that Vietnam has demonstrated its great creativity in the field of contemporary cinema, especially in recent years.
Vietnamese films continuously appear
Participating in this year's film festival are 32 feature films and 3 short films in the categories of Newcomer (first director) , non-competitive films and competitive films from Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong (China), Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Nepal and Mongolia.
In addition to the general film screening days, the film festival has organized separate Thai, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese film days.
The Asian Film Festival in Italy is an event organized by the Robert Bresson Cinema Foundation, specializing in selecting the best new works of East Asia by both veteran directors and new and young directors.
The festival is also an opportunity for guests from many different countries, including directors, actors, producers, to meet Italian producers and distributors to seek opportunities for co-production between Italy, Europe and East Asian countries.
Vietnamese films have continuously appeared at the festival in recent years and have been highly appreciated.
Image in the movie Sleepy City - Photo: DPCC
On Vietnam Film Day (April 16), jointly organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy and the Asian Film Festival, Italian audiences enjoyed three films, all of which received critical acclaim and high praise at many other film festivals around the world.
In addition to Inside the Golden Cocoon, there is also Oasis of Now , a co-production between Vietnam, Taiwan (China) and Malaysia by director Chia Chee Sum, filled with unique ideas, capable of depicting the contradictions of modern times through the painful narrative of everyday life.
The film Sleeping City by director Luong Dinh Dung has been ranked by a significant part of international critics as the best local film of 2023.
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