A new generation of filmmakers will emerge from HIFF.

The HIFF 2024 Project Market was a great success, with the hope of continuing the spirit and success of Autumn Meeting - Photo: To Cuong

Project Market and Script Incubator (VietScript Lab) are two playgrounds dedicated to young filmmakers in the region to exchange and present potential film projects within the framework of HIFF 2024.

After a week of learning and working with experts in the film industry and having the opportunity to present their projects and scripts to the jury, young filmmakers participating in the program gathered here to receive awards, which are also opportunities to turn their film ideas into reality.

Project Market

The Project Market award ceremony was attended by Ms. Tran Thi Bich Ngoc - Director of the Project Market program - along with representatives of world cinema such as: Mr. Jeremie Kressler - Director of the World Cinema Fund; Mr. Jerremy Segey - representative of the French Embassy; Mr. Kim Dong Ho - founder of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), and honorary president of the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF)... along with many lecturers, judges and filmmakers from home and abroad.

Project Market is a program that inherits the spirit of Autumn Meeting, attracting 56 projects from many countries to select 10 projects, including 5 art film projects and 5 entertainment film projects.

This year's HIFF Project Market is supported by the French Cinema Agency (CNC).

There are three categories awarded:

- Best Commercial Film Project awarded to Green Valley and the Amber Marbles - directed by Vu Nguyen Nam Khue, produced by Pham Minh Hang.

- Best art-house film project awarded to Other People's Dream - directed by Daniel Hui, produced by Sophia Sim and Si En Tan.

- Best Film Project voted by CNC judges for Imah - The Last Time I Saw Your Face - directed by Eddie Cahyono, produced by Li Xiaorong.

Mr. Kim Dong Ho personally congratulated the success of HIFF 2024 Film Market, and hoped that this would become a premise for Vietnamese cinema to continue to "take off" in the future.

Among the participating projects, some have found investors and co-production units, and foreign film projects in cooperation with Vietnam are being actively discussed.

Jeremie Kressler - Director of the World Cinema Fund - presented awards and congratulated the two winners of the Best Film Project category voted by CNC - Photo: To Cuong

Script Incubator (VietScript Lab)

VietScript Lab is a program hosted by director-producer Charlie Nguyen and director-producer Phan Gia Nhat Linh. However, only director Charlie Nguyen can attend today's award ceremony.

In addition, there were also representatives of major film producers coming to look for talents and potential projects such as: Vo Thanh Hoa - producer of 89s Studio; Pham Viet Phuoc - director of Ho Chi Minh City Television Film Studio; Vo Thach Thao - representative of Vieon Network...

The finalists are 11 screenwriters and 12 potential scripts in the two categories of TV Series and Film. There are 4 consolation prizes and 2 first prizes.

HIFF 2024 Script Incubator awarded the following prizes:

Encouragement Prize in the TV Drama category: Mental Idol - screenwriter Stefanio Vo and Secret of Paradise Island - screenwriter Nguyen Hoang Hai.

Encouragement Prize in the Film category: The Results - screenwriter Nguyen Vu Trung Kien and Tam and the Queen - screenwriter Phat Nguyen.

First prize in the TV Drama category: screenwriter Quan Phuong Thanh with the work Mother's Cooked Rice Standard.

First prize in the Film category: screenwriter Phuong Anh Dang with the work A story called faith.

Charlie Tri Nguyen (right cover) takes a photo with screenwriter Phat Nguyen and screenwriter Hoang Yen - Photo: To Cuong

At the end of the awards ceremony, producer and director Charlie Nguyen thanked the program for creating a playground for young screenwriters and creating a bridge for potential scripts to be found by major producers.

At the same time, he also announced that there will be a "secondary award" dedicated to two works that he and his colleague Phan Gia Nhat Linh are fond of, which are the script Hoang Tu by screenwriter Phat Nguyen and Under the Eagle's Wing by screenwriter Hoang Yen.

These two scripts will be personally "cared for" by two veteran producers for a year. Charlie Nguyen also promised the two young screenwriters that he will spend a lot of time and his connections in the industry to help these scripts soon hit the screen.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/mot-the-he-nha-lam-phim-tre-se-buoc-ra-tu-hiff-20240412223229404.htm