Award-winning film premiered in Vietnam
Award-winning film premiered in Vietnam
Romantic drama Cham (Touch), a Vietnamese film that has won several international awards, has been officially launched in Hanoi.
The film by Vietnamese-American director Nguyen Duc Minh is set in a nail care salon. It is about a special friendship that develops between a shy Vietnamese-American manicurist, Tam, and an American mechanic, Brendan.
She not only cleans his greasy hands, but also gives advice on his marriage, which is on the rocks.
Touch has won several awards, including Audience’s Choice for Best Feature Film at the Vietnamese International Film Festival, Best Story Line and Best Cinematography at the Boston International Film Festival, Best First Feature at the Santa Rosa International Film Festival, and Jury Award at the Atlanta Asian Film Gala.
Porter Lynn starring manicurist Tam won her Best Actress Award at the Boston International Film Festival for her moving performance. Several talented actors also acted in the film such as John Ruby, Melinda Bennett, Long Nguyen, and Hiep Thi Le.
Hue Festival 2012 media centre debuts
The Press Centre for the Hue Festival 2012 was inaugurated at the Thua Thien-Hue provincial Journalists Association on April 2 to assist both domestic and foreign reporters during the biennial event.
The centre is equipped with computers and high-speed internet connections, printers, photocopiers, as well as incorporated programs for photo, audio and video editing, that will be available free of charge to reporters covering the event.
Over 500 journalists have already registered to work at the festival, which will take place from April 7-15 this year.
The festival organizers also held a training course for more than 60 students from colleges in the city who have volunteered to support communications and logistics throughout the festival.
The liaison officers, who were chosen for their good command of foreign language and interpersonal skills, as well as a solid knowledge of Vietnamese culture and history, will accompany and work with international diplomatic corps and art troupes participating in the festival.
Vietnamese students win first prize in French language contest
Vietnam’s Hue University College of Foreign Languages won the first prize in the knowledge show in the final round of the French language contest held by the Francophone University Agency (AUF) in Vientiane in Laos on March 31.
The Lao team won first prize in the talent show with a short play entitled “The tradition of Bun Pi May”.
Around 30 contestants from the National University of Laos, the Royal University of Law and Economics Phnom Penh (Cambodia), the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, the Can Tho University and Hue University College of Foreign Languages participated in the event.
They demonstrated their knowledge of French language by answering questions and acting in a short play to introduce a traditional fairy tale of each country.
The event offered an opportunity for students to improve their dynamism and introduce their country’s traditional culture.
Addressing the contest, Lao Deputy Minister of Education and Sports, Sengdeuane Lachanthaboune, and Director of AUF’s Asia-Pacific Office, Olivier Garro, said that the contest is among the activities marking the Francophone International Day 2012 which have been implemented in Francophone community countries.
Vietnam’s image highlighted in Italy
The Vietnamese embassy in Italy, in co-ordination with Lotus Gallery, has organized an exhibition entitled “A Glimpse of Vietnam” in Florence, Italy on March 30.
On display are 50 works on silk, paper, and canvas, as well as lacquer paintings of the people and landscape of Vietnam.
The show also features 83-year-old artist Mai Long demonstrating traditional Vietnamese silk painting.
The exhibition, which will last until April 6, aims to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Italy in 2013.
The exhibition will then travel to Venice from April 12-18 and finally to Rome in late April.
Hung Kings worship ritual – a spiritual cultural heritage
Millions of people across the country annually flock to the sacred Nghia Linh mountain in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on the anniversary of the death of the Hung Kings, which falls on lunar March 10, to pay tribute to the legendary national founders.
The worship ritual originates from ancestor worship rituals in Vietnamese families and has become a significant cultural festival for the people. It helps to link the past and the present and foster strong sentiments of Vietnamese people for their families and country.
The ritual is significant in the mind of Vietnamese people as it confirms that they have the same father and mother. The origin reminds Vietnamese of their unity and mutual affection.
It is said that Hung Kings taught people how to plough and grow rice and granted vitality to land, houses, trees and livestock.
Therefore, the worship ritual demonstrates the moral saying, “When drinking the water, remembering its source”.
In recent times, more attention has been paid to the Hung Kings worship ritual.
According to the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies, about 20 percent of temples, communal houses and shrines relating to the ritual were destroyed by time, war and bad weather.
The community has requested the restoration of the sites for this important festival, as well as related festivals and sacrifices.
Nguyen Ba Khiem, Deputy Director of the Phu Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, says many villages have voluntarily contributed money and human resources for the restoration of worship sites.
In several villages, the elders have themselves collected legends on the Hung Kings and given them to researchers and heritage officers.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also established a data bank on the Hung Kings Temple Festival to serve research and restore related customs which had almost been lost.
Pho Tho province is completing a dossier on the Hung Kings worship ritual to seek UNESCO recognition as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
It has also launched an action plan to protect and develop the worship ritual.
Under the plan, Phu Tho completed an inventory of its ritual and expanded the inventory to other localities nationwide and Hung Kings worship sites in foreign countries.
The northeastern province also conducted research on ceremonies and customs relating to the ritual while teaching about the ceremonies for future generations.
The province successfully organised a seminar on ancestor worship ritual in modern life and Hung King’s worship ritual in Vietnam, bringing together over 400 scholars from the US, France, Japan and China and nearly 100 domestic scholars.
Nguyen Xuan Cac, Director of the Hung Kings Relic Site, said the annual Hung Kings Temple Festival aim to build and develop a modern Vietnamese culture with national characteristics.
In an effort to preserve the ritual, the National Cultural Heritage Department and the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies have coordinated with the Ministry of Education and Training to add Hung Kings worship ritual legends into school curricula at all levels.
Vietnam catches up on 3D animation
With the local animation industry dominated by foreign cartoons and comic books, Vietnam has recently seen a generation of young artists who can make sensations with their 3D animated works.
Last May, a 3D cartoon titled “Duoi Bong Cay” (In the Shade of the Tree), made by group of students aged from 18 to 28 who call themselves Colory, has become a sensation when it recorded over 300,000 views just one week after its release.
Telling a simple but emotional story about four characters named Chuot (Mouse), Ech (Frog), Kua (Crab) and Ran (Snake) and their friendship, the 7-minute movie has impressed audiences with lively characters, a funny plot and cute voices.
The movie, which took its creators five months to finish, was shown for free at Ho Chi Minh City-based BHD cinema as pre-shows.
“Duoi Bong Cay” also won the jury’s ward Golden Heart, the audience’s award Red Heart and Best Director for Doan Tran Tuan Anh at the Vietnamese online short film festival YxineFF in December.
The movie has so far reached more than 1 million views on YouTube.
7 months after the “Duoi Bong Cay” sensation, local netizens continued to get excited with a comic book titled “Dat Rong” (The land of Dragon) made by the 3D Art Group in Hanoi.
The 30-episode series tells the story of Phong, an orphan who is smart and good at parkour – a French street art that involves moving around or over obstacles at speed.
10 young artists of 3D Art Group said it took them around 24 months of hard work to finish the series. Through “Dat Rong,” they wanted to show readers how beautiful Vietnam is via the places the main character goes to such as Hanoi, Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, My Son holy land and Sai Gon Harbor.
A trailer posted on YouTube to promote the book has received positive comments.
The group said they might think about adapting the comic into a cartoon in the future.
Meanwhile, the recent animated sensation is the 3D cartoon version of the renowned Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen’s tale “The Little Match Girl.”
Keeping the original name of the story, the 7-minute-12-second movie made by True – D Animation Studio moved audiences to tears with its main character, a little girl who has wide, innocent eyes selling matches on a cold New Year’s Eve.
The sweet and touching background music is an important factor making the movie a success.
The 1-minute 23-second trailer from the movie received more than 26,000 views with almost 800 likes from YouTube users only three days after being released on the site.
What surprises people is that the group of 10 members has not taken any advanced classes on making 3D cartoons. They just learned it from the Internet and shared experiences with one another.
Romantic drama Cham (Touch), a Vietnamese film that has won several international awards, has been officially launched in Hanoi.
The film by Vietnamese-American director Nguyen Duc Minh is set in a nail care salon. It is about a special friendship that develops between a shy Vietnamese-American manicurist, Tam, and an American mechanic, Brendan.
She not only cleans his greasy hands, but also gives advice on his marriage, which is on the rocks.
Touch has won several awards, including Audience’s Choice for Best Feature Film at the Vietnamese International Film Festival, Best Story Line and Best Cinematography at the Boston International Film Festival, Best First Feature at the Santa Rosa International Film Festival, and Jury Award at the Atlanta Asian Film Gala.
Porter Lynn starring manicurist Tam won her Best Actress Award at the Boston International Film Festival for her moving performance. Several talented actors also acted in the film such as John Ruby, Melinda Bennett, Long Nguyen, and Hiep Thi Le.
Hue Festival 2012 media centre debuts
The Press Centre for the Hue Festival 2012 was inaugurated at the Thua Thien-Hue provincial Journalists Association on April 2 to assist both domestic and foreign reporters during the biennial event.
The centre is equipped with computers and high-speed internet connections, printers, photocopiers, as well as incorporated programs for photo, audio and video editing, that will be available free of charge to reporters covering the event.
Over 500 journalists have already registered to work at the festival, which will take place from April 7-15 this year.
The festival organizers also held a training course for more than 60 students from colleges in the city who have volunteered to support communications and logistics throughout the festival.
The liaison officers, who were chosen for their good command of foreign language and interpersonal skills, as well as a solid knowledge of Vietnamese culture and history, will accompany and work with international diplomatic corps and art troupes participating in the festival.
Vietnamese students win first prize in French language contest
Vietnam’s Hue University College of Foreign Languages won the first prize in the knowledge show in the final round of the French language contest held by the Francophone University Agency (AUF) in Vientiane in Laos on March 31.
The Lao team won first prize in the talent show with a short play entitled “The tradition of Bun Pi May”.
Around 30 contestants from the National University of Laos, the Royal University of Law and Economics Phnom Penh (Cambodia), the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, the Can Tho University and Hue University College of Foreign Languages participated in the event.
They demonstrated their knowledge of French language by answering questions and acting in a short play to introduce a traditional fairy tale of each country.
The event offered an opportunity for students to improve their dynamism and introduce their country’s traditional culture.
Addressing the contest, Lao Deputy Minister of Education and Sports, Sengdeuane Lachanthaboune, and Director of AUF’s Asia-Pacific Office, Olivier Garro, said that the contest is among the activities marking the Francophone International Day 2012 which have been implemented in Francophone community countries.
Vietnam’s image highlighted in Italy
The Vietnamese embassy in Italy, in co-ordination with Lotus Gallery, has organized an exhibition entitled “A Glimpse of Vietnam” in Florence, Italy on March 30.
On display are 50 works on silk, paper, and canvas, as well as lacquer paintings of the people and landscape of Vietnam.
The show also features 83-year-old artist Mai Long demonstrating traditional Vietnamese silk painting.
The exhibition, which will last until April 6, aims to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Italy in 2013.
The exhibition will then travel to Venice from April 12-18 and finally to Rome in late April.
Hung Kings worship ritual – a spiritual cultural heritage
Millions of people across the country annually flock to the sacred Nghia Linh mountain in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on the anniversary of the death of the Hung Kings, which falls on lunar March 10, to pay tribute to the legendary national founders.
The worship ritual originates from ancestor worship rituals in Vietnamese families and has become a significant cultural festival for the people. It helps to link the past and the present and foster strong sentiments of Vietnamese people for their families and country.
The ritual is significant in the mind of Vietnamese people as it confirms that they have the same father and mother. The origin reminds Vietnamese of their unity and mutual affection.
It is said that Hung Kings taught people how to plough and grow rice and granted vitality to land, houses, trees and livestock.
Therefore, the worship ritual demonstrates the moral saying, “When drinking the water, remembering its source”.
In recent times, more attention has been paid to the Hung Kings worship ritual.
According to the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies, about 20 percent of temples, communal houses and shrines relating to the ritual were destroyed by time, war and bad weather.
The community has requested the restoration of the sites for this important festival, as well as related festivals and sacrifices.
Nguyen Ba Khiem, Deputy Director of the Phu Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, says many villages have voluntarily contributed money and human resources for the restoration of worship sites.
In several villages, the elders have themselves collected legends on the Hung Kings and given them to researchers and heritage officers.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also established a data bank on the Hung Kings Temple Festival to serve research and restore related customs which had almost been lost.
Pho Tho province is completing a dossier on the Hung Kings worship ritual to seek UNESCO recognition as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
It has also launched an action plan to protect and develop the worship ritual.
Under the plan, Phu Tho completed an inventory of its ritual and expanded the inventory to other localities nationwide and Hung Kings worship sites in foreign countries.
The northeastern province also conducted research on ceremonies and customs relating to the ritual while teaching about the ceremonies for future generations.
The province successfully organised a seminar on ancestor worship ritual in modern life and Hung King’s worship ritual in Vietnam, bringing together over 400 scholars from the US, France, Japan and China and nearly 100 domestic scholars.
Nguyen Xuan Cac, Director of the Hung Kings Relic Site, said the annual Hung Kings Temple Festival aim to build and develop a modern Vietnamese culture with national characteristics.
In an effort to preserve the ritual, the National Cultural Heritage Department and the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies have coordinated with the Ministry of Education and Training to add Hung Kings worship ritual legends into school curricula at all levels.
Vietnam catches up on 3D animation
With the local animation industry dominated by foreign cartoons and comic books, Vietnam has recently seen a generation of young artists who can make sensations with their 3D animated works.
Last May, a 3D cartoon titled “Duoi Bong Cay” (In the Shade of the Tree), made by group of students aged from 18 to 28 who call themselves Colory, has become a sensation when it recorded over 300,000 views just one week after its release.
Telling a simple but emotional story about four characters named Chuot (Mouse), Ech (Frog), Kua (Crab) and Ran (Snake) and their friendship, the 7-minute movie has impressed audiences with lively characters, a funny plot and cute voices.
The movie, which took its creators five months to finish, was shown for free at Ho Chi Minh City-based BHD cinema as pre-shows.
“Duoi Bong Cay” also won the jury’s ward Golden Heart, the audience’s award Red Heart and Best Director for Doan Tran Tuan Anh at the Vietnamese online short film festival YxineFF in December.
The movie has so far reached more than 1 million views on YouTube.
7 months after the “Duoi Bong Cay” sensation, local netizens continued to get excited with a comic book titled “Dat Rong” (The land of Dragon) made by the 3D Art Group in Hanoi.
The 30-episode series tells the story of Phong, an orphan who is smart and good at parkour – a French street art that involves moving around or over obstacles at speed.
10 young artists of 3D Art Group said it took them around 24 months of hard work to finish the series. Through “Dat Rong,” they wanted to show readers how beautiful Vietnam is via the places the main character goes to such as Hanoi, Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, My Son holy land and Sai Gon Harbor.
A trailer posted on YouTube to promote the book has received positive comments.
The group said they might think about adapting the comic into a cartoon in the future.
Meanwhile, the recent animated sensation is the 3D cartoon version of the renowned Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen’s tale “The Little Match Girl.”
Keeping the original name of the story, the 7-minute-12-second movie made by True – D Animation Studio moved audiences to tears with its main character, a little girl who has wide, innocent eyes selling matches on a cold New Year’s Eve.
The sweet and touching background music is an important factor making the movie a success.
The 1-minute 23-second trailer from the movie received more than 26,000 views with almost 800 likes from YouTube users only three days after being released on the site.
What surprises people is that the group of 10 members has not taken any advanced classes on making 3D cartoons. They just learned it from the Internet and shared experiences with one another.
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