Golden Lotus winners at 22nd Vietnam Film Festival announced
The 22nd Vietnam Film Festival award ceremony took place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on November 20 evening, with “Mat biec” (Dreamy Eyes) winning the Golden Lotus title for the movie category.
'Mat biec' (Dreamy Eyes) winning the Golden Lotus title for the movie category (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) 🧸– The 22nd Vietnam Film Festival award ceremony took place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on November 20 evening, with “Mat biec” (Dreamy Eyes) winning the Golden Lotus title for the movie category.
In this category, “Bo Gia” (Dad, I’m sorry) got the Silver Lotus prize.
In the documentary category, “Ranh gioi’ (The Bourdary) made by the Vietnam Television (VTV) pocketed the Golden Lotus title, while “Diem mu giao thong” (Traffic blind spots), also by VTV, won the Golden Lotus title for the science fiction category.
The Golden Lotus prize in the category of Animation went to the film "Con chim go” (Wooden Bird) produced by Vietnam Animation Joint Stock Company.
The best main actress and actor awards in the movie category went to People's Artist Le Khanh, in the movie “Gai gia lam chieu V – Nhung cuoc doi vuong gia” and Tuan Tran (Tran Duy Tuan) in the movie “Bo Gia”. The best supporting actress and supporting actor awards were presented to Ngan Chi in the movie "Bo Gia" and Otis (Do Nhat Truong) in the movie “Bang chung vo hinh” (invisible evidence).
Under the motto of “Building a Vietnamese film industry with rich national identity, modernity and humanity”, the 22nd Vietnam Film Festival featured 127 films from 40 units./.
The 22nd Vietnam Film Festival will take place in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue from November 18-20 in virtual form for the first time, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced at a press conference in Hanoi on October 22.
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'Mat biec' (Dreamy Eyes) winning the Golden Lotus title for the movie category (Photo: VNA)
