Director Nguyen Duy Linh's documentary Mot Ngay Binh Thuong (An Ordinary Day) has won the Golden Lotus Bud 2014 award.
Thefilm, which tells the story of a high school student in Hanoi whosuffers from a rare disease, but overcomes fear and tries to live with apositive outlook, moved the audience and the jury, particularly becauseLinh said that it was the story of his close friend. Linh and hisfriend jointly received the prize.
The Golden Lotus Bud 2014award organising committee received a record number of entries thisyear, with more than 100 short feature films and documentaries.
Five short films and 10 documentaries were selected for the finalround. The award ceremony took place on August 3 evening, with the sixbest entries being screened.
The feature film Sac Mau Diu Em (TheGentle Colour), directed by Nguyen Trung Kien, also won a jury prize.This is the second Golden Lotus Bud award that Kien has won.
Twoprizes, decided by audience votes, went to Hat Cam Va Con Meo Vang KhongTuoi (Orange Seeds and An Ageless Yellow Cat), directed by Nguyen LeHoang Viet, and Bao Gio Ve? (When Will You Come Home?) directed by PhamLe Dung.
Viet's feature film was highly appreciated for itsartistic quality. Viet said that he wants to show the audience beautifulscenes and a mixture of emotions, memories and dreams.
"My film doesn't have a clear plot so it opens up other stories," he said.
Thetheme of the fifth Golden Lotus Bud awards was Where the Wave Starts.It focused on simple and moving stories of ordinary lives, brought tolife through the cameras of young filmmakers.
Nguyen Thanh HuyenMy tells how her mother takes care of family meals, in her documentaryentitled Bua Com Cua Me (My Mother's Meals).
"I was moved to seemy mother's diary of family meals in which she has written the names ofthe courses, ingredients to be bought and their prices," My said.
"Wemay ignore it or think it to be a trifle," she added, "I think suchsimple things help create a family's cosy atmosphere and happiness."
DirectorNguyen Thi Kim Hai, jury member of the awards, said that she found somebreakthrough movies being made by young filmmakers this year.
"Theentries in both categories of short films and documentaries have shownimprovement in the writing of scripts and shooting of scenes," she said."With perceptive eyes, they show interesting things happening inordinary lives.
"Besides familiar subjects such as stories offamilies, school and friends, the filmmakers also focus on thesituations of disadvantaged people, homeless elders, homosexual couplesand mentally ill patients."
Cameraman Ly Thai Dung agreed. Hesaid this year's entries impressed him deeply as the filmmakersexpressed their sympathy and understanding with the feelings, thinkingand situations of the people in the films.
"I recognise the youngfilmmakers' positive attitude regarding social problems," he said."They show that they are not insensitive."
The jury also includedthree-time Oscar winner and documentary filmmaker Mark Jonathan Harris,journalist Ta Bich Loan, actress Hong Anh, actor Thai Hoa and directorArnaud Soulier.
The awards are part of the project We AreFilmmakers launched in 2009, by the Centre for Assistance andDevelopment of Movie Talents (TPD), Vietnam Cinema Association. Thelong-term programme aims to support young filmmakers.
The projectaims to make cinema more popular in Vietnam, and to aid youngfilmmakers in creating original works. This project has contributed tothe establishment of a film-making community in the country.- VNA
Thefilm, which tells the story of a high school student in Hanoi whosuffers from a rare disease, but overcomes fear and tries to live with apositive outlook, moved the audience and the jury, particularly becauseLinh said that it was the story of his close friend. Linh and hisfriend jointly received the prize.
The Golden Lotus Bud 2014award organising committee received a record number of entries thisyear, with more than 100 short feature films and documentaries.
Five short films and 10 documentaries were selected for the finalround. The award ceremony took place on August 3 evening, with the sixbest entries being screened.
The feature film Sac Mau Diu Em (TheGentle Colour), directed by Nguyen Trung Kien, also won a jury prize.This is the second Golden Lotus Bud award that Kien has won.
Twoprizes, decided by audience votes, went to Hat Cam Va Con Meo Vang KhongTuoi (Orange Seeds and An Ageless Yellow Cat), directed by Nguyen LeHoang Viet, and Bao Gio Ve? (When Will You Come Home?) directed by PhamLe Dung.
Viet's feature film was highly appreciated for itsartistic quality. Viet said that he wants to show the audience beautifulscenes and a mixture of emotions, memories and dreams.
"My film doesn't have a clear plot so it opens up other stories," he said.
Thetheme of the fifth Golden Lotus Bud awards was Where the Wave Starts.It focused on simple and moving stories of ordinary lives, brought tolife through the cameras of young filmmakers.
Nguyen Thanh HuyenMy tells how her mother takes care of family meals, in her documentaryentitled Bua Com Cua Me (My Mother's Meals).
"I was moved to seemy mother's diary of family meals in which she has written the names ofthe courses, ingredients to be bought and their prices," My said.
"Wemay ignore it or think it to be a trifle," she added, "I think suchsimple things help create a family's cosy atmosphere and happiness."
DirectorNguyen Thi Kim Hai, jury member of the awards, said that she found somebreakthrough movies being made by young filmmakers this year.
"Theentries in both categories of short films and documentaries have shownimprovement in the writing of scripts and shooting of scenes," she said."With perceptive eyes, they show interesting things happening inordinary lives.
"Besides familiar subjects such as stories offamilies, school and friends, the filmmakers also focus on thesituations of disadvantaged people, homeless elders, homosexual couplesand mentally ill patients."
Cameraman Ly Thai Dung agreed. Hesaid this year's entries impressed him deeply as the filmmakersexpressed their sympathy and understanding with the feelings, thinkingand situations of the people in the films.
"I recognise the youngfilmmakers' positive attitude regarding social problems," he said."They show that they are not insensitive."
The jury also includedthree-time Oscar winner and documentary filmmaker Mark Jonathan Harris,journalist Ta Bich Loan, actress Hong Anh, actor Thai Hoa and directorArnaud Soulier.
The awards are part of the project We AreFilmmakers launched in 2009, by the Centre for Assistance andDevelopment of Movie Talents (TPD), Vietnam Cinema Association. Thelong-term programme aims to support young filmmakers.
The projectaims to make cinema more popular in Vietnam, and to aid youngfilmmakers in creating original works. This project has contributed tothe establishment of a film-making community in the country.- VNA
