3rd Hanoi International Film Festival

The 3rd Hanoi International Film Festival opened on November 23 and closed on November 27, 2014, at Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace, with the slogan "Cinema - Integration and Sustainable Development" (Vietnamese: "Điện ảnh - Hội nhập và phát triển bền vững").[1]

3rd Hanoi International Film Festival
Closing ceremony
Opening filmSivas Turkey
LocationHanoi, Vietnam
Founded2010
AwardsBest Feature Film:
Two Women Russia
Hosted byAnh Tuấn, Ngô Phương Lan
Thu Hằng, Đức Bảo
Festival dateNovember 23–27, 2014
WebsiteWebsite
Hanoi International Film Festival chronology

130 films from 33 countries were selected to be screened at the festival. In which, there will be 13 feature-length films and 30 short films participating in the competition.[2]

Programs edit

Many activities took place within the framework of this film festival, including "The Film Project Market" which was held for the first time.[3][4]

Ceremonies - At Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace, 91 Trần Hưng Đạo Street, Hoàn Kiếm District:

  • Opening ceremony: 19:00, Sunday, November 23 (live broadcast on VTV1)[5]
  • Closing ceremony: 19:00, Thursday, November 27 (live broadcast on VTV1)[6]

Professional Activities - At Hanoi Daewoo Hotel, 360 Kim Mã Street, Ba Đình District:

  • Exhibition: To promote the filming scene and famous destinations of Vietnam (Vietnamese: "Quảng bá bối cảnh quay phim và những điểm đến nổi tiếng của Việt Nam"), opening 11:00, Sunday, November 23
  • The HANIFF Campus: opening 9:00, Sunday, November 23, closing ceremony during 12:00-14:00 Thursday, November 27
    • Seminar during 9:00-12:00 Tuesday, November 25
  • The Film Market Project: opening 9:00 Monday, November 24, closing 14:00 Tuesday, November 25
  • Seminar: Film production cooperation between Vietnam and other countries (Vietnamese: "Hợp tác sản xuất phim giữa Việt Nam và các nước"), during 14:00-17:00 on Monday, November 24
  • Seminar: Producing and Disseminating Independent Films - Experience from Philippine Cinema (Vietnamese: "Sản xuất và phổ biến phim độc lập - Kinh nghiệm từ điện ảnh Phi-líp-pin"), 15:00-17:00 Wednesday, November 26

Sightseeing and Themed night:

Movie screenings in theaters and exchange program of artists with the audience:

  • Showtimes: 9:00 - 23:00, November 23 to 27
  • Theaters:
    • National Cinema Center, 87 Láng Hạ Street, Ba Đình District
    • Kim Đồng Cinema Theater, 19 Hàng Bài Street, Hoàn Kiếm District
    • August Cinema Theater, 45 Hàng Bài Street, Hoàn Kiếm District
    • CGV Cinemas, 6th floor, Hanoi Vincom Building, 191 Bà Triệu Street, Hai Bà Trưng District
    • CGV Cinemas, 5th floor, Mipec Tower, 229 Tây Sơn Street, Đống Đa District
  • Tickets:All movie tickets at this festival are free, however, audiences will have to book 1 day in advance.[7]

Juries & Mentors edit

Juries edit

Like previous years, 3 jury panels were established for this film festival:[8]

Feature film:

Short film:

  • Lê Lâm    , art director, professor at IDHEC Film School (France) - Chairman
  • Joe Bateman  , Director of Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival
  • Bùi Thạc Chuyên  , director, manager of The Center for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (Vietnam Cinema Department)

Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC):

Mentors for the HANIFF Campus edit

The HANIFF Campus consists of 3 classes: visual director class, screenwriter class and directing class. In addition, the creation camp also has seminars and specialized seminars to exchange experiences and expertise among filmmakers. Activities under the guidance and teaching of mentors:[9]

  • Joe Lawlor  , producer, director, writer
  • Cho Young-jik  , cinematographer
  • Uli Gaulke  , director
  • Allen Dizon  , actor
  • Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp  , director

Official Selection - In Competition edit

Feature film edit

There are 11 films were selected to compete for the official awards in Feature Film category.[10]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Camera Camera James Leong    
Cinta/Mati Cinta/Mati Ody C. Harahap  
Fish & Cat ماهی و گربه / Mahi va Gorbeh Shahram Mokri  
Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere Đập cánh giữa không trung Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp    
Nagima Нагима Zhanna Issabayeva  
The Children of the Village Những đứa con của làng Nguyễn Đức Việt  
The Coffin Maker Magkakabaung Jason Paul Laxamana  
The Voiding Soul സ്വപാനം / Swapaanam Shaji N. Karun  
The Weight of Elephants The Weight of Elephants Daniel Borgman  
Two Women Две женщины / Dve zhenshchiny Vera Glagoleva  
Way Back Home 집으로 가는 길 / Jibeuro Ganeun Gil Bang Eun-jin  
The double-dagger (‡) indicates films selected to compete for the NETPAC Award.
Highlighted title indicates Best Feature Film Award winner.

NETPAC edit

There are 2 films selected to compete only for the NETPAC Award along with 7 films from the Best Feature Film competing list.[11]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Alone (Documentary Feature) 孤独 / Gudu Wang Bing    
The Singing Pond හෝ ගානා පොකුණ / Ho Gaana Pokuna Indika Ferdinando  

Short film edit

These 30 short films were selected to compete for official awards in Short Film category:[12]

Short:

  • A Farewell Party (13′)  
  • Cambodia 2099 (21′)    
  • Close, Open / Đóng vào, mở ra (22′)  
  • Curtain Call (8′)  
  • Enough (13′)  
  • Fighting For (19′)  
  • Gyges (21′)  
  • Herding (23′)  
  • Jack Boy / 잭보이 (19′)  
  • Red Stop (10′)  
  • Somewhere Only We Know / วันเวลาที่ผ่านเลยไป (20′)  
  • The Day After / Kinabukasan (17′)  
  • The Escapee / Trốn chạy (15′)  
  • The Girl from Tomorrow / 来自未来的陪伴 (14′)  
  • The Last Audition (15′)  
  • The Pool Man / 泳漾 (30′)  
  • Violin / WhyLean (15′)  
  • Waiting For Colors / Menunggu Warna (12′)  
  • What's Out There? / Ngoài kia có gì (14′)  

Documentary:

  • Agraria Road / Lebuh Agraria (30′)  
  • André Menras - A Vietnamese / André Menras - Một người Việt (30′)  
  • I Sell Myself / Tôi đi bán tôi (16′)  
  • Light in the Air / Ánh sáng giữa tầng không (24′)  
  • Talking To My Best Friend / Trò chuyện với bạn thân (13′)  
  • The Last Public Letter Writer In Ho Chi Minh City / Người viết thư thuê cuối cùng ở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (19′)  
  • When I'd Come Back / Bao giờ về (15′)  

Animated:

  • Crack (7′)  
  • Mỵ Châu - Trọng Thủy (30′)  
  • Straw Man / Bù nhìn rơm (10′)  
  • The Tail of Lizard / Đuôi của thằn lằn (12′)  
Highlighted title indicates Best Short Film Award winner.

Official Selection - Out of Competition edit

These films were selected for out-of-competition screening programs:[13][14][15]

The dagger † indicates films labeled NC 16

Opening edit

Panorama: World Cinema edit

Feature film edit

Documentary Feature film edit

  • As Time Goes By in Shanghai – Uli Gaulke  
  • Jazz in Love – Baby Ruth Villarama  
  • Little Hanoi – Martina Saková    
  • Masked Monkey - The Evolution Of Darwin's Theory – Ismail Fahmi Lubish  
  • Sad Songs of Happiness – Constanze Knoche  
  • The Empire of Shame / 탐욕의 제국 – Hong Li-gyeong  
  • The Missing Picture / L'Image manquanteRithy Panh    
  • Thiện Nhân: The Human Flame / Lửa Thiện Nhân – Đặng Hồng Giang  

Short film edit

Short:

  • Backyard (12′)  
  • Chicken (15′)    
  • Glitch (4′)  
  • Nostalgia (4′)  

Documentary:

  • Dr. Tran Duy Hung - A Hanoian / Bác sĩ Trần Duy Hưng - Một người Hà Nội (32′)  
  • Hanoi In My Heart / Hà Nội Trong Tôi (29′)  
  • Moana: The Rising of the Sea (35′)  
  • Royal Recognition / Đạo sắc phong (30′)  
  • Stem Cell Application / Ứng dụng tế bào gốc (29′)  
  • The Encounter of the Dragon and the Clouds / Long vân khánh hội (35′)  
  • Travel To The Country That No Longer Exists (43′)  

Animated:

  • Beluga (2′)  
  • Birthday (3′)  
  • Bookends (3′)  
  • Broken Wand (3′)  
  • Butterfly Song (3′)  
  • Cigarette Smoke / Khói thuốc lá (10′)  
  • Fire Fin Leader / Thủ lĩnh vây lửa (10′)  
  • Monster (2′)  
  • Nexus (2′)  
  • Parcel Quest (2′)  
  • Plucking White Turnip / Nhổ củ cải (14′)  
  • Rhacophorus & Hylarana / Chẫu Chàng - Chẫu Chuộc (10′)  
  • Seed (2′)  

Country-in-Focus: Philippines   edit

For the Country-in-Focus Program this year, 6 Filipino independent films produced in 2013 were selected as follows:[16]

NETPAC Award-winning Films edit

Contemporary Vietnamese Films   edit

Awards edit

The official awards were awarded at the closing ceremony of the festival, on the evening of October 31. The HANIFF Campus and Film Project Market organized their own awards ceremony for their participants before.[17][18][19][20]

In Competition - Feature film edit

In Competition - Short film edit

  • Best Short Film: Waiting for ColorsAdriyanto Dewo  
    • Jury Prize for Short Film: What's Out There?Nguyễn Diệp Thùy Anh  
    • Other nominees: HerdingRuslan Akun  , Cambodia 2099Davy Chou    , Crack – Ahn Yong-hae  
  • Best Young Director of a Short Film: Ruslan AkunHerding  
    • Other nominees: Trần Thế Khương – The Last Public Letter Writer In Ho Chi Minh City  , Đỗ Quốc Trung – Close, Open  

NETPAC Award edit

The HANIFF Campus edit

  • Best Student - D.O.P Class: Nguyễn Minh Tiến  
  • Best Student - Screenwriting Class: Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Trang  
  • Best Student - Directing Class: Shin-il  

The Film Project Market edit

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