Minh Quý Trương (born 1990) is a Vietnamese filmmaker.[2]
Minh Quý Trương | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990 (age 33–34)[1] |
Early life and education
editTrương was raised in Buôn Ma Thuột. He attended film school, but dropped out in 2008 to pursue independent filmmaking.[2] He later participated in the Asian Film Academy and the Berlinale Talents program.[3]
Career
editAfter directing the short films Déjà Vu and How Green Was the Calabash Garden, Trương's first feature-length project, the documentary The City of Mirrors: A Fictional Biography was released in 2016.[4] This was followed by The Tree House, which debuted at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival.[5]
In 2021, Trương's short film Les Attendants premiered at the Berlinale Shorts competition. The project was completed in preparation for his feature Viêt and Nam, which debuted in the Un Certain Regard portion of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Déjà Vu | Short film | [4] |
| 2016 | How Green Was the Calabash Garden | Short film | [4] |
| The City of Mirrors: A Fictional Biography | — | [4] | |
| 2019 | The Tree House | — | [4] |
| 2021 | Les Attendants | Short film | [3] |
| 2024 | Viêt and Nam | — | [4] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cannes Film Festival | Un Certain Regard | Viêt and Nam | Pending | [4] |
| Queer Palm | Pending | [6] | |||
| Sydney Film Festival | Best Film | Pending | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "Trương Minh-Quý". Galerie Baq. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ a b Davis, Laura. "Interview: Minh Quý Trương". Film Comment. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Minh Quý Trương". Torino Film Lab. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Tan Liwag, Jason. ""I Don't Want the Audience to Remember My Film as Just Another Film Banned in Vietnam": Trương Minh Quý ơn His Cannes-Premiering Viêt and Nam". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Goi, Leonardo. "Locarno Review: Trương Minh Quý's 'The Tree House' is a Singular, Entrancing Ode to Memory and Filmmaking". The Film Stage. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "2024 Edition". Queer Palm. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Viet and Nam". Sydney Film Festival. Retrieved 23 May 2024.