Vietnamese cinema is gaining increasing international attention at this year’s Marché du Film (Cannes film market), with leading US entertainment outlets including Deadline and Variety highlighting a new wave of local productions for their box-office success, fresh storytelling and global ambitions.
VOV.VN - Acclaimed Hong Kong director Johnnie To Kei-fung and Julien Rejl, artistic director of the Directors’ Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival, will serve on the jury for the Asian Competition section at the fourth Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF IV) in 2026.
VOV.VN - The Da Nang Library is holding an exhibition featuring thousands of books, photographs and documents on the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh to mark the 136th anniversary of his birth (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2026).
VOV.VN - US entertainment publication Variety has highlighted “The 10th House” (Trấn yểm), a new horror film by director Tran Huu Tan, known for works including “Vietnamese Horror Story” (Chuyện ma gần nhà), “The Soul Reaper” (Kẻ ăn hồn) and “The Sisters” (Cám).
VOV.VN - Deadline, a Hollywood entertainment news outlet, has reported on Vietnamese film Chớp bóng (Picturehouse), an international co-production between Vietnam, Singapore, France and the United States directed by Nguyen Vo Nghiem Minh.
A film market will make its debut at the eighth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) 2026, scheduled for November 24–28, aiming to create an annual film trading platform and support the professional and internationally integrated development of Vietnam’s film industry ecosystem.
VOV.VN - Vietnam and Azerbaijan are looking to strengthen cultural cooperation, with a focus on cinema and people-to-people exchanges, officials said during a meeting in Hanoi on May 5.
VOV.VN - The historical action movie “Địa Đạo - Mặt Trời Trong Bóng Tối” (Tunnel: Sun In The Dark) recently made its mark on the international cinema stage by winning two major awards at the 28th Far East Film Festival (FEFF) 2026, held in Udine, Italy, from April 24 to May 2.
VOV.VN - Vietnamese director Bui Thac Chuyen, best known for the 2025 war film Tunnel: Sun in the Dark, is set to return with a new historical drama inspired by daring prison escapes during the Vietnam War, according to the film’s production team.
A Vietnam – Republic of Korea (RoK) co-production film about Grand Lord Tran Hung Dao, one of Vietnam’s greatest military commanders, was unveiled in Seoul on April 23, launching full-scale production preparations with a hefty projected budget of around KRW30 billion (US$20.3 million).