Vietnamese director wins award at Busan Film Festival
VOV.VN - Film project “If Wood Could Cry, It Would Cry Blood” directed by Nguyen Phan Linh Dan has won the ArteKino International Award at the Asian Project Market (APM) as part of the ongoing 26th Busan International Film Festival 2021.
Linh Dan has received a prestigious prize worth EUR6,000.
The film is based on the novel Tam Van Phong Dao (Knife Throwing Game) by famous comedian Mac Can. It tells the story of magicians working in a mobile circus troupe travelling throughout the southern region and focuses on three siblings who perform the famous knife-throwing act.
Linh Dan previously studied film and TV production at the New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. She later became the first female Vietnamese cinematographer after directing Bi Mat Cua Gio (Secrets of the Wind), which premiered at the 2019 Busan International Film Festival.
The purpose of the Asian Project Market is to link new film projects with global film investors, producers, and distributors.
The organising board announced 25 projects from 14 countries which will compete in the finals, with seven given different awards as part of the event.
Last saw “Tick It” by Tran Thanh Huy win an award at the APM.
