Vietnamese short film competes at Toronto International Film Festival
VOV.VN - "The Dream is a Snail" (Giấc mơ là ốc sên) by director Nguyen Thien An has been selected for the Short Cuts section at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), marking its North American premiere.
Featured in the Strange Cuts programme for bold and creative works, the 16-minute film will compete for Best International Short Film, with the winner becoming eligible for consideration at the Academy Awards (Oscars).
The film follows Huy, an extra who develops an obsession with snails after modeling for a seminar, capturing young people caught between mundane reality and lavish artistic dreams. The project features cinematography by Chananun Chotrungroj, known for her work on "The Third Wife".
"The Dream is a Snail" was developed through the 6th CJ Short Film Making Project, where it was selected as one of the top five projects to receive VND300 million (US$11,342) in production funding and professional mentorship from Vietnamese and South Korean film experts.
Vietnamese film “Ky Nam Inn” to premiere at Toronto Film Festival
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese film Quán Kỳ Nam (Ky Nam Inn), directed by Leon Le, will have its world premiere this September at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), featured in the prestigious Special Presentations section.
