23rd Vietnam Film Festival

The 23rd Vietnam Film Festival was held from November 21 to 25, 2023, in Da Lat City, LÃÂ¢m ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng province, Vietnam, with the slogan "Building a Vietnamese film industry rich in national identity, modern and humane" (Vietnamese: "XÃÂ¢y dÃ¡Â»Â±ng nÃ¡Â»Ân cÃÂ´ng nghiÃ¡Â»Âp ÃÂiÃ¡Â»Ân Ã¡ÂºÂ£nh ViÃ¡Â»Ât Nam giÃÂ u bÃ¡ÂºÂ£n sÃ¡ÂºÂ¯c dÃÂ¢n tÃ¡Â»Âc, hiÃ¡Â»Ân ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¡i vÃÂ nhÃÂ¢n vÃÂn").

Juries

Feature film

ÃÂÃÂ o BÃÂ¡ SÃÂ¡n, People's Artist, Vietnamese film director Ã¢ÂÂ Jury President
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n QuÃ¡Â»Âc DÃÂ©ng, People's Artist, Vietnamese cinematographer
PhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m NhuÃ¡Â»Â Giang, People's Artist, Vietnamese film director
PhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m ThÃ¡Â»Â Phong ÃÂiÃ¡Â»Âp, Vietnamese writer and journalist
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n MÃ¡ÂºÂ¡nh HÃÂ¹ng, Vietnamese musician
TrÃ¡Â»Ânh ÃÂÃÂ¬nh LÃÂª Minh, Vietnamese film director
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n Quang Minh, PhD, Vietnamese artist
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân NhÃÂ° QuÃ¡Â»Â³nh, People's Artist, Vietnamese actress
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ChÃÂ¡nh TrÃ¡Â»Â±c (Charlie NguyÃ¡Â»Ân), VietnameseÃ¢ÂÂAmerican screenwriter and producer

Documentary/Science film

NguyÃ¡Â»Ân LÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â©c, People's Artist, Vietnamese film director Ã¢ÂÂ Jury President
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n TuÃ¡ÂºÂ¥n HiÃ¡Â»Âp, Vietnamese film director
ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ·ng ThÃÂ¡i HuyÃ¡Â»Ân, Colonel, Vietnamese film director
NgÃÂ´ NgÃ¡Â»Âc NgÃÂ© Long, Vietnamese journalist and art critic
PhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m Huy Quang, PhD, Vietnamese cinematographer
ÃÂinh TrÃ¡Â»Âng TuÃ¡ÂºÂ¥n, Vietnamese journalist
TÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ QuÃ¡Â»Â³nh TÃÂ°, Vietnamese film director

Animated film

ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â LÃ¡Â»Ânh HÃÂ¹ng TÃÂº, Associate professor, PhD, Vietnamese artist Ã¢ÂÂ Jury President
LÃÂ½ Thu HÃÂ , Merited Artist, Vietnamese artist and film director
PhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m SÃÂ´ng ÃÂÃÂ´ng, Vietnamese screenwriter
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân NgÃ¡Â»Âc TuÃ¡ÂºÂ¥n, Master, Vietnamese artist
PhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m Quang Vinh, Vietnamese artist

Awards

Feature film

The following awards were presented for feature films:

Lotus Prize:
Golden Lotus: Glorious Ashes by BÃÂ¹i ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¡c ChuyÃÂªn
Silver Lotus: Angels by LÃÂ°u HuÃ¡Â»Â³nh, You and Trinh by Phan Gia NhÃ¡ÂºÂt Linh and Peach, Pho and Piano by Phi TiÃ¡ÂºÂ¿n SÃÂ¡n
Jury's Merit: Nhot Finding Her Husband by VÃÂ© NgÃ¡Â»Âc ÃÂÃÂ£ng
"Cao nguyÃÂªn hÃÂ¹ng vÃÂ©" Prize: You and Trinh by Phan Gia NhÃ¡ÂºÂt Linh
Best Popular Film: Hustler vs Scammer by VÃÂµ Thanh HoÃÂ
Best Actor: ThÃÂ¡i HoÃÂ for Nhot Finding Her Husband
Best Actress: Mai CÃÂ¡t Vi and ÃÂinh Y Nhung for Angels
Best Supporting Actor: LÃÂª CÃÂ´ng HoÃÂ ng for Glorious Ashes
Best Supporting Actress: BÃÂ¹i Lan HÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng for You and Trinh
Best Director: BÃÂ¹i ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¡c ChuyÃÂªn for Glorious Ashes
Best Screenplay: LÃÂ°u HuÃ¡Â»Â³nh for Angels
Best Visual Effects: Visual Effects Crew for Girl from the Past
Best First Film Director: Andy NguyÃ¡Â»Ân for Fanti
Best Cinematography: NguyÃ¡Â»Ân K'linh for Glorious Ashes and NguyÃ¡Â»Ân Phan Linh ÃÂan for Girl from the Past
Best Art Design: Ghia Ci Fam for The Last Wife
Best Original Score: TÃÂ´n ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¥t An for Glorious Ashes
Best Sound Design: Vick VÃÂµ HoÃÂ ng for You and Trinh

Documentary

The following awards were presented for documentaries:

Lotus Prize:
Golden Lotus: Children of the Mist by HÃÂ LÃ¡Â»Â DiÃ¡Â»Âm
Silver Lotus: Hanoi Sky Remains Evergreen Ã¢ÂÂ Episode 2: The Sky of Peace by BÃÂ¹i Thanh HÃ¡ÂºÂ£i and Two Hands by ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ·ng ThÃ¡Â»Â Linh
Jury's Merit: The Road to Peace by ÃÂoÃÂ n HÃ¡Â»Âng LÃÂª and Dear, Don't Weep at the End of the Road by NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â©c ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â
Best Director: HÃÂ LÃ¡Â»Â DiÃ¡Â»Âm for Children of the Mist
Best Screenplay: ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ·ng ThÃ¡Â»Â Linh for Two Hands
Best Cinematography: NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThiÃÂªn ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ânh for Hungry Seas
Best Sound Design: Chu ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â©c ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¯ng, ÃÂÃÂ o ThÃ¡Â»Â HÃ¡ÂºÂ±ng for Steel in the Deep Sea

Science film

The following awards were presented for science films:

Lotus Prize:
Golden Lotus: Research on Technology Applications in Firefighting by HÃÂ XuÃÂ¢n TrÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng
Jury's Merit: Polluted Land by NguyÃ¡Â»Ân Thu and Deciphering the Traces of the Fire Incident by Nam Chung, HÃÂ HÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng, LÃÂª Nhung
Best Director: NguyÃ¡Â»Ân Thu for Polluted Land
Best Screenplay: TrÃ¡Â»Ânh Quang BÃÂ¡ch for Black Hole
Best Sound Design: DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng NgÃ¡Â»Âc HoÃÂ for Lithophone Ã¢ÂÂ Ancient Treasure

Animated film

The following awards were presented for animated films:

Lotus Prize:
Golden Lotus: A Child's Dream by PhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m HÃ¡Â»Âng SÃÂ¡n
Silver Lotus: Smile by NguyÃ¡Â»Ân Quang Trung and BÃÂ cÃ¡Â»Â§a ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â by NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThÃ¡Â»Â HÃ¡Â»Âng Linh
Jury's Merit: The Paradise Guava Tree by PhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m NgÃ¡Â»Âc TuÃ¡ÂºÂ¥n and Me Linh Female General by PhÃÂ¹ng VÃÂn HÃÂ
Best Director: NguyÃ¡Â»Ân Quang Trung for Smile
Best Screenplay: NguyÃ¡Â»Ân Quang ThiÃ¡Â»Âu for The Paradise Guava Tree
Best Acting Animator: Acting Animator Crew for Emperor Le Dai Hanh
Best Shaping Animator: BÃÂ¹i MÃ¡ÂºÂ¡nh Quang for The Legend of Da Trach Marsh
Best Original Score: LÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng NgÃ¡Â»Âc ChÃÂ¢u for Fog
Best Sound Design: NguyÃ¡Â»Ân Duy Long for Emperor Le Dai Hanh

23rd Vietnam Film Festival

Juries

Feature film

Documentary/Science film

Animated film

Awards

Feature film

Documentary

Science film

Animated film

References