A photo of the film Father and Son. (Source: xemphim8.com)Hanoi (VNA) - Paternal themed film Father and Son, directed by Luong DinhDung, will compete and be screened at the 15th Boston International FilmFestival.
Thefestival is being held from April 13 to 17 in Massachusetts, the US.
Fatherand Son is an independent movie adapted from Dung’s short story titled Fatherand Son, written in 1995. The movie will compete against other foreign filmsfrom all over the world in 17 categories.
“BIFFis one of the significant cinema events that Father and Son is proud to attendsince the movie’s release,” said director Dung.
“Idid not expect my movie to be selected; therefore I was surprised and so happyto have the opportunity to promote Father and Son to the American audience. Ifthings go smoothly, the Vietnamese audience can watch the film in cinemas bythe middle of the year,” said Dung.
Themain character in the movie is a little boy named Ca. He lives with his blindfather, who has spent his entire life by the river.
Ca’sworld revolves around the river and everything associated with it, includingthe animals, flowers and the wooden fish his father carved for him.
Cadreams of touching the clouds in the sky and of visiting fancy lands as in thefairy tales told by his father.
However,Ca suffers from an incurable disease and cannot wait for the day his father hasenough money to take him to the doctor.
Dungdrew inspiration for the story from his own experiences to write Father and Sonin 1995.
BIFFis an annual film festival held in the city with the participation of short andlong films from all over the world. Participating films this year were selectedfrom over 3,000 entries. They will compete for prizes in 17 categories.
Earlier,in 2012, Cham (Touch) film directed by Vietnamese-American Nguyen Duc Minh was also screened and won the BestCinematography prize at BIFF.
FilmTam Cam: Chuyện chưa kể (Tam Cam: The untold story), directed by Ngo Thanh Van,will, meanwhile, be screened at the Osaka Asia Film Festival to be held fromMarch 3 to 12.
Thereare 16 films from Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines and Thailand, as well as theRepublic of Korea, Indonesia, India, mainland China and Japan competing at theOsaka Asia Film Festival this year.-VNA
Thefestival is being held from April 13 to 17 in Massachusetts, the US.
Fatherand Son is an independent movie adapted from Dung’s short story titled Fatherand Son, written in 1995. The movie will compete against other foreign filmsfrom all over the world in 17 categories.
“BIFFis one of the significant cinema events that Father and Son is proud to attendsince the movie’s release,” said director Dung.
“Idid not expect my movie to be selected; therefore I was surprised and so happyto have the opportunity to promote Father and Son to the American audience. Ifthings go smoothly, the Vietnamese audience can watch the film in cinemas bythe middle of the year,” said Dung.
Themain character in the movie is a little boy named Ca. He lives with his blindfather, who has spent his entire life by the river.
Ca’sworld revolves around the river and everything associated with it, includingthe animals, flowers and the wooden fish his father carved for him.
Cadreams of touching the clouds in the sky and of visiting fancy lands as in thefairy tales told by his father.
However,Ca suffers from an incurable disease and cannot wait for the day his father hasenough money to take him to the doctor.
Dungdrew inspiration for the story from his own experiences to write Father and Sonin 1995.
BIFFis an annual film festival held in the city with the participation of short andlong films from all over the world. Participating films this year were selectedfrom over 3,000 entries. They will compete for prizes in 17 categories.
Earlier,in 2012, Cham (Touch) film directed by Vietnamese-American Nguyen Duc Minh was also screened and won the BestCinematography prize at BIFF.
FilmTam Cam: Chuyện chưa kể (Tam Cam: The untold story), directed by Ngo Thanh Van,will, meanwhile, be screened at the Osaka Asia Film Festival to be held fromMarch 3 to 12.
Thereare 16 films from Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines and Thailand, as well as theRepublic of Korea, Indonesia, India, mainland China and Japan competing at theOsaka Asia Film Festival this year.-VNA
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