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Vietnamese short film wins award at Singapore Int’l Film Festival

Vietnamese short film “Sweet, Salty,” directed by Duong Dieu Linh, won the Youth Jury Prize at the 2019 Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) last weekend.
Vietnamese short film wins award at Singapore Int’l Film Festival ảnh 1Vietnamese short film “Sweet, Salty,” directed by Duong Dieu Linh, wins the Youth Jury Prize at the 2019 Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) last weekend.

Singapore(VNA) – Vietnamese short film “Sweet, Salty,” directed by Duong DieuLinh, won the Youth JuryPrize at the 2019 Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) last weekend.

The 18-minutefilm tells a bittersweet story of a woman named Ha in the male-dominatedsociety. She, 40 and pregnant, decides to confront her husband’s secret loverbut the showdown leads to a sticky situation that leaves her with a bittersweetrealisation.

It was a greatsurprise to be honoured with this award, Linh told a Vietnam News Agency correspondent at the festival. She said she wants to make feature length filmsin the coming time, but even during the preparation for feature film-making,she will create more short films.

This year, thefestival dedicated a special programme for screenings of Vietnamese short films,said SGIFF Executive Director Yuni Hadi. The films brought a breath of fresh air to the festival, sheadded.

Founded in1987, the SGIFF is the largest and longest-running film event in Singapore. Itprovides a platform for both established and aspiring filmmakers to showcasetheir films to an audience of local and international film buffs.

This year,five Vietnamese films competing for the Silver Screen Award at the festival, namely“Hay Thuc Tinh va San Sang” (Stay Awake, Be Ready) by Pham Thien An, “Ngot,Man” (Sweet, Salty” by Duong Dieu Linh, “Gallery” by Vo Anh Vu, “Le TruongThanh Cua Edison” (The Graduation of Edison) by Pham Hoang Minh Thy, and"Nha Cay" (The Tree House) by Truong Minh Quy./.

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