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Ha Noi International Film Festival attracts 31 nations




On the morning of November 26, the composing camp for young talents of the 2012 Hanoi International Film Festival opened at the Daewoo Hotel Hanoi, with the participation of Mr. Vuong Duy Bien, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ms. Ngo Phuong Lan, director of the National Cinema Agency and many well-known professors from the University of Southern California (USA), Motion Picture Association of America, the World Movie Fund, the Goethe Institute and Film London.

From more than 200 applications, the organizers selected 30 outstanding applicants for the camp, including 23 from Vietnam and 7 from Thailand, the Philippines, New Zealand, Germany and Japan.

Among Vietnamese attendants are outstanding young directors like Nguyen Hoang Diep, Nguyen Huu Tuan, Lam Vissay or three young directors who won prizes of the 48 hour film contest - Do Quoc Trung, Nguyen Hong Quan and Nguyen Thanh Binh.

The 30 participants of the 3-day camp (November 26-28) are divided into three groups corresponding to three training contents on scriptwriter, director and producer.

In the first day, they were provided with basic knowledge from experts. In the second, they will participate in discussions with experts and guest speakers. In the third day, they will practice at film studios and film distribution companies.

At the end of the camp, the most outstanding trainees will receive rewards from the Association of American Cinema and the organizers of the Hanoi International Film Festival.

Young composing camp is a popular model at many prestigious international film festivals such as Cannes, Toronto, Venice, Berlin and Pusan.

Deputy Minister Vuong Duy Bien appreciated the importance of the camp as an opportunity for young filmmakers to introduce their ideas and projects, contributing to the development of the film industry of the Asia-Pacific region.

Meanwhile, Director of the National Cinema Agency Ngo Phuong Lan said that the camp is the "new vitality" of the festival.




Director Nguyen Thanh Binh, one of the trainees, said: "I think the importance of camps at film festivals in general and at the Hanoi International Film Festival in particular, is to create a network of filmmakers. After the camp, we will have more relationships to support and help each other to develop film projects in the future."

The experts who contribute to the camp include Ms. Sonja Heinen, director of the World Cinema Foundation program, Mr. Frank Rittman, vice president of the Association of American Cinema, Mr. Michael Werner, chairman of Fortissimo, Ms. Maren Niemeyer from the Goethe Institute, Ms. Tessa Inkelaar from the Film London, Professor Michael Uno, Director Boo Jun-feng, author of the Sand Castle, which won the Best Film at the first Hanoi International Film Festival  in 2010, South Korean director Kang Je-kyu and two Vietnamese film directors Phan Dang Di and Bui Thac Chuyen.

Compiled by T. Van