The film received recognition at the closing ceremony held on November 25th in Da Lat for winning this year’s Golden Lotus Awards in the categories of Feature Film, Music, Cinematography, and Director.
Actor Le Cong Hoang, who plays the character Duong in the film, also won the Supporting Actor Award.
This Vietnamese film has also been selected for the 2024 Oscar competition.
Last year, the film won the top award at the Festival des 3 Continents 2022 in Nantes, France. Based on a novel by popular writer Nguyen Ngoc Tu, the film showcases the relationships between three women and their partners in a southern seaside village.
Prior to “Tro Tan Luc Ro,” Chuyen created many successful films with rave reviews such as “Song Trong So Hai” (Living in Fear), “Choi Voi” (Adrift), and “Loi Nguyen Huyet Ngai” (Blood Curse).
His documentary about ordinary people during the COVID-19 pandemic, entitled “Khong So Hai” (No Fear), won the Silver Kite Award in the Documentary Category of Vietnam’s Golden Kite Awards 2021.
“Tro Tan Luc Ro” was among 16 motion pictures competing for the Golden Lotus Awards at the 23rd Vietnam National Film Festival. These movies were made by both state-owned and private studios and include international award winners and the current highest grossing movies.
“Dat Rung Phuong Nam” (Song of the South), one of the most invested films, was a strong contender for the award but did not win any categories at the festival.
The film, directed by Quang Dung with a budget of VND40 billion, received mixed praise and criticism and earned a budget of nearly VND150 billion.
This is the first year Da Lat hosts the national film festival, coinciding with the city’s 130th anniversary. Da Lat has also just joined UNESCO’s network of creative cities in terms of music.
According to Vi Kien Thanh, director of the Cinema Department and head of the film festival organizing board, this year the event attracted more than 5,000 live viewers and 500,000 viewers on digital platforms.
Speaking at the awarding ceremony on November 25th, the director revealed that the festival had received the participation of 177 films, the highest number. Feature films had improved artistic and professional skills, while cartoons, documentaries, and scientific films all met high-quality standards.
Legendary Lang Biang
In June 2015, at the 27th Session of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Program (ICC-MAB) held in Paris, the Lang Biang Natural Reserve in Vietnam’s Central Highlands Lam Dong Province has been recognised as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Lang Biang Reserve has retained its values of bio-diversity on a global scale, with the natural scenery mixed in harmony with local cultural features. It has contributed to forming and developing Da Lat to become a city of tourism and an international research centre on tropical forest.
Da Lat flower festival promises attractive activities
NDO/VNA – The eighth Da Lat Flower Festival, themed “Da Lat and Flowers”, will take place in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from December 20-24.
Da Lat Flower Festival kicks off with colourful parade
NDO – Da Lat Flower Festival, a biennial event in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, kicked off on December 23 with a colourful floral parade.
Street festival add more colour and brightness to Da Lat
NDO – More than 3,000 local students and young people gathered at a street festival which opened on December 23 at Lam Vien Square in Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province, as part of the ongoing Da Lat Flower Festival 2019.
Unique Clay Architecture and Sculpture in Da Lat
For years, Da Lat has been known as a charming city with vast flowers gardens, winding mountain passes, green pine forests and amiable people. This fairy city is now famous for another appealing attraction; a unique clay tunnel, which is called by different names, such as sculptured tunnel, basalt tunnel or clay village.
