Vietnam wins four prizes at 45th Asia-Pacific film festival
HANOI - Viet Nam has won four prizes at the 45th Asia-Pacific
Film Festival which closed last night, December 10, at the Friendship Culture Palace
in Ha Noi.
Vietnamese film "Doi Cat" (Sand Life) took three prizes, the best feature film, the
best actress and the best supporting actress, at the closing ceremony of the festival.
The Best Actress award went to Mai Hoa, and the Best Subordinate Actress to
Hong Anh.
Directed by Nguyen Thanh Van, the movie portrays a post-war love triangle and
reveals how far-reaching and unexpected the effects of war can be. It tells the story of
a husband and wife who are separated by the escalating war, but the conflict's end
brings them no peace.
Viet Nam also won the best short film prize. This year, the honour went to film "Chi
Nam Khung" (Mrs. Nam) by Director Lai Van Sinh, which praises Mrs. Nam Hong, a
combat nurse, who spent 13 years finding the remains of fallen combatants -her
team-mates. This is the third consecutive time Viet Nam has won the best short film
prize at Asia-Pacific Films Festivals.
Taiwanese director Chang Chih-Yung won the Best Director award for his film
"Lament of the Sand River", an emotional story about a young man striving to make it
as a musician.
The Best Actor award went to Choi Min-Sik from Seoul for his role in the "Happy
End" film.
The prize for the best supporting actor went to Sayanyo Wongkrachang from
Bangkok for his role in the film Satang.
In other categories, Best Screenplay award was given to Hong Snag-soo from
Seoul, who penned the scrip of The Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors.
The Taiwanese film Lament of the Sand River also won Ong Ching Shi a prize for
best music.
The award for best sound went to Aziz Osman for the Malaysian film "Lieutenant
Adnan".
Hong Kong's film "In the mood for love" got the Best Editing and Cameraman
awards.
Yoshimobu Nishioka from Tokyo won The Best Art Director award with Nagasaki
Bura-Bura.
The Best Animated film award went to Tokyo Director Kazuki Omori's "The Boy
who Saw the Wind".
Indonesia's capital Jarkata will host next year's festival, which is scheduled to take
place 12 months from now.
Vietnam News Agency - December 11, 2000.
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