4th Hanoi International Film Festival

The 4th Hanoi International Film Festival opened on November 1 and closed on November 5, 2016, at Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace, with the slogan "Cinema - Integration and Sustainable Development" (Vietnamese: "Điện ảnh - Hội nhập và phát triển bền vững").[1]

4th Hanoi International Film Festival
Opening ceremony
Opening filmI, Daniel Blake United Kingdom France
LocationHanoi, Vietnam
Founded2010
AwardsBest Feature Film:
Remember Canada
Hosted byÁi Phương, Đức Bảo
Festival dateNovember 1–5, 2016
WebsiteWebsite

From more than 500 films submitted, 146 films from 33 countries were selected for screening, of which 12 long films and 30 short films participated in the competition.[2]

Programs

Ceremonies - At Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace, 91 Trần Hưng Đạo Street, Hoàn Kiếm District:

  • Opening ceremony: 20:00 Tuesday, November 1 (live broadcast on VTV2)[3]
  • Closing ceremony: 20:00 Saturday, November 5 (live broadcast on VTV1)[4]

Professional activities - At Hanoi Daewoo Hotel, 360 Kim Mã Street, Ba Đình District:

  • Exhibition of Vietnam Film Institute: Vietnamese context in foreign films (Vietnamese: "Bối cảnh Việt Nam trong phim nước ngoài"), from Tuesday morning, November 1 to November 5[5]
  • The HANIFF Campus and The Film Project Market: from Tuesday morning, November 1 to Friday evening, November 4. This year, these two activities are held in parallel.[6]
  • Seminars:
    • Cooperation in film production and distribution among ASEAN countries (Vietnamese: "Hợp tác sản xuất, phát hành phim giữa các nước ASEAN"): Wednesday, November 2[7]
    • Indian cinema - cooperation and development (Vietnamese: "Điện ảnh Ấn Độ - hợp tác và phát triển"): Thursday, November 3[8]
  • Film showcase reception of The Way Station / Đảo của dân ngụ cư, directed by Hồng Ánh[9]

Movie screenings in theaters: 6 cinemas in Hanoi participated in screening the film during the 5 days of the festival. The National Cinema Center is the only place to issue tickets for all cinema clusters, starting from October 29. All screenings are free.[10][11]

  • National Cinema Center (87 Láng Hạ Street) has 75 screenings with contested films of the two most important categories, which are contested feature-length films and contested short films. There are also Asean films, Indian films, films in the World Cinema Panorama program.
    • Opening screenings: Tuesday afternoon, November 1, instead after the opening ceremony as before[12]
  • August Theater and Kim Đồng Theater (45 and 19 Hàng Bài Street) have 50 screenings, of which 28 are for Vietnamese films, 5 for Italian films and 17 for films in the World Cinema Panorama program.
  • Ngọc Khánh Theater (523 Kim Mã Street) has 24 screenings, of which 3 are for short films, 3 for Vietnamese films, 6 for films in the World Cinema Panorama program, 7 for Asean films, 5 for Italian movies.
  • CGV Cinemas, 6th floor, Vincom Center, 54A Nguyễn Chí Thanh Street
  • CGV Cinemas, 5th floor, Mipec Tower, 229 Tây Sơn Street

Outdoor movie screenings and shows - At Lý Thái Tổ Monument Square, Hoàn Kiếm District:[13][14]

  • Movie Miracle in Milan Italy with Italian fashion show by designer Riccardo Bianco: Wednesday night, November 2
  • Documentary SMTown: The Stage South Korea and the exchange with Korean singer Jis and Juni from the group Offroad: Thursday night, November 3
  • Movie Taxi, What’s Your Name? / Taxi, em tên gì? Vietnam with the Ao dai fashion show by designer Lan Hương: Friday night, November 4

Juries & Mentors

Juries

3 juries panels were established for this festival:[15]

Feature film:

Short film:

Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC):

  • Ed Lejano Philippines, director, producer, managing director of QCinema International Film Festival - Chairman
  • Udi Aloni Israel, filmmaker, writer, visual artist
  • Đoàn Minh Tuấn Vietnam, screenwriter, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Thế Giới Điện Ảnh Magazine

Mentors for the HANIFF Campus

Classes at the HANIFF Campus this year received instruction from:[16]

Official Selection - In Competition

Feature film

These 12 films were selected to compete for the official awards in Feature Film category:[17][18]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Birds with Large Wingsവലിയ ചിറകുള്ള പക്ഷികൾ / Valiya Chirakulla PakshikalDr. BijuIndia
Blossoming Into a Family惑う After the Rain / Madou: After the RainHayashi HirokiJapan
Cemetery of Splendour †รักที่ขอนแก่น / Rak Ti Khon KaenApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
Fundamentally Happy †本质上快乐Lei Yuan Bin, Tan Bee ThiamSingapore
Green Carriage †Зелёная карета / Zelyonaya KaretaOleg AssadulinRussia
Inadaptable †عادت نمی کنیم / Adat NemikonimEbrahim EbrahimianIran
JackpotTrúng sốDustin NguyễnVietnam
MargueriteMargueriteXavier GiannoliFrance Czech Republic Belgium
One Way Trip †글로리데이 / Geulroridei (Glory Days)Choi Jeong-yeolSouth Korea
Ordinary People †Pamilya ordinaryoEduardo Roy Jr.Philippines
Remember †RememberAtom EgoyanCanada
Yellow Flowers on the Green GrassTôi thấy hoa vàng trên cỏ xanhVictor VuVietnam
The dagger † indicates films labeled NC 16
Highlighted title indicates Best Feature Film Award winner.

Short film

These 30 short films were selected to compete for official awards in Short Film category, divided into 5 screening sessions as follows:[19][20]

Session 1:

  • Mr. Mirror Man (Animated, 10′) Mexico
  • Three Variations on Ofelia (15′) Mexico
  • The Bridge (18′) South Korea
  • Love Comes Later (10′) United States India
  • A New Home (15′) Slovenia
  • I Love Anna (11′) Finland
  • Young Mother on Vài Thai Peak / Người mẹ trẻ trên đỉnh Vài Thai (Docu., 29′) Vietnam

Session 2:

  • Suspendu (15′) Switzerland
  • To the Top (17′) Switzerland
  • Day Before Chinese New Year (Documentary, 23′) China
  • God Must Be Deaf (Animated, 8′) Sri Lanka
  • Sweet Bloom of Nighttime Flower (15′) Singapore
  • Dedicated to Grandpa Điều / Dành tặng ông Điều (Documentary, 23′) Vietnam

Session 3:

  • Study of a Singaporean Face (Documentary, 4′) Singapore
  • Heart of the Land (Documentary, 30′) Finland
  • Distance Between Us (27′) South Korea
  • Different (6′) Uzbekistan
  • Seide (12′) Kyrgyzstan
  • Another City / Một thành phố khác (25′) Vietnam

Session 4:

  • Sibol (18′) Philippines
  • Agus and Agus (16′) Indonesia
  • Kousayla (20′) Algeria Switzerland
  • The Moon of Seoul (22′) South Korea
  • Everlasting Hope / Vọng phu nơi đầu sóng (Documentary, 30′) Vietnam

Session 5:

  • White Cat and Black Cat / Mèo Trắng và Mèo Mun (Animated, 10′) Vietnam
  • The Surfaces / Những mặt phẳng (Animated, 10′) Vietnam
  • The Sunflower / 'Bông hoa mặt trời (Animated, 10′) Vietnam
  • Aspiration for Life / Khát vọng người (Documentary, 28′) Vietnam
  • Pleco Fish / Cá dọn bể (13′) Vietnam
  • Tomorrow / Ngày mai (15′) Vietnam
Highlighted title indicates Best Short Film Award winner.

Official Selection - Out of Competition

These films were selected for out-of-competition screening programs:[21][22][23]

The dagger † indicates films labeled NC 16

Opening

Feature film

Short film

Berlinale Shorts: Session 1

  • A Man Returned (30′) United Kingdom Denmark Netherlands †
  • Freud and Friends (30′) Portugal Switzerland †
  • Ten Meter Tower / Hopptornet (17′) Sweden †
  • In the Soldier's Head (Animated, 4′) United States France †
  • Moms On Fire (Animated, 13′) Sweden †

Berlinale Shorts: Session 2

  • Batrachian's Ballad / Balada de um Batráquio (Documentary, 11′) Portugal †
  • Love (Animated, 15′) France Hungary †
  • Personne (15′) Germany †
  • Reluctantly Queer (8′) United States Ghana †
  • Jin Zhi Xia Mao / Anchorage Prohibited (Documentary, 16′) Taiwan †

7 Letters: Singaporean Session

  • Cinema (20′) Singapore
  • That Girl (18′) Singapore
  • The Flame (17′) Singapore
  • Bunga Sayang (12′) Singapore
  • Pineapple Town (15′) Singapore
  • Parting (12′) Singapore
  • GPS (Grandma Position System) (23′) Singapore

World-wide Session

  • When the Heron Flies (18′) France
  • Barnyard Acer (Animated, 15′) Mexico
  • The Last Supper (6′) Mexico
  • Pickman's Model (Animated, 11′) Mexico
  • Operation Commando (21′) Switzerland
  • Zéro m2 (19′) France
  • The Dog's Lullaby (10′) Philippines
  • A Halt (6′) Finland
  • The Teacher and Flowers / El maestro y la flor (Animated, 9′) Mexico
  • Returned (12′) Sri Lanka

Country-in-Focus: India India

Country-in-Selection: Italy Italy

ASEAN Films

Contemporary Vietnamese Films Vietnam

Outdoor Screening
  • SMTown: The Stage – Bae Sung-sang South Korea (Documentary)

Awards

The official awards were awarded at the closing ceremony of the festival, on the evening of November 5. The HANIFF Campus and Film Project Market organized their own awards ceremony for their participants in the previous night.[24][25][26][27]

In Competition - Feature film

In Competition - Short film
  • Best Short Film: Three Variations on Ofelia – Paulo Riqué Mexico
    • Jury Prize for Short Film: Heart of the Land – Kaisa 'Kaika' Astikainen Finland
    • Other nominees: Study of a Singaporean Face – Kan Lumé & Megan Wonowidjoyo Singapore, Another City – Phạm Ngọc Lân Vietnam, The Surfaces – Trần Khánh Duyên Vietnam
  • Best Young Director of a Short Film: Phạm Ngọc Lân – Another City Vietnam

NETPAC Award

Audience Choice Award for Vietnamese Film

The HANIFF Campus
  • Best Student - Producing Class: Nguyễn Hà Lê Vietnam
  • Best Student - Screenwriting Class: Đào Thu Hằng Vietnam
  • Best Student - Directing Class: Lê Quỳnh Anh, Hà Nguyễn Quang Thái, Nguyễn Lương Diệu Hằng (Team) Vietnam

The Film Project Market
  • Best Project: One Summer Day – Wera Aung Myanmar
    • Jury Prize for Film Project: Roommate Service – Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Việt Vietnam
    • Other nominees: XXYY – Nguyễn Mỹ Trang Vietnam, Culi Never Cries – Phạm Ngọc Lân Vietnam, Those Who Survive – Stuart Howe United Kingdom, Han Mac Tu prequel – Lê Hoàng An Vietnam, 7 Bullets – Doris Young Singapore, Song in My Heart – Danny Đỗ Vietnam

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