"Miss Saigon" to be shortlisted for Oscar 2019
The work of Ngo Thanh Van's film studio entered the category "Best Foreign Language Film".
On September 26, the producer announced that the film was sent by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to the 91st Oscars. Ngo Thanh Van hopes the film will make its mark on the international market.
According to the rules of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, each country will submit one entry. Foreign films participating in the Oscar must be shown between October 1, 2017 and September 30 this year. The jury will select five nominated films and announce them early next year. The award will be announced at the award ceremony, scheduled to take place on February 24, 2019 in Los Angeles (USA).
| Clip: Movie trailerMiss Saigon |
On the background of the entertaining story,Miss Saigonhas a social element when promoting the spirit of preserving traditional crafts amid the dominance of modern culture. In April, the film received the Golden Kite Award for excellent film. When it premiered last year, the film also achieved good revenue - over 60 billion VND.
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From left to right: actresses Oanh Kieu, Ngo Thanh Van, Lan Ngoc, Diem My 9x at the introduction of "Co Ba Sai Gon" at the Busan Film Festival (Korea) in 2017. |
This year, many strong works were submitted to this category, such asShoplifters(Japan),Burning(Korea),Rome(Mexico),Cold War(Poland) orThe Wild Pear Tree(Türkiye). In history, the only Vietnamese-language film to make it into the top 5 nominations for this award isThe smell of green papaya(The Scent of Green Papaya) directed by Tran Anh Hung in 1994.
