"Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere" wins Best Film at Venice Film Festival
On the night of September 5, at the Venice International Film Critics Week, the film Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere by director Nguyen Hoang Diep, starring actor Tran Bao Son, was honored with the Best Film award from the Federation of European and Mediterranean Film Critics (FEDEORA). This is an important annual award of the Venice International Film Critics Week dedicated to first-time feature films.
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Actress Nguyen Thuy Anh and actor Tran Bao Son represented the film to receive the award at the award ceremony. Emotionally talking about the winning award at the Venice Film Festival, actor Tran Bao Son shared: “I am very happy and moved that 'Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere' received this important award. For me, this is a memorable milestone for Vietnamese independent films at major film festivals. I feel proud that I contributed to making this film.”
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| Director Nguyen Hoang Diep |
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| Actor Tran Bao Son at the Venice Film Festival |
Tonight, September 6, the Golden Lion for the Future (Luigi De Laurentiis) for debut films will be announced at the closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival.
The Venice International Film Critics Week of this year's Venice International Film Festival was bustling with 7 excellent films selected, including Vietnam's Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere and films from France, Italy, China, Yugoslavia, Germany and Palestine.
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The world premiere of Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere was also a huge success on September 2, 2014, receiving rave reviews from prestigious critics and audiences. In a Q&A session with reporters at the Film Festival after the premiere, director Nguyen Hoang Diep said: “I am happy that I and my crew were able to recreate a special atmosphere and color for my first feature film. It is the atmosphere of the 5th season, a season that is not spring, not summer, not autumn or winter. It is a season of loneliness and filled with a sense of femininity.”
According to motthegioi/Photo: Alexandre Grey
