The film 'Father Carrying Son' wins awards in the US and Italy.

Luong Dinh Dung's work has garnered accolades such as "Best Foreign Feature Film," "Impressive Cinematography," and "Best Storyline."

Director Luong Dinh Dung recently traveled to the United States from April 15th to May 7th, participating in two international film festivals: Arizona and Boston. The Arizona festival ran from April 19th to 30th and featured 96 films in competition. The Boston festival took place from April 13th to 17th and included 3,218 films.

At the 26th Arizona International Film Festival, "Father Carrying Son" won the "Best Foreign Feature" award and the "Special Jury Award for Outstanding Cinematography".

Trailer for 'Father Carrying Son'

At the 15th Boston International Film Festival, Luong Dinh Dung's film received the "Indie Spirit Best Storyline Award".

Patrick Jerome, CEO of the Boston International Film Festival, shared: "This is a film we love and one of the best films at this year's festival. I was impressed by 'Father Carrying Son' through the scenes in the rain. Especially when seeing the flood submerging the house, the father putting stones into the boat to keep it underwater... we truly believed we were there and that every scene was real. I felt like I was watching a true story, not fiction."

Director Luong Dinh Dung and film critic Nick Nicholson.

Luong Dinh Dung said that after the screenings, the audience stayed to ask more questions about the film, such as: whether the boy character Ca would survive, or what would happen to the father and son after they returned home.

"I had a meeting with a producer in the US. We discussed collaborating on the 5-7-8 movie I'm working on next year," the director said.

Additionally, the website of the 17th Milan International Film Festival in Italy has just announced that "Father Carrying Son" has won the "Best Cinematography" award. The festival takes place from May 10th to June 10th. The "Best Film" award will be announced at the end of this month.

"Father Carrying Son" is a film adapted by screenwriter Bui Kim Quy and director Luong Dinh Dung from the short story of the same name, written in 1995 by Luong Dinh Dung. The project was conceived by him over 10 years. The film had a budget of nearly 18 billion VND and was filmed over approximately 62 days.

At the 2016 Golden Kite Awards ceremony held on the evening of April 9th ​​in Ho Chi Minh City, Luong Dinh Dung's film "Father Carrying Son" received three nominations: "Best Film," "Best Director," and "Best Leading Actor" (Ngo The Quan). However, the film was unsuccessful in all three categories and only received a commendation for "Best Feature Film" (equivalent to third place). Dissatisfied with the result, Luong Dinh Dung returned the award to the organizers.

According to VNE