http://www.vietfilmfest.com/2011 This is the official web site for the Vietnamese Film Festival (ViFF). Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:49:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en LOS ANGELES - Touch, an independent film written and directed by Minh Duc Nguyen, is slated for release in selected cities, starting with San Jose on March 9th and Orange County on March 16th, showing exclusively at AMC Eastridge 15 and AMC Block 30. Touch is a romantic drama. A mechanic ... http://www.vietfilmfest.com/2011/announcements/touch-film-minh-duc-nguyen/ Save the date for Cinema Symposium 6: Shifting Scenes taking place Sunday, April 22nd. http://www.vietfilmfest.com/2011/announcements/save-the-date-sunday-april-22nd/ BUSAN WEST ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILS 2011 LINE-UP Feng Xiaogang's "AfterShock" Named Closing Night Film Festival Welcomes the North American Premieres of Oh Seong-yun's "Leafie, A Hen Into the Wild" and Loy Arcenas' "Niño" Orange, CA (October 31, 2011) - Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the ... http://www.vietfilmfest.com/2011/announcements/busan-west-asian-film-festival/ PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release September 25, 2011 Contact: Kathy Nguyen (714) 501-9481 Saigon Electric 108 minutes Color, Stereo Sound Vietnamese with English Subtitles Orange County, Ca - Regal Garden Grove 16, Edwards Irvine University Village San Jose, Ca - Camera 12 cinemas Seattle, Wa - AMC Southcenter 16 San Diego, Ca - AMC Mission Valley 20 Houston, TX - ... http://www.vietfilmfest.com/2011/announcements/saigon-electric-3/ 4,000+ Attendees Makes ViFF 2011 the Most Well-attended ViFF Yet! IRVINE - The 5th biennial Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF) ended with an exciting closing night at UC Irvine in which awards were presented for best feature, best short film, and, for the first time, best actor and best actress. ... http://www.vietfilmfest.com/2011/announcements/viff-2011-wrap-up/ Hip Hop, or Hip Hop as it was during its inception in the projects of New York City, has long been co-opted, commercialized and bastardized out of recognition, but in the harsh urban confines of Saigon, Hip Hop thrives in the emerging youth movement in Vietnam with the urgency and ... http://www.vietfilmfest.com/2011/announcements/saigon-electric-2/ http://www.vietfilmfest.com/2011/announcements/high-school-day/ By Ysa Le English translation by Quan Tue Tran How did the idea for the script of Bi, Đừng Sợ! come to you? How did you scout the location for the film? The idea for the film came from those endless "nhậu" sessions that I had with my friends years ago. ... http://www.vietfilmfest.com/2011/general/interview-with-phan-dang-di-director-of-bi-dont-be-afraid/ 16 min / color video USA 2011 DIRECTOR: Viet Nguyen A burglar finds himself stuck in a bedroom closet when the wife of the house unexpectedly comes home with her lover. Chaos ensues when the woman's husband comes home, forcing her lover to take cover in the same closet. http://www.vietfilmfest.com/2011/viff/things-you-dont-joke-about/ 23 min / color video Vietnam 2009 DIRECTOR: Ta Nguyen Hiep A student rents a room in an old house and recognizes strange things happening. The truth is clear only in the end. http://www.vietfilmfest.com/2011/viff/behind-the-wooden-door/