A Letter to Our Community: VAALA Stands in Support of the Black Lives Matter Movement “The function of freedom is to free someone else.” ― Toni Morrison The Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) grieves the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others who have unjustly died at…
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VAALA’s first priority is always the health and safety of our community. In keeping with the social distancing directives from our local, state, and federal health agencies to combat COVID-19, we have suspended all VAALA programming for the next few months. Unfortunately, there’s no way for anyone to know what the situation will be like…
Deadline: May 15, 2020 (Early bird: April 30, 2020) Festival Dates October 9-11, 2020 MISSION The mission of Viet Film Fest is to celebrate Vietnamese stories and voices in cinema. DESCRIPTION Viet Film Fest was created in 2003 by the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA). As the largest international Vietnamese film festival of…
ORANGE, CA – The Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) is proud to announce that the Viet Film Fest 2019 will be kicking-off its 3-day event with the charming, blockbuster, romantic comedy My Mr. Wife, directed by Charlie Nguyen (The Rebel), on Friday, October 11, 2019 at 7:00 pm at AMC Orange 30. The…
The Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) is excited to invite the public to a star-studded party to officially launch Viet Film Fest 2019. This free event will take place on September 8th, from 3 – 5pm, at Viet Film Fest’s venue, AMC Orange 30, located at The Outlets at Orange. The evening will…
Submission deadline for Viet Film Fest 2019 has passed. Selection will be announced at the end of September at the latest. Thank you for your interest and support. See you in October.
Deadline: May 15, 2019 (Early bird: April 30, 2019) Viet Film Fest is looking for creative works from Vietnamese filmmakers and/or those that speak to the Vietnamese experience for our 2018 film festival to be held on October 11-13, 2019 at the AMC Orange 30 (Outlets of Orange). Entry forms can be filled out online…
We invite you to share in the excitement and growth of Vietnamese cinema and storytelling through direct or in-kind sponsorship pf Viet Film Fest 2019. Become a partner in our mission to showcase and cultivate the visions and voice of our filmmakers! Sponsor Viet Film Fest For sponsorship inquiries, please contact: Thuy-Van Nguyen Festival Director…
