Christine Tran, Author at VAALA Presents Viet Film Fest

Festival News

Viet Film Fest 2023 Celebrates its 20th Year Anniversary

Call for Submissions begin early as Viet Film Fest organizers prepare for its 20th anniversary January 4, 2023 — Orange County, CA — The Vietnamese Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) is proud to announce that Viet Film Fest will return September 30 through October 15, 2023 for its 20th year Read more…

By Christine Tran, 9 monthsJanuary 14, 2023 ago

Documentary

An interview with Ha Le Diem, Director of Children of the Mist

The 13th edition of Viet Film Fest 2022 continues with breathtaking documentaries that portray contemporary issues relating to the larger Southeast Asian community. Set in the North of Vietnam, Children of the Mist is a film about the holy time of childhood and its disappearance. We spoke with director, Ha Read more…

By Christine Tran, 12 monthsOctober 4, 2022 ago

Viet Film Fest

4 hours ago

❤️ Viet Film Fest is excited to present our High School Day screening, as a part of our Community Days. 🏫 Locally partnered OC high schools will see a carefully curated short film set specifically for the Vietnamese diaspora youth. 🌠 General public can see the set (with purchase) in-person on Friday, October 6th at 12:30 pm and virtually now! Click the link below for more info!vff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64c825be82becc00408fcb9e📜Film Set Synopsis: In this free screening intended for high school students (but is suitable for older viewers, too), each of these six films asks questions of perseverance in times of personal or communal strife or displacement. The stop-motion animated Spring Roll Dream (which debuted at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival) finds a Vietnamese American mother confronting a culture she has largely left behind. Conversations at the Register and In Living Memory take a look at the familial and communal impact of two Southeast Asian American-owned businesses in Southern California. ... See MoreSee Less

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Viet Film Fest

21 hours ago

💚 Viet Film Fest is excited to announce our Free Screening Day event for Santa Ana Residents!🏢 Santa Ana residents will be able to watch the “Belonging/Unbelonging” and the “All You Need is Love” short film sets for free! (Valid proof of residency required at box office)👉 Swipe to see all the films showing during the screening! Support independent, Vietnamese filmmaking today!For all information and online ticket info, please click the link belowviet-film-fest.carrd.co📅 Date: Friday, October 6th🕓 Time: 4 pm📍 Location: The Frida Cinema ... See MoreSee Less

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1 day ago

✨A special shoutout to our official Viet Film Fest venue, The Frida Cinema!❤️ We are so proud to celebrate our 20th anniversary with OC's only nonprofit art house cinema!👇 Click to see all the feature films for Viet Film Fest 2023!For all information, go to vietfilmfest.com ... See MoreSee Less

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