August 24, 2023 – Santa Ana, California – The Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) is excited to announce the highly anticipated return of Viet Film Fest (VFF), the largest international Vietnamese film festival in the diaspora. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Viet Film Fest 2023 will take place virtually Read more…
Viet Film Fest stands as a steadfast platform, illuminating poignant narratives of marginalized communities. This tradition persists with the powerful film, Angels, a tale unfurling the emotional journey of a mother and her ten-year-old daughter, abruptly thrust apart by fate. In an intimate conversation, we delve into the creative process Read more…
Viet Film Fest express our solidarity with WGA, SAG-AFTRA and our community of creatives. Writers and actors unequivocally deserve a living wage, and actors deserve the absolute right to own their likeness, without compromise or exception. For over 30 years, VAALA has uplifted artists in screen, literature, music, theatre, and Read more…
February 7, 2023 – Orange County, CA – The Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) is excited to announce a special film screening event in partnership with The OC Public Libraries. Viet Film Fest’s Artistic Director, Eric Nong, will host a curated selection of short films, all of which Read more…
In a genre underrepresented of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ characters, Van B. Nguyen’s short film, All I Ever Wanted, presents a groundbreaking narrative. What if a rom-com can be lead by Asian-American actresses telling a queer-centered story? We interviewed Van B. Nguyen, a queer woman herself, on her inspiration of the Read more…
This year Viet Film Fest 2022 continues its exploration into the nuances of Vietnamese identity and experimentalism with the film, Daughter. Deep diving into the world of existentialist feminist theory and post-pandemic film interpretation, we spoke with director, Corey Deshon on the film’s inspirations and theorize on the audience’s interpretations. Read more…