The 4th Hanoi International Film Festival opened on November 1 and closed on November 5, 2016, at Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace, with the slogan "Cinema - Integration and Sustainable Development" (Vietnamese: "Điện ảnh - Hội nhập và phát triển bền vững").[1]
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From more than 500 films submitted, 146 films from 33 countries were selected for screening, of which 12 long films and 30 short films participated in the competition.[2]
Ceremonies - At Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace, 91 Trần Hưng Đạo Street, Hoàn Kiếm District:
- Opening ceremony: 20:00 Tuesday, November 1 (live broadcast on VTV2)[3]
- Closing ceremony: 20:00 Saturday, November 5 (live broadcast on VTV1)[4]
Professional activities - At Hanoi Daewoo Hotel, 360 Kim Mã Street, Ba Đình District:
- Exhibition of Vietnam Film Institute: Vietnamese context in foreign films (Vietnamese: "Bối cảnh Việt Nam trong phim nước ngoài"), from Tuesday morning, November 1 to November 5[5]
- The HANIFF Campus and The Film Project Market: from Tuesday morning, November 1 to Friday evening, November 4. This year, these two activities are held in parallel.[6]
- Seminars:
- Cooperation in film production and distribution among ASEAN countries (Vietnamese: "Hợp tác sản xuất, phát hành phim giữa các nước ASEAN"): Wednesday, November 2[7]
- Indian cinema - cooperation and development (Vietnamese: "Điện ảnh Ấn Độ - hợp tác và phát triển"): Thursday, November 3[8]
- Film showcase reception of The Way Station / Đảo của dân ngụ cư, directed by Hồng Ánh[9]
Movie screenings in theaters:
6 cinemas in Hanoi participated in screening the film during the 5 days of the festival. The National Cinema Center is the only place to issue tickets for all cinema clusters, starting from October 29. All screenings are free.[10][11]
- National Cinema Center (87 Láng Hạ Street) has 75 screenings with contested films of the two most important categories, which are contested feature-length films and contested short films. There are also Asean films, Indian films, films in the World Cinema Panorama program.
- Opening screenings: Tuesday afternoon, November 1, instead after the opening ceremony as before[12]
- August Theater and Kim Đồng Theater (45 and 19 Hàng Bài Street) have 50 screenings, of which 28 are for Vietnamese films, 5 for Italian films and 17 for films in the World Cinema Panorama program.
- Ngọc Khánh Theater (523 Kim Mã Street) has 24 screenings, of which 3 are for short films, 3 for Vietnamese films, 6 for films in the World Cinema Panorama program, 7 for Asean films, 5 for Italian movies.
- CGV Cinemas, 6th floor, Vincom Center, 54A Nguyễn Chí Thanh Street
- CGV Cinemas, 5th floor, Mipec Tower, 229 Tây Sơn Street
Outdoor movie screenings and shows - At Lý Thái Tổ Monument Square, Hoàn Kiếm District:[13][14]
- Movie Miracle in Milan with Italian fashion show by designer Riccardo Bianco: Wednesday night, November 2
- Documentary SMTown: The Stage and the exchange with Korean singer Jis and Juni from the group Offroad: Thursday night, November 3
- Movie Taxi, What’s Your Name? / Taxi, em tên gì? with the Ao dai fashion show by designer Lan Hương: Friday night, November 4
Juries
3 juries panels were established for this festival:[15]
Feature film:
Short film:
Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC):
- Ed Lejano , director, producer, managing director of QCinema International Film Festival - Chairman
- Udi Aloni , filmmaker, writer, visual artist
- Đoàn Minh Tuấn , screenwriter, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Thế Giới Điện Ảnh Magazine
Mentors for the HANIFF Campus
Classes at the HANIFF Campus this year received instruction from:[16]
Feature film
These 12 films were selected to compete for the official awards in Feature Film category:[17][18]
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- The dagger † indicates films labeled NC 16
- Highlighted title indicates Best Feature Film Award winner.
Short film
These 30 short films were selected to compete for official awards in Short Film category, divided into 5 screening sessions as follows:[19][20]
Session 1:
- Mr. Mirror Man (Animated, 10′)
- Three Variations on Ofelia (15′)
- The Bridge (18′)
- Love Comes Later (10′)
- A New Home (15′)
- I Love Anna (11′)
- Young Mother on Vài Thai Peak / Người mẹ trẻ trên đỉnh Vài Thai (Docu., 29′)
Session 2:
- Suspendu (15′)
- To the Top (17′)
- Day Before Chinese New Year (Documentary, 23′)
- God Must Be Deaf (Animated, 8′)
- Sweet Bloom of Nighttime Flower (15′)
- Dedicated to Grandpa Điều / Dành tặng ông Điều (Documentary, 23′)
Session 3:
- Study of a Singaporean Face (Documentary, 4′)
- Heart of the Land (Documentary, 30′)
- Distance Between Us (27′)
- Different (6′)
- Seide (12′)
- Another City / Một thành phố khác (25′)
Session 4:
- Sibol (18′)
- Agus and Agus (16′)
- Kousayla (20′)
- The Moon of Seoul (22′)
- Everlasting Hope / Vọng phu nơi đầu sóng (Documentary, 30′)
Session 5:
- White Cat and Black Cat / Mèo Trắng và Mèo Mun (Animated, 10′)
- The Surfaces / Những mặt phẳng (Animated, 10′)
- The Sunflower / 'Bông hoa mặt trời (Animated, 10′)
- Aspiration for Life / Khát vọng người (Documentary, 28′)
- Pleco Fish / Cá dọn bể (13′)
- Tomorrow / Ngày mai (15′)
- Highlighted title indicates Best Short Film Award winner.
The official awards were awarded at the closing ceremony of the festival, on the evening of November 5. The HANIFF Campus and Film Project Market organized their own awards ceremony for their participants in the previous night.[24][25][26][27]
In Competition - Feature film
- Best Feature Film: Remember
- Best Director: Eduardo Roy Jr. – Ordinary People
- Best Leading Actor: Christopher Plummer – Remember
- Other nominees: Joshua Lim – Fundamentally Happy , Ronwaldo Martin – Ordinary People
- Best Leading Actress: Hasmine Killip – Ordinary People
In Competition - Short film
- Best Short Film: Three Variations on Ofelia – Paulo Riqué
- Jury Prize for Short Film: Heart of the Land – Kaisa 'Kaika' Astikainen
- Other nominees: Study of a Singaporean Face – Kan Lumé & Megan Wonowidjoyo , Another City – Phạm Ngọc Lân , The Surfaces – Trần Khánh Duyên
- Best Young Director of a Short Film: Phạm Ngọc Lân – Another City
Audience Choice Award for Vietnamese Film
The HANIFF Campus
- Best Student - Producing Class: Nguyễn Hà Lê
- Best Student - Screenwriting Class: Đào Thu Hằng
- Best Student - Directing Class: Lê Quỳnh Anh, Hà Nguyễn Quang Thái, Nguyễn Lương Diệu Hằng (Team)
The Film Project Market
- Best Project: One Summer Day – Wera Aung
- Jury Prize for Film Project: Roommate Service – Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Việt
- Other nominees: XXYY – Nguyễn Mỹ Trang , Culi Never Cries – Phạm Ngọc Lân , Those Who Survive – Stuart Howe , Han Mac Tu prequel – Lê Hoàng An , 7 Bullets – Doris Young , Song in My Heart – Danny Đỗ
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