The Best Asian Film Award was given to the film "Border Transactions". (Photo: ANH DAO)
Attending the Closing and Award Ceremony of the 3rd Da Nang Asian Film Festival 2025 (DANAF III 2025) held at the Aryiana Convention Palace, on the Central leadership side, there were the presence of Central Party Committee members: Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh; Deputy Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Committee Pham Dai Duong; Mr. Le Hai Binh - Alternate member of the Central Party Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Ms. Dinh Thi Mai - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee.
On behalf of the leaders of Da Nang city, there were Mr. Nguyen Van Quang, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee; Mr. Luong Nguyen Minh Triet - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang city.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 3rd Da Nang Asian Film Festival, 2025, there were Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Thi - Member of the City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Da Nang City People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee, Head of the Film Festival Organizing Committee and Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan - President of the Vietnam Cinema Promotion and Development Association, Co-Head of the Organizing Committee, Director of the Film Festival.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Thi, Vice Chairwoman of Da Nang City People's Committee delivered the closing speech of DANAFF. (Photo: ANH DAO)
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Film Festival, Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Thi, Vice Chairwoman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Film Festival emphasized that the past 7 days were not only a performance of more than 100 films from many countries in the region, bringing the public excellent cinematic works but also a testament to the miraculous connecting power of the seventh art. Here, borders and geographical distances were erased by the common voice of creativity, compassion and the desire to tell stories.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Thi affirmed that Da Nang city is proud to become a new meeting place of Asian cinema - where stories, aspirations and human values are shared and spread through the language of images and emotions.
"The companionship and development of regional cinemas is the driving force for us to continue building an increasingly professional, creative and humane event in the following years. We believe that in the development journey, Da Nang is not only a place to organize the Film Festival but also a setting, a destination and an endless source of inspiration for Asian and world cinematographic works" - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City expressed.
Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan speaks at the closing ceremony. (Photo: ANH DAO)
Speaking at the closing ceremony, Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan, Director of the Film Festival, said that the 2025 Da Nang Asian Film Festival has achieved two important goals: honoring valuable cinematic heritage and discovering, encouraging and supporting young talents.
What happened at DANAFF III showed development in both scale, program content and professional quality with the total number of films shown, the number of film screenings and the number of film programs all increasing compared to the previous two seasons. In addition to the award categories that were present in the previous two seasons, such as the Asian Film Competition Award, the Vietnamese Film Competition Award, the NETPAC Award and the Audience Award for the program “Today’s Vietnamese Cinema”, at DANAFF III, for the first time, there was the Critics’ Award for Outstanding Asian Film in the program “Asian Cinema Panorama”. Many Asian and Vietnamese films chose DANAFF as the place for their international premiere.
Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan emphasized that DANAFF III was also honored to have the Director General of UNESCO attend and announce DANAFF as "The event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions".
"This is an encouragement for the DANAFF Organizing Committee to firmly step forward on the journey of protecting humanistic values and promoting diverse creativity, towards the development of cinema in the new era" - said the Director of the Film Festival.
Screenwriter Trinh Thanh Nha, People's Artist Nhu Quynh and Meritorious Artist Chieu Xuan on the red carpet of the closing ceremony.
Following the success of the two Da Nang Asian Film Festivals, the Da Nang People's Committee and the Vietnam Film Promotion Association (VFDA) jointly organized the 3rd Da Nang Asian Film Festival - DANAFF III, taking place from June 29 to July 5 in Da Nang city, with the participation of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, departments and branches of Da Nang city, UNIMedia Company and related units.
This year, the scale of DANAFF has been expanded, from 5 days compared to the previous two editions, to 7 days with many exciting activities, with many special film screening programs: "Half a century of Vietnamese war films", "Korean cinema spotlight", "Asian & Vietnamese films in full view", along with nearly 200 film screenings attracting movie lovers at many cinema complexes.
Three international seminars on nurturing young talents, learning from the successful experiences of Korean cinema and the imprint of Vietnamese war films since the country's reunification have gathered many generations of famous domestic and international filmmakers who have made great contributions to the film industry; critics, film experts, and theoretical researchers with in-depth perspectives, creating a forum for lively and emotional exchanges, summarizing practical experiences to build an advanced, modern Vietnamese cinema that is rich in identity and leaves its mark on the world.
The DANAFF Talents program has given wings to young Vietnamese and Asian cinema talents through the acting class “Talent Incubation” with 52 promising faces, the “Project Incubator” with 14 Asian film projects and the “Master Class” intensive class, which has also left special marks with the guidance of leading experts in Vietnamese and world cinema.
Most importantly, the two categories of Asian Film and Vietnamese Film have created a special competition with many domestic and foreign works. This year, the number of films competing has also increased, including many films choosing DANAFF as the place for their first screening and international debut.
After a week of hard work and dedication, the Jury of DANAFF III has selected worthy works for each award category.
The Critics' Award for Asian Film in the "Asian Cinema Panorama" program was awarded to the Uzbek film "Sunday" (photo above).
This is a new feature of DANAFF this year when selecting excellent Asian cinema works, successful at international film festivals or having their first global premiere at the film festival.
The Audience Award for the most favorite Vietnamese film voted by the audience was given to the film "De Men, adventure to the swampy village".
Director Khuong Ngoc received the NETPAC award for the film "Sister-in-law".
The NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award for Outstanding Vietnamese Film was given to the film "Sister-in-law" of Vietnamese cinema.
Results of the Vietnamese Film Competition Category:
1. Excellent screenplay: Screenwriter ToTo Chan, movie "Sister-in-law".
2. Best Actress: Viet Huong, movie "Sister-in-law".
3. Best Actor: Tuan Tran, "Getting Rich with Ghosts".
4. Best Director: Victor Vu, film "Detective Kien - The Headless Case".
5. Special Prize of the Jury: "Trang Quynh nhi - Legend of Kim Nguu".
6. Best Vietnamese Film: "Sister-in-law"
Sharing when receiving the award, director Victor Vu said that stories about Vietnamese culture and people have always been a great inspiration to him and this is a great source of motivation for him to continue trying to bring these things to film. Director Victor Vu also sent his thanks to the jury, the film crew, and those who accompanied Victor on a special journey with many memories.
Asian Film Awards Competition Results:
1. Best Screenplay: Ladan Shirmard, Ebrahim Azizi, "Maddy Foot" (Iranian Cinema)
2. Best Actress: Nurzhan Beksultanova, "Abel", Kazakhstan cinema
3. Best Actor: Kang-sheng Lee, "Stranger Eyes" - "Stranger Eyes" by Singaporean cinema in cooperation with Taiwan (China).
4. Best Director: Guan Hu of the film "Black Dog", Chinese cinema.
5. Special Jury Prize: "Rain on Butterfly Wings"
6. Best Asian Film: "Deal at the Border" - Kyrgyzstan cinema.
Talking about the award, director Duong Dieu Linh of the film "Rain on the Butterfly Wings" said that 10 years ago, the first time she returned to Vietnam was in Da Nang in the Autumn Meeting program, making very short films, without knowing anyone.
The film "Rain on the Butterfly Wings" by director Duong Dieu Linh was awarded the special prize of the Jury, Asian Film Competition category.
"At that time, I never thought that one day I would be able to stand on such a big stage to receive the award. I was very moved. I would like to thank the jury, DANAFF, especially the audience who watched the film. I would like to dedicate this award with deep gratitude to the film crew, and the people in the profession who opened their arms to me in the first days of returning to Vietnam" - she said.
With the spirit of professionalism, quality, learning and aiming for the quintessence, the Danang Asian Film Festival hopes that, through the following seasons, it will continue to be the flame that ignites the passion for cinema, where emotional and profound stories of Asia are honored. DANAFF aspires to bring a brilliant artistic playground, where talented filmmakers gather, share their vision and together create timeless artistic values, contributing to making Danang an unmissable destination on the world cinema map.
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