Hanoi International Film Festival closes
VOV.VN - The fifth Hanoi International Film Festival (HIFF) came to a close on October 31 with the best feature film of the year awarded to Iranian film "The Dark Room".
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| The closing and awards ceremony in Hanoi. |
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| Singer Duong Hoang Yen opens the ceremony by singing songs about the capital city. |
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| The performance by singers Will and Han Sara brings a youthful energy to the event. |
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| Singer Thanh Lam sings ‘Dear People’. |
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| Ngo Phuong Lan, head of the Department of Cinematography and the organising board, says the event has drawn participation of artists from around the globe. |
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| Nguyen Le Hoang Viet of Vietnam is presented with the award for the best young short-film director for his film “Ban cung phong” (Roommate). |
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| The judge’s award is presented to “Hai dua tre” (Two kids) by Ta Quynh Tu of Vietnam. |
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| The best short film award is given to “Su” (Water) by Aizhana Kassymbek from Kazakhstan. |
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| The Network for Promotion and Asian Cinema (NETPAC) award is handed to “Student A” by Lee Kyung-sub from the Republic of Korea. |
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| Christian Bables of the Philippines is named as the best actor for his performance in the film of “Signal rock.” His representative receives the award on his behalf. |
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| Phuong Anh Dao of Vietnam is awarded the best actress. |
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| Anh Dao says she takes great encouragement from winning the first major prize in her career. |
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| Poland’s Piotr Domalewski, Director of “Silent night,” takes the award for the best feature film director. |
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| Actor Hoang Dung (L) and Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Trinh Thi Thuy hand over the award for most popular Vietnamese movie to “Chang vo cua em” (My Mr. Wife). |
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| The judge’s award is presented to a movie by director Vladimir Todorovic of Serbia. |
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| Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien gives the best feature film of this year to "The Dark Room" from Iran. |
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| The representative from Iran say they hope the movie can spread hope of a bright future for children around the world. |
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| During the five-day film festival, diverse cultural events took place, drawing in thousands of spectators. |
