Doclab Film Honored at the 2011 YIDFF
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUNG VIETNAMESE FILMMAKERS!!!
DocLab film receives recognition at the 2011 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
From Jamie Maxtone-Graham:
The collaborative documentary film Hard Rails Across a Gentle River made in the Long Bien neighborhood of Hanoi in late 2010 has been awarded a Special Mention in the New Asia Currents section of the 2011 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. YIDFF is one of the most prestigious and long-running international documentary festivals in the world and focuses exclusively on documentaries. The film’s four directors – Trần Thị Ánh Phượng, Phạm Thu Hằng, Đỗ Văn Hoàng and Trần Thanh Hiên – each directed and photographed a chapter in the film which were originally conceived as four separate short films. DocLab founder and director Nguyen Trinh Thi and one of the film’s directors, Trần Thanh Hiên, were in attendance at the two screenings of the film in Yamagata, Japan and conducted Q&A sessions with the audiences after each screening. Only 16 films received awards in this year’s festival and Hard Rails Across a Gentle River was one of just three to receive the Special Mention.
In total there were 1,078 films entered from 101 countries and areas in the International Competition and for New Asia Currents there were 705 films entered from 63 countries and areas. Congratulations to all award winners and especially to the four young and talented Vietnamese directors who made Hard Rails Across a Gentle River such a powerful and resonating film. The films were originally part of The Long Bien Picture Show curated and produced by Jamie Maxtone-Graham and supported by the British Council Vietnam with generous assistance from the Goethe Institut and DocLab. The documentary is in the film library and available for screening at DocLab – 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi.
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