Jean-MarcThérouanne, president of the Netpac Jury at the 2nd Danang Film Festival (Vietnam)

The Danang Film Festival (Vietnam) (2-6 July 2024) had focused on France by organizing a retrospective of French films, focusing on the work of 20 of the Ateliers Varan, a seminar on co-production of films between France and Vietnam, and by inviting Jean-Marc Thérouanne, director and co-founder of the Festival International des Cinémas d'Asie in Vesoul, as president of the Netpac Jury and speaker on the work of Vietnamese film master Dang Nhat Minh, French-speaking and Francophile director, as part of the tribute to him.

He had the impression of being in the big family of the Asian Cinemas of Vesoul by seeing again, during the festival, the director and writer Dai Sijie (Balzac and the little Chinese tailor) came to Vesoul in 8th FICA 2002 as president of the International Jury, the actress Tran Nu Yen Khê, (the smell of the green papaya) came to Vesoul as a member of the jury at the 9th FICA 2003, Stanley Kwan, director Hong Kongais came at the 8th FICA 2002, Golden Cyclo for his film Lan Yu, and at the 14th FICA 2008, Golden Cyclo d'honneur 2008 for his entire work, the great Vietnamese director Dang Nhat Minh, who came three times to Vesoul in 1997 (audience award for Nostalgia of the Campaign), in 2003 as president of the Netpac jury (Closing Film The Season of the Goyaves), and in 2014 as guest of honor of the France-yearsWhen the 10th month comes, the Vietnamese director Phan Dang Di came to the 20th FICA 2014 with his film Bi, don’t be afraid, the academic specialist of Tibet and Southeast Asia, Mara Matta came to the 19th FICA 2013 as a member of the Netpac jury, Kim Dong-ho, founder of the prestigious Busan Film Festival, Honorary Golden Cyclo of the 17th FICA Vesoul 2011 for all his work in favor of cinema, Charles Tesson, former director of the Critics' Week in Cannes, came to the 22nd FICA Vesoul 2016 as president of the Critics' Jury, and many others …

 

The NETPAC Prize for Best Vietnamese Film was awarded to Face off 7: A Wishdu director Ly Hai. The Netpac jury justified its choice with these words: 

 

“FOR A COMFORTING INTERPRETATION OF A UNIVERSAL STORY THAT CONVEYS, WITH A REALISTIC STYLE AND ACCOMPLISHED PERFORMANCES, THE HUMAN TRAGEDY OF THE AGING AND DEATH OF HIS PARENTS.”

 

Ly Haï and the film team receiving the NETPAC prize