The Cinema Department – the standing agency of the organizing committee of the 24th Vietnam Film Festival – has announced the list of feature films, documentaries, scientific films, and animated films selected for competition and for screening in the Panorama Program of this year’s Festival.
16 feature films in competition — do Red Rain and The Tunnel compete?
The 16 feature films competing include: The Four Avengers, Mai, The Billion-Dollar Kiss, The Tunnel: The Sun in the Darkness, Echoes Across the Ocean, Red Rain, The Ancestral House, Kaleidoscope: Suing the Ghost, Abandoned Mother, Getting Rich with Ghosts: The Diamond War, The Old Lady on the Run, Sister-in-Law, The Prince of Bạc Liêu, Detective Kiên: The Headless Case, Dogfight in the Sky, Childhood Moon.
These films were produced between 2023 and 2025, and all have been released to audiences either through commercial theatrical distribution or limited screenings.
By entering the competition lineup of the Vietnam Film Festival, all 16 films and the individuals involved in their production crews are eligible for official nominations across categories dedicated to films and filmmakers.
The cast of Dogfight in the Sky and Red Rain at a recent event – Photo: FBNV
Earlier, in an interview with Tuổi Trẻ Online, director Trịnh Đình Lê Minh predicted that the films with the greatest chances of winning awards this year are Red Rain, The Tunnel, Dogfight in the Sky and Mai. Each film demonstrates its own strengths.
Among the 16 films, 12 are produced by private studios and 4 by state-owned units. These four include: Echoes Across the Ocean, The Old Lady on the Run, Childhood Moon and Red Rain. Dogfight in the Sky stands out as the clearest example of state–private collaboration (produced by the People’s Public Security Cinema and Galaxy Studio).
Among the private productions, Hoan Khue Film Production Joint Stock Company has three films: The Four Avengers and Mai (both directed by Trấn Thành), and The Tunnel: Sunlight in the Darkness directed by Bùi Thạc Chuyên.
The actors of Mưa đỏ took commemorative photos with director Đặng Thái Huyền on set – Photo: FBNV
Tử chiến trên không stands out among this year’s competing films – Photo: ĐPCC
The film Địa đạo: Mặt trời trong bóng tối from the private cinema sector – Photo: ĐPCC
Screening dozens of feature films, animated films, and documentaries
In addition, 14 Vietnamese feature films were selected for panorama screenings at the 24th Vietnam Film Festival, including: Móng vuốt, Út Lan: Oán linh giữ của, Quỷ nhập tràng, Ký ức Nam Xuân, Án mạng lầu 4, Vũ khúc Mưa xuân, Sao xanh nơi biển sóng, Quỷ cẩu, Linh Miêu, Dưới đáy hồ, Đèn âm hồn, Thai chiêu tài, Vỉa màu lấp lánh and Điều ước cuối cùng.
There are 36 documentary films in competition and 23 documentary films in the panorama program. In the scientific film category, 14 films are competing. As for animated films, 21 films are in competition, including: Dế Mèn: Cuộc phiêu lưu tới xóm Lầy Lội, Trạng Quỳnh nhí: Truyền thuyết Kim Ngưu, Đào dứa, Trở về, Tiếng cồng núi Nưa…
The screening schedule for films at the 24th Vietnam Film Festival is updated on the official fanpage of the organizers. This year’s Vietnam Film Festival takes place from November 21 to 25 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Author: LÊ GIANG – TTO
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/mua-do-dia-dao-mai-cung-13-phim-tranh-giai-tai-lien-hoan-phim-viet-nam-20251108134106632.htm