Minh Nguyen-Vo
In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Nguyen (or Nguyen Vo). According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Minh.
Nguyễn-Võ Nghiêm-Minh (Vietnam, 1956), known as Minh Nguyen-Vo, is a Vietnamese-American film director.
His films include Mùa len trâu, known in English as The Buffalo Boy, for which he won many international awards. He spent 16 years as a physicist at the University of California in Los Angeles before completing cinematography studies at the same institution in 1998.[1]
His latest film, Nước (English title: 2030), a futuristic feature film set in 2030 Vietnam, was selected as the opening night film of the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Awards
- New Directors Silver Hugo Award, 40th Chicago International Film Festival (2004)[1]
- Grand Prix, Amiens International Film Festival (2004)[3]
- Best film, Asian Marine Film Festival (2005)[4]
- Best film and nomination for best director, 50th Asia-Pacific Film Festival (2005)[5]
- Best director, Cape Town Film Festival, (2005)[6]
- Most outstanding film, Vietnamese Entrepreneurs' Cultural Centre (2005)[7]
- Best foreign language film, Palm Springs International Film Festival (2006)[8]
- Best director, 15th Vietnam Film Festival (2007)[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Buffalo Boy honoured at Chicago Film Festival". VietNamNet Bridge. 3 November 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ "Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama Section Completes Lineup". Variety. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Vietnamese film wins top prize at int'l festival in France". Thanh Nien News. 22 November 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ "Vietnamese film wins yet another award". Thanh Nien News. 22 September 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ "Buffalo Boy proves to be a real eye-opener" (fee required). New Straits Times. 8 October 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ "Vietnamese film takes top honour". Thai News Service. 28 November 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ "Film "Mua Len Trau" wins another prize". Voice of Vietnam. 29 December 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ ""Buffalo boy" wins Best Foreign Language Film". Voice of Vietnam. 18 January 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ ""Hanoi, Hanoi" film wins Golden Lotus Award at 15th Vietnam Film Festival". Voice of Vietnam. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2009.