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Festival jury considers best actress

The 17th National Film Festival jury is struggling to choose its Best Actress from 19 nominees.

 

Up for grabs: Actress Thu Ha in a scene from Looking to the Sea. She is among 19 nominees for the Best Actress title at the on-going film festival in central province of Phu Yen. — VNS File Photo
PHU YEN — The 17th National Film Festival jury is struggling to choose its Best Actress from 19 nominees.

Among the candidates, only a few names, such as Thu Ha in Nhin Ra Bien Ca, (Looking to the Sea), Hai Yen in Canh Dong Bat Tan (Floating Lives) and My Duyen in Vuot Qua Ben Thuong Hai (Crossing Shanghai Port), will be familiar to cinema lovers.

The remainder is made up of amateur actresses, models and singers and includes the fresh new face of 12-year-old Phung Hoa Hoai Linh in Tam Hon Me, (Mother’s Heart).

One of the most significant names on the list belong to Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, nominated for her part as Nuong in Floating Lives for which she won a Golden Kite Best Actress Award alongside the favourite actress prize for best foreign film at China’s Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers film festivals earlier this year.

 

Young actress scoops up international film award

Phung Hoa Hoai Linh won the best actress award at the 8th Dubai International Film Festival 2011 on Wednesday night for her role in Tam Hon Me (Mother’s Heart).

The Vietnamese film was up against 14 others in the Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature category. The 12-year old actress was not there in person to receive the award due to upcoming junior school exams.

On her behalf, the film’s director accepted the award worth US$8,000 at the closing ceremony.

In Mother’s Heart, Linh plays a little girl who suffers from neglect because her mother falls in love with a driver. As her mother become more and more obsessed with her lover, the neglect increases, and the daughter takes on a maternal role with a classmate who is an orphan.

Linh acted in a television series before her role in Mother’s Heart. Another Vietnamese actress to win the award was Hong Anh in 2008 for her role in Trang Noi Day Gieng (Moon at the Bottom of the Well).
The role of Nhat Kim Anh in Long Thanh Cam Gia Ca (The Song about a Musician in Thang Long Citadel) has also topped the list. The Thanh Hoa-born actress won the Best Actress Prize at the first International Film Festival in Ha Noi last year despite criticism for being immature.

“We will hold our breath until the final result is announced during the closing ceremony this Saturday,” said a cinema fan from the central province of Phu Yen. — VNS

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