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iFilm Connections Public ForumNews & AnnouncementsVIETNAM FILM SYMPOSIUM, BOOK LAUNCH, and SCREENINGS: Modernity and Nationality in Vietnamese Cinema
Until now, those in the West who wanted to understand nuances in Vietnam feature films have been dependant on analysis by Western film scholars. This is about to change; thanks to the recent English translation of Modernity and Nationality in Vietnamese Cinema, a groundbreaking book about the history of Vietnam cinema that discusses the roles that Vietnam culture, values, politics and history play in the making of Vietnam feature-films. The book is written by a leading Vietnam film scholar, Ngo Phuong Lan, and has recently been translated into English by NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) film critics and Asian film programmers, Aruna Vasudev from India and Philip Cheah from Singapore. Ms Ngo Phuong Lan, together with one of the book’s editors, Philip Cheah, and an award-winning film director and educator from Hanoi, Phạm Nhuệ Giang, will participate in a Vietnam Film Symposium with screenings and book launching in Honolulu on October 17 and 19 at the University of Hawaii, East West Center and the Hawaii International Film Festival; On October 23 and 24 the three will make presentations, complete with free public screenings at the University of Washington in Seattle. Next they travel to the Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College in Claremont California on October 24. Before departing back to Southeast Asia, the trio will visit the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on Monday October 29 for an afternoon symposium. The vietnam film experts visit to the usa is made possible by a grant from Ford Foundation: Vietnam & Thailand to NETPAC /USA. First stop for the Vietnam Film Experts will be in Honolulu for four public events on October 17 and 19. » See the four events' details. On October 21 the three panelists travel to the West Coast of USA to present academic presentations and launch the english translation of Modernity and Nationality in Vietnamese Cinema, at the following Universities:
The three panelists return to Southeast Asia on October 31. The panelists are: Ngo Phuong Lan, Ph.D.
She is co-author of several books on cinema in Vietnamese including Famous Film Directors in the World, Cinema and National Identity, and Vietnamese Film Actors and Actresses. Her book, The Companion to the Screen, was awarded the first prize of the Vietnam Cinema Association for Film Criticism in 1998. Her essays, film criticisms, and reviews are widely read in newspapers, film magazines, journals, and cinema books throughout Europe and Australia. Currently she is the Head of the Art Management Section at the Vietnam Cinema Department; Member of the Central Committee of Motion Picture Approval; and Chairperson, Committee of Theory and Criticism of the Vietnam Cinema Association. Philip Cheah
His credits as an editor include co-editor of And the Moon Dances: The Films of Garin (2004) and Noel Vera’s Critic After Dark: A Review of Philippine Cinema (2005). During his time on this tour we honor the work he co-edited with Aruna Vasudev: the English translation of Ngo Phuong Lan’s book, Modernity and Nationality in Vietnamese Cinema. Ph?m Nhu? Giang
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Ngo Phuong Lan's latest book, Modernity and Nationality in Vietnamese Cinema was named the 2005 winner of the Canh Dieu Van (Golden Kite) Award, which is the most prestigious film award given in Vietnam to a film publication. The award is the latest in a series of honors and recognition given for her outstanding scholarly work about Vietnam film culture. She graduated with a degree in Film Theory / Criticism in Moscow at Gerasimov All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (commonly known as VGIK), which is the world's oldest educational institution in cinematography. Her studies culminated with a Ph.D. from Hanoi University where her thesis was on Culture and Arts Studies in Vietnam.
Philip Cheah is considered an expert on Asian film cultures, having served as the Festival Director of the Singapore International Film Festival for the past twenty years. In addition he programs Asian films in several other Asian film festivals; is a Founding Board of Directors member of NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema); and a regular contributor to Cinemaya, which is considered by many to be the world’s most important Asian film journal. Philip Cheah is also the founding editor of BigO, Singapore's independent pop culture publication. 