Golden Lotus
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The Golden Lotus is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Vietnam Film Festival
. It was introduced in 1973 at the 2nd Vietnam Film Festival
held in Hanoi
. The award is separated in five different categories: feature film
; direct-to-video
; documentary film
; science film and animated film. The Golden Lotus is awarded for one or several films which are chosen by the jury of each category as the best production of the festival. It is also possible that the prize is not awarded if the jury decides that no film at the festival deserves the Golden Lotus.
, it was decided that Chung một dòng sông (1959), the first production of the North Vietnam's cinema, and Con chim vành khuyên would be highlighted by a newly established prize called the Golden Lotus (Bông sen vàng). Together with Chung một dòng sông and Con chim vành khuyên, several feature films which received this award at the festival were Chuyện vợ chồng anh Lực, Chị Tư Hậu, Hai người lính, Đường về quê mẹ. The Golden Lotus was also granted for seven documentary films.
From the 5th Vietnam Film Festival
in 1980, a new Golden Lotus was awarded for the best film in animated category, and a fourth prize was establish at the 13th Vietnam Film Festival
(2001) to award the best film of direct-to-video
category.
Vietnam Film Festival
The Vietnam Film Festival , founded in 1970, is a film festival of Vietnam. It is considered as the major event of Cinema of Vietnam with awards for numerous categories ranging from feature film, direct-to-video to documentary film...
. It was introduced in 1973 at the 2nd Vietnam Film Festival
2nd Vietnam Film Festival
The 2nd Vietnam Film Festival was held from February 28 to March 15, 1973 in Hanoi, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Documentary film :...
held in Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
. The award is separated in five different categories: feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
; direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
; documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
; science film and animated film. The Golden Lotus is awarded for one or several films which are chosen by the jury of each category as the best production of the festival. It is also possible that the prize is not awarded if the jury decides that no film at the festival deserves the Golden Lotus.
History
At the 1st Vietnam Film Festival held in Hanoi in 1970, there was not any official award. For the 2nd Vietnam Film Festival2nd Vietnam Film Festival
The 2nd Vietnam Film Festival was held from February 28 to March 15, 1973 in Hanoi, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Documentary film :...
, it was decided that Chung một dòng sông (1959), the first production of the North Vietnam's cinema, and Con chim vành khuyên would be highlighted by a newly established prize called the Golden Lotus (Bông sen vàng). Together with Chung một dòng sông and Con chim vành khuyên, several feature films which received this award at the festival were Chuyện vợ chồng anh Lực, Chị Tư Hậu, Hai người lính, Đường về quê mẹ. The Golden Lotus was also granted for seven documentary films.
From the 5th Vietnam Film Festival
5th Vietnam Film Festival
- Feature film :- Documentary film :- Animated film :...
in 1980, a new Golden Lotus was awarded for the best film in animated category, and a fourth prize was establish at the 13th Vietnam Film Festival
13th Vietnam Film Festival
The 13th Vietnam Film Festival was held from December 6 to December 9, 2001 in Vinh, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Direct-to-video :- Documentary film :- Animated film :...
(2001) to award the best film of direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
category.
Feature film
| Festival | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1st festival | not awarded | |
| 2nd festival 2nd Vietnam Film Festival The 2nd Vietnam Film Festival was held from February 28 to March 15, 1973 in Hanoi, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Documentary film :... |
Chung một dòng sông, Con chim vành khuyên, Chuyện vợ chồng anh Lực, Chị Tư Hậu, Hai người lính, Đường về quê mẹ | |
| 3rd festival | Đến hẹn lại lên | Trần Vũ |
| Em bé Hà Nội | Hải Ninh Hải Ninh Hải Ninh is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam.... |
|
| 4th festival 4th Vietnam Film Festival - Feature film :- Documentary film :- Animated film :... |
Sao tháng Tám | Trần Đắc |
| 5th festival 5th Vietnam Film Festival - Feature film :- Documentary film :- Animated film :... |
Cánh đồng hoang | Hồng Sến |
| Những người đã gặp | Trần Vũ (2) | |
| Mẹ vắng nhà | Trần Khánh Dư | |
| 6th festival 6th Vietnam Film Festival - Feature film :- Documentary film :- Animated film :... |
Thị xã trong tầm tay | Đặng Nhật Minh |
| Về nơi gió cát | Huy Thành | |
| 7th festival 7th Vietnam Film Festival The 7th Vietnam Film Festival was held from October 14 to October 20, 1985 in Hanoi, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Documentary film :- Science film :- Animated film :... |
Bao giờ cho đến tháng Mười | Đặng Nhật Minh (2) |
| Xa và gần | Huy Thành (2) | |
| 8th festival 8th Vietnam Film Festival The 8th Vietnam Film Festival was held from March 15 to March 22, 1988 in Danang, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Documentary film :- Science film :- Animated film :... |
Anh và em | Trần Vũ (3) and Nguyễn Hữu Luyện |
| Cổ tích cho tuổi mười bảy | Xuân Sơn | |
| 9th festival 9th Vietnam Film Festival The 9th Vietnam Film Festival was held from November 28 to December 2, 1990 in Nha Trang, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Direct-to-video :- Animated film :... |
not awarded | |
| 10th festival 10th Vietnam Film Festival The 10th Vietnam Film Festival was held from November 9 to November 14, 1993 in Haiphong, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Direct-to-video :- Children and animated film :... |
not awarded | |
| 11th festival 11th Vietnam Film Festival The 11th Vietnam Film Festival was held from November 28 to November 30, 1996 in Hanoi, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Direct-to-video :- Documentary film :- Animated film :... |
not awarded | |
| 12th festival 12th Vietnam Film Festival The 12th Vietnam Film Festival was held from March 25 to March 28, 1999 in Huế, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Direct-to-video :- Documentary film :- Animated film :... |
Ngã ba Đồng Lộc | Lưu Trọng Ninh |
| 13th festival 13th Vietnam Film Festival The 13th Vietnam Film Festival was held from December 6 to December 9, 2001 in Vinh, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Direct-to-video :- Documentary film :- Animated film :... |
Mùa ổi | Đặng Nhật Minh (3) |
| Đời cát | Nguyễn Thanh Vân | |
| 14th festival 14th Vietnam Film Festival The 14th Vietnam Film Festival was held from November 4 to November 11, 2004 in Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Direct-to-video :- Documentary film :- Science film :- Animated film :... |
Người đàn bà mộng du | Nguyễn Thanh Vân (2) |
| 15th festival 15th Vietnam Film Festival The 15th Vietnam Film Festival was held from November 20 to November 24, 2007 in Nam Định, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Direct-to-video :- Documentary film :- Science film :- Animated film :... |
Hà Nội, Hà Nội | |
| 16th festival 16th Vietnam Film Festival The 16th Vietnam Film Festival was held from December 8 to December 12, 2009 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.- Feature film :- Direct-to-video :- Documentary film :- Science film :- Animated film :... |
Đừng đốt Don't Burn In 2009 Đặng Nhật Minh's film Do Not Burn , starring Tina Duong, Minh Huong and Ben Rindner, about the martyr Dang Thuy Tram, premiered at the International 19th Annual took place in Fukuoka, Japan, winning the audience prize. The film was released in late April 2009 in Vietnam and showed at the... |
Đặng Nhật Minh (4) |
Other categories
| Festival | Direct-to-video | Documentary film | Animated film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st festival | not awarded | ||
| 2nd festival | not awarded | numerous films | not awarded |
| 3rd festival | not awarded | Hà Nội, bản anh hùng ca | not awarded |
| 4th festival | not awarded | Bệnh dịch hạch Thành phố lúc rạng đông |
not awarded |
| 5th festival | not awarded | Đường về Tổ quốc Nguyễn Ái Quốc đến với Lênin Phản bội |
Âu Cơ-Lạc Long Quân Ông trạng thả diều Dế mèn phiêu lưu ký |
| 6th festival | not awarded | Cuộc đụng đầu lịch sử Đất Tổ nghìn xưa Đường dây lên sông Đà Những chặng đường cách mạng vẻ vang |
Cái mũ của vịt con Giai điệu |
| 7th festival | |||
| 8th festival | not awarded | Hà Nội trong mắt ai | Dũng sĩ Đam Đông Sáng |
| 9th festival | |||
| 10th festival | |||
| 11th festival | |||
| 12th festival | not awarded | Trở lại Ngư Thủy | not awarded |
| 13th festival | Ba lẻ một | Chị Năm Khùng Di tích của những oan hồn |
Xe đạp Sự tích cái nhà sàn |
| 14th festival | Chuyện về những đôi giày Thang đá ngược ngàn |
||
| 15th festival | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 16th festival | 13 bến nước | Đất lạnh | Thỏ và Rùa |
Repeat winners
| Won | Director |
|---|---|
| 4 times | Đặng Nhật Minh |
| 3 times | Trần Vũ |
| 2 times | Huy Thành, Nguyễn Thanh Vân |