VAALA Presents Viet Film Fest

VAALA Presents Viet Film Fest
VAALA Presents Viet Film Fest
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2019

Festival News

Viet Film Fest 2019 Celebrates Vietnamese Cinema Around The Globe

ORANGE, CA – The Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) is proud to announce that the Viet Film Fest 2019 will be kicking-off its 3-day event with the charming, blockbuster, romantic comedy My Mr. Wife, directed by Charlie Nguyen (The Rebel), on Friday, October 11, 2019 at 7:00 pm Read more…

By admin, 6 yearsSeptember 8, 2019 ago
Festival News

Viet Film Fest 2019 to announce new festival lineup at red carpet launch party

The Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) is excited to invite the public to a star-studded party to officially launch Viet Film Fest 2019. This free event will take place on September 8th, from 3 – 5pm, at Viet Film Fest’s venue, AMC Orange 30, located at The Outlets Read more…

By admin, 6 yearsAugust 29, 2019 ago
Festival News

2019 Film Submission Deadline Has Passed

Submission deadline for Viet Film Fest 2019 has passed. Selection will be announced at the end of September at the latest. Thank you for your interest and support. See you in October.

By admin, 7 years ago
Veit Film Fest calls for entries
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Viet Film Fest Calls for Submissions

Deadline: May 15, 2019 (Early bird: April 30, 2019) Viet Film Fest is looking for creative works from Vietnamese filmmakers and/or those that speak to the Vietnamese experience for our 2018 film festival to be held on October 11-13, 2019 at the AMC Orange 30 (Outlets of Orange). Entry forms Read more…

By admin, 7 yearsFebruary 28, 2019 ago
Sponsor Viet Film Fest
Festival News

Viet FIlm Fest 2019 Sponsorship Packet Is Now Available!

We invite you to share in the excitement and growth of Vietnamese cinema and storytelling through direct or in-kind sponsorship pf Viet Film Fest 2019. Become a partner in our mission to showcase and cultivate the visions and voice of our filmmakers! Sponsor Viet Film Fest For sponsorship inquiries, please Read more…

By admin, 7 yearsFebruary 28, 2019 ago
Viet Film Fest 2023

Virtual
October 4 to 19

In-Person
The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana
October 10, 11, and 12

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Viet Film Fest

1 week ago

Viet Film Fest
✨Congratulations to "On Healing Land, Birds Perch" on being shortlisted for the Academy Award® for Best Documentary Short Film!👏 We’re proud to have featured this remarkable film at #VietFilmFest2025 and to celebrate its journey from #VietFilmFesttotheOscars!At #VietFilmFest, audiences engaged with the filmmaker through an in-person Q&A following the screening alongside “Year of the Cat” on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM. Watch the full Q&A now on our YouTube channel—link below.youtu.be/-h0oNLneE9Q“On Healing Land, Birds Perch” is a short documentary that tells the remarkable stories behind one of the most iconic photos in history, while acting as a portal into the “varied carols,” to borrow from Walt Whitman, of trauma and the American journey. This is the first documentary, from a Vietnamese born filmmaker that explores the continuing aftershocks of the Vietnam War from the perspectives of both sides of the war: North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese including Vietnamese Americans alive today. The story is told through the iconic Pulitzer winning photo of General Loan shooting a Vietcong captain Nguyen Van Lem in the head on the second day of the 1968 Tet Offensive.🎥 #VietFilmFest2025 was an unforgettable celebration of Vietnamese creativity and community! Over two inspiring weeks (October 4–19), audiences from around the world came together—virtually and in person at The Frida Cinema in Downtown Santa Ana (October 10–12)—to honor the vision and artistry of Vietnamese filmmakers. ... See MoreSee Less

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✨Congratulations to "We Were the Scenery" on being shortlisted for the Academy Award® for Best Documentary Short Film!👏 We’re proud to have featured this remarkable film at #VietFilmFest2025 and to celebrate its journey from #VietFilmFesttotheOscars!Featured as part of our Remember My Forgotten Man short film set, "We Were the Scenery" traces Vietnam, the Philippines, and the USA through the lens of lived experience and cinema. Following their escape from Vietnam in 1975, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, along with nearly 100 other refugees, became background extras in Apocalypse Now. Guided by their memories, "We Were the Scenery" explores past and present, truth and fiction, life and film.At #VietFilmFest, audiences had the chance to engage with the filmmakers through both virtual and in-person Q&As. Our virtual session featured director Christopher Robert Radcliff, and the in-person discussion included Cathy Linh Che and her mom. Watch the full Q&As on our YouTube channel—link belowwww.youtube.com/@vietfilmfest9619/videosWE WERE THE SCENERY is now available on the Criterion Channel! 🎥 #VietFilmFest2025 was an unforgettable celebration of Vietnamese creativity and community! Over two inspiring weeks (October 4–19), audiences from around the world came together—virtually and in person at The Frida Cinema in Downtown Santa Ana (October 10–12)—to honor the vision and artistry of Vietnamese filmmakers.#AcademyAwards #OscarsShortlist #DocumentaryShort #VietnameseCinema #RememberMyForgottenMan ... See MoreSee Less

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We are proud to be a central platform for the voices of Vietnamese filmmakers and stories about the Vietnamese people. Viet Film Fest welcomes your support in our collaborative project to use cinema as a tool for spotlighting our diversity of voices.

Virtual
October 4 to 19

In-Person
The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana
October 10, 11, and 12

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