23rd Vietnam Film Festival

The 23rd Vietnam Film Festival was held from November 21 to November 25, 2023, in Da Lat City, Lâm Đồng province, Vietnam, with the slogan "Building a Vietnamese film industry rich in national identity, modern and humane" (Vietnamese: "Xây dựng nền công nghiệp điện ảnh Việt Nam giàu bản sắc dân tộc, hiện đại và nhân văn").

23rd Vietnam Film Festival

Promotional poster of the 23rd Vietnam Film Festival
Location	Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng, Vietnam
Founded	1970
No. of films	91 (In Competition) 16 feature films 31 documentaries 19 science films 25 animated films
Festival date	November 21–25, 2023
Website	lienhoanphimvietnam.com

Juries

Feature film

• Đào Bá Sơn, People's Artist, Vietnamese film director – Jury President
• Trần Quốc Dũng, People's Artist, Vietnamese cinematographer
• Phạm Nhuệ Giang, People's Artist, Vietnamese film director
• Phạm Thị Phong Điệp, Vietnamese writer and journalist
• Trần Mạnh Hùng, Vietnamese musician
• Trịnh Đình Lê Minh, Vietnamese film director
• Trần Quang Minh, PhD, Vietnamese artist
• Nguyễn Như Quỳnh, People's Artist, Vietnamese actress
• Nguyễn Chánh Trực (Charlie Nguyễn), Vietnamese–American screenwriter and producer

Documentary/Science film

• Nguyễn Lương Đức, People's Artist, Vietnamese film director – Jury President
• Trần Tuấn Hiệp, Vietnamese film director
• Đặng Thái Huyền, Colonel, Vietnamese film director
• Ngô Ngọc Ngũ Long, Vietnamese journalist and art critic
• Phạm Huy Quang, PhD, Vietnamese cinematographer
• Đinh Trọng Tuấn, Vietnamese journalist
• Tạ Quỳnh Tư, Vietnamese film director

Animated film

• Đỗ Lệnh Hùng Tú, Associate professor, PhD, Vietnamese artist – Jury President
• Lý Thu Hà, Merited Artist, Vietnamese artist and film director
• Phạm Sông Đông, Vietnamese screenwriter
• Nguyễn Ngọc Tuấn, Master, Vietnamese artist
• Phạm Quang Vinh, Vietnamese artist

Awards

Feature film

The following awards were presented for feature films:

• Lotus Prize:
  • Golden Lotus: Glorious Ashes by Bùi Thạc Chuyên
  • Silver Lotus: Angels by Lưu Huỳnh, You and Trinh by Phan Gia Nhật Linh and Peach, Pho and Piano by Phi Tiến Sơn
  • Jury's Merit: Nhot Finding Her Husband by Vũ Ngọc Đãng
• "Cao nguyên hùng vĩ" Prize: You and Trinh by Phan Gia Nhật Linh
• Best Popular Film: Hustler vs Scammer by Võ Thanh Hoà
• Best Actor: Thái Hoà for Nhot Finding Her Husband
• Best Actress: Mai Cát Vi and Đinh Y Nhung for Angels
• Best Supporting Actor: Lê Công Hoàng for Glorious Ashes
• Best Supporting Actress: Bùi Lan Hương for You and Trinh
• Best Director: Bùi Thạc Chuyên for Glorious Ashes
• Best Screenplay: Lưu Huỳnh for Angels
• Best Visual Effects: Visual Effects Crew for Girl from the Past
• Best First Film Director: Andy Nguyễn for Fanti
• Best Cinematography: Nguyễn K'linh for Glorious Ashes and Nguyễn Phan Linh Đan for Girl from the Past
• Best Art Design: Ghia Ci Fam for The Last Wife
• Best Original Score: Tôn Thất An for Glorious Ashes
• Best Sound Design: Vick Võ Hoàng for You and Trinh

Documentary

The following awards were presented for documentaries:

• Lotus Prize:
  • Golden Lotus: Children of the Mist by Hà Lệ Diễm
  • Silver Lotus: Hanoi Sky Remains Evergreen – Episode 2: The Sky of Peace by Bùi Thanh Hải and Two Hands by Đặng Thị Linh
  • Jury's Merit: The Road to Peace by Đoàn Hồng Lê and Dear, Don't Weep at the End of the Road by Nguyễn Đức Đệ
• Best Director: Hà Lệ Diễm for Children of the Mist
• Best Screenplay: Đặng Thị Linh for Two Hands
• Best Cinematography: Nguyễn Thiên Định for Hungry Seas
• Best Sound Design: Chu Đức Thắng, Đào Thị Hằng for Steel in the Deep Sea

Science film

The following awards were presented for science films:

• Lotus Prize:
  • Golden Lotus: Research on Technology Applications in Firefighting by Hà Xuân Trường
  • Silver Lotus: Submerged Waste by Vũ Hoài Nam
  • Jury's Merit: Polluted Land by Nguyễn Thu and Deciphering the Traces of the Fire Incident by Nam Chung, Hà Hương, Lê Nhung
• Best Director: Nguyễn Thu for Polluted Land
• Best Screenplay: Trịnh Quang Bách for Black Hole
• Best Cinematography: Vũ Trọng Quảng, Nguyễn Ngọc Sơn, Nguyễn Bảo Khánh for Survival
• Best Sound Design: Dương Ngọc Hoà for Lithophone – Ancient Treasure

Animated film

The following awards were presented for animated films:

• Lotus Prize:
  • Golden Lotus: A Child's Dream by Phạm Hồng Sơn
  • Silver Lotus: Smile by Nguyễn Quang Trung and Bà của Đỗ Đỏ by Nguyễn Thị Hồng Linh
  • Jury's Merit: The Paradise Guava Tree by Phạm Ngọc Tuấn and Me Linh Female General by Phùng Văn Hà
• Best Director: Nguyễn Quang Trung for Smile
• Best Screenplay: Nguyễn Quang Thiều for The Paradise Guava Tree
• Best Acting Animator: Acting Animator Crew for Emperor Le Dai Hanh
• Best Shaping Animator: Bùi Mạnh Quang for The Legend of Da Trach Marsh
• Best Original Score: Lương Ngọc Châu for Fog
• Best Sound Design: Nguyễn Duy Long for Emperor Le Dai Hanh