2018 Kite Awards Explained

2018 Kite Awards
(26th VCA Awards)
Date:April 12, 2019
Site:Army Theatre in Southern Region, Tân Bình District, Ho Chi Minh City
Host:Hồng Phúc, Thùy Linh
Holder Label:Organised by
Holder:Vietnam Cinema Association
Award1 Type:Golden Kite
Award1 Winner:Film:
My Mr. Wife
Television:
Quỳnh the Doll
Across the River
Award2 Type:Silver Kite
Award2 Winner:Film:
Song Lang
Television:
Most Wins:Film:
My Mr. Wife (3)
Network:VTV2
Previous:2017
Main:Kite Awards
Next:2019

The 2018 Kite Awards (Vietnamese: Giải Cánh diều 2018) is the 26th edition of Vietnam Cinema Association Awards, also the 17th edition since the award is officially named Kite. It honored the best in Vietnam film, television works of 2018. The ceremony was broadcast live on April 12, 2019, from the Army Theatre in Southern Region, Tân Bình District, Ho Chi Minh City beginning at 20:00. The ceremony aired live on VTV2 channel in Vietnam.[1]

This year, a total of 144 film works from 50 film production units participated in the award, including: 14 feature films, 10 TV drama series, 3 TV single-episode drama, 61 documentaries, 14 science films, 14 animated films, 26 short films and two film studies. The organizers accept remake films based on foreign scripts, except for the best screenplay category. The shortlist of nominees was announced in the award ceremony right before the winner was declared.[2] [3]

My Mr. Wife were the most nominated with four, later ended up winning three, including Golden Kite Award for Best Feature Film. In television, Quỳnh the Doll and Across the River tied for the Golden Kite Award. Across the River were the most nominated with three.[4]

Winner and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, with a dagger indicating the shortlist nominees for the Golden Kite.[5] [6]

Highlighted title indicates Golden Kite for the Best Film/Drama/Study winner(s).Highlighted title indicates Silver Kite for the Second Best Film/Drama/Study winner(s).Highlighted title indicates Film/Drama/Study(s) received the Certificate of Merit.

Feature film

My Mr. Wife
Song Lang
Super Star Super Silly
11 Hopes
Where We Don't Belong
100 Days of Sunshine
  • Season for Love Songs
  • Daddy Issues
  • Murder in the Lens
  • Trạng Quỳnh
  • The Perfect Wedding
  • Go-Go Sisters
  • The Immortal
  • Forget Me Not
  • Super Star Super Silly – Đỗ Đức Thịnh
  • Liên Bỉnh Phát – Song Lang as Dũng "Thiên Lôi"
    • Trường Giang – Super Star Super Silly as Thế Sơn & Thế Tùng
  • Hoàng Yến ChibiGo-Go Sisters as young Hiểu Phương
    • Phương Anh Đào – My Mr. Wife as Mai
  • Hoàng Phi – 11 Hopes as Hùng
    • Đỗ Đức Thịnh – Super Star Super Silly as Trung Dũng
  • Thanh Trúc – My Mr. Wife as Ngọc
  • Lê Ngọc Quốc Bảo – Go-Go Sisters
  • Dương Khắc Linh – Trạng Quỳnh
not awarded

Multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

WinsFilms
3 My Mr. Wife
2 Song Lang
Go-Go Sisters

Multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

WinsFilms
4 My Mr. Wife
Super Star Super Silly
2 Song Lang
Go-Go Sisters

Television film

Quỳnh the Doll (VTV)
Across the River (HTV)
Love Stories in the Land of Birch (VTV)
Sumptuous Dream (VTV)
The Epic Song By the River (THP)
Under the Distant Sky (VTV)
  • Yellow Rose Code (THVL)
  • Sticky Rice and Plain Rice (HTV)
  • Born in the Year of Pig (HTV)
  • Life of Love and Feud (VTV)
  • Those Days We Fell in Love (VTV)
  • Amazing Blue Sea (HTV)
  • Duyên định kim tiền (TodayTV)
  • Nguyễn Khải Anh – Those Days We Fell in Love
  • Across the River – Minh Diệu, Ngô Hoàng Giang
  • Nhan Phúc Vinh – Those Days We Fell in Love as Tùng
    • Mạnh Trường – Life of Love and Feud as Đăng
    • Tạ Minh Tâm – Across the River as Lê Tuấn
  • Kim Tuyến – Sumptuous Dream as Greta Trang
    • Thúy Ngân – Sticky Rice and Plain Rice as Hân
  • Bình An – Love Stories in the Land of Birch as young Quang
    • Thanh Sơn – Life of Love and Feud as Khôi
  • Phương Hằng – Sticky Rice and Plain Rice as Minh
    • Ly Na Trang – Yellow Rose Code as An Hạ
  • Nguyễn Khắc Huy – Sumptuous Dream

Multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

WinsFilms
2 Across the River
Those Days We Fell in Love
Sumptuous Dream

Multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

WinsFilms
3 Across the River
2 Those Days We Fell in Love
Sumptuous Dream
Love Stories in the Land of Birch
Sticky Rice and Plain Rice
Life of Love and Feud

Animated film

The Secret of Duôn Cave
Legend of Pongour Waterfalls
Myth of Gióng
Colour of the Windows
Miraculous Green Star
  • Vũ Duy Khánh – The Secret of Duôn Cave
  • Bùi Mạnh Quang – Legend of Pongour Waterfalls

Multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Documentary film

Hãy nhớ bạn đang sống
Những kẻ mộng mơ
Joris Ivens và ngọn gió Việt Nam
Khung hình tình bạn
Hành trình hóa giải
Hương không tàn phai
Chơi vơi lưng chừng núi
  • Đoàn Hồng Lê – Hãy nhớ bạn đang sống
  • Huỳnh Sỹ Cường, Phan Thanh Hùng – Những kẻ mộng mơ

Multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Science film

Trầm cảm sau sinh
Ô nhiễm nhựa ở biển
Những cư dân của tự nhiên
Khu bảo tồn thiên nhiên Xuân Liên
  • Đỗ Thị Huyền Trang, Trịnh Quang Tùng – Trầm cảm sau sinh
  • Triệu Văn Đô, Cao Xuân Ca, Vũ Hoài Nam – Những cư dân của tự nhiên

Multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Film critic/theory research

Ceremony

Presenters

The following individuals presented awards at the ceremony:[7]

Performers

The following individuals performed at the ceremony:

In Memoriam

At the beginning of the awards ceremony, the organizers took time to honor two People's Artists as follows on the occasion of 66 years of Vietnamese Revolutionary Cinema:[8]

Controversy

My Mr. Wifes surprise victory over Song Lang

If for comparison, the script "My Mr. Wife" is still based on a foreign background, giving the film a Golden Kite is a bit "generous". Meanwhile, "Song Lang" with the original script written by a Vietnamese author, which is a rare film that harmonizes both entertainment and art elements, was only ranked silver. Many judges felt sorry for Song Lang, who suggested that if the silver prize was awarded, no other film would be awarded the same level, to show respect for the young director's professional efforts.[9]

Pressure on the Jury of TV category

According to Tuổi Trẻ's source, "Quỳnh the Doll" is better than "Across the River" by less than a point, will automatically win the Golden Kite. But after that, the jury were constantly under pressure to re-mark. The ones making pressure even used the reason that "Quỳnh the Doll" had a sensitive topic, so it should be given just the Silver Kite, and let "Across the River" won the Golden Kite.

However, the jury still holds the view that once a drama is allowed to air, then it is legal. In the morning meeting on April 12, 100% of the jury members for the TV category decided to defend their opinions, disagreeing to downgrade this drama to Silver Kite.[10]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cánh diều 2018: Các phim đình đám đua tranh. sggp. April 9, 2019.
  2. Web site: 144 tác phẩm dự giải Cánh diều 2018. hanoimoi. April 5, 2019.
  3. Web site: Cánh diều 2018: Có nhiều phim truyền hình 'nặng ký'. thethaovanhoa.vn. April 11, 2019.
  4. Web site: Tiếp tục hy vọng ở Cánh diều. nhandan. May 3, 2019.
  5. Web site: Không phải 'Song Lang', Cánh diều 2018 gọi tên 'Chàng vợ'!. thegioidienanh.vn. April 12, 2019.
  6. Web site: 'Quỳnh Búp Bê' thắng giải Cánh Diều Vàng. vnExpress. April 13, 2019.
  7. Web site: Lễ trao giải cánh diều vàng 2018. YouTube. April 12, 2019.
  8. Web site: Cánh diều vàng 2018 vinh danh NSND Phạm Khắc và Nguyễn Thế Đoàn nhân dịp 66 năm Điện ảnh cách mạng Việt Nam. saostar.vn. April 12, 2019.
  9. Web site: Cánh diều vàng 2018: Một lễ trao giải thiếu thỏa đáng và khó hiểu?. saostar.vn. April 13, 2019.
  10. Web site: Giải Cánh diều 2019: 9 giám khảo là 9 niềm hi vọng?. tuoitre.vn. April 13, 2019.