Cuong Ngo Explained

Cuong Ngo
Birth Name:Ngô Quốc Cường[1]
Birth Place:Saigon, Vietnam[2]
Occupation:Film director

Ngô Quốc Cường is a Vietnamese film director who earned a BFA-Honours in Performing Arts for Theatre & Film in his native country (2002) before pursuing his second degree in Film Production at York University in Toronto, BFA-Honours, with specializations in Directing, Screenwriting & Editing (2009).[3] [4] [5] Ngo has received numerous awards and nominations at international film festivals including the Shanghai International Film Festival's New Asian Talent award on June 20, 2012. Ngo also received the Next Generation Award for Vietnamese Innovation Visionary Award in Toronto, 2012.Ngo has directed several short films, television commercials, documentaries, music videos and feature films including The Hitchhiker Project (2008) and The Golden Pin (2009), which won Best Canadian Short at the Toronto Inside Out Film & Video Festival[6] before touring at over 50 international film festivals.

Pearls of the Far East was Ngo's feature film debut as director, producer, and co-editor.[7] [8] Pearls Of The Far East won many awards and enjoyed a decent run on the international film festivals circuit before its theatrical release in Vietnam in March 2012.[9] [10] [11] [12] Ngo currently shares his time between the United States, Canada, and Vietnam.

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mỹ nhân Việt tụ hội trong 'Ngọc viễn đông'. VN Express. 18 November 2012. Vietnamese. 7 September 2012.
  2. Web site: Pearls of the Far East. Amerasia Film Festival. 18 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204618/http://www.amerasiafestival.com/2012/en/?projects=amerasia-4. 29 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Cường Ngô: Ngọc Viễn Đông rất Việt Nam. Tuổi Trẻ Online. Tuổi Trẻ. 18 November 2012. Vietnamese. 6 August 2010.
  4. Web site: Pearls of the Far East. DC Independent Film Festival. 18 November 2012.
  5. Web site: Cuong Ngo's 'Pearls of the Far East' receives world premiere at Reel Asian Filmfest. AsianCorrespondent.com. 18 November 2012.
  6. Web site: 2009 Inside Out Awards. Inside Out Film Festival. 26 May 2009.
  7. Web site: Kouguell. Ray. Vietnamese Director Makes Feature Film Debut With Pearls of the Far East . Voice of America. 18 November 2012.
  8. Web site: Jones. Christopher. The Language of Beauty. Toronto: Live with Culture. City of Toronto. 18 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120520073759/http://www.livewithculture.ca/film/the-language-of-beauty/. 20 May 2012. dead.
  9. Web site: Pearls of the Far East. Asian Cinevision, Inc.. 18 November 2012.
  10. News: Tuong. Vi. 'Pearls of the Far East' nets film gongs in California. 18 November 2012. Saigon times. 19 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120623033506/http://english.thesaigontimes.vn/Home/entertainment/movies/21858. 23 June 2012. dead.
  11. Web site: "Pearls of the Far East" screening at AmérAsia film festival. CBC. 18 November 2012. 3 March 2012.
  12. Web site: Pearls of the Far East. Asian Film Festival of Dallas. 18 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120718190800/http://2012.asianfilmdallas.com/films/pearls-of-the-far-east/. 18 July 2012.

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