Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh Explained

Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh (Vietnam, 1956), known as Minh Nguyen-Vo, is a Vietnamese-American film director.

His films include Mùa len trâu (English title: The Buffalo Boy), for which he won many international awards. He spent 16 years as a physicist at the University of California in Los Angeles before completing cinematography studies at the same institution in 1998.[1]

His latest film, Nước (English title: 2030), a futuristic feature film set in 2030 Vietnam, was selected as the opening night film of the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Buffalo Boy honoured at Chicago Film Festival . VietNamNet Bridge . 3 November 2004 . 29 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070527180427/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2004/11/342243/ . May 27, 2007 .
  2. News: Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama Section Completes Lineup . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223090305/http://variety.com/interstitial/?ref=http%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2014%2Ffilm%2Fnews%2Fberlin-film-festivals-panorama-section-completes-lineup-1201062117 . dead . February 23, 2014 . Variety . 17 January 2014 . 17 January 2014 .
  3. News: Vietnamese film wins top prize at int'l festival in France . . 22 November 2004 . 29 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041216181711/http://www.thanhniennews.com/print.php?catid=6&newsid=3384 . December 16, 2004 .
  4. News: Vietnamese film wins yet another award . . 22 September 2005 . 29 June 2009 .
  5. News: Buffalo Boy proves to be a real eye-opener . . 8 October 2005 . 29 June 2009 . fee required.
  6. News: Vietnamese film takes top honour . Thai News Service . 28 November 2005 . 29 June 2009 .
  7. News: Film "Mua Len Trau" wins another prize . . 29 December 2005 . 29 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727022821/http://english.vovnews.vn/Utilities/PrintView.aspx?ID=39158 . 27 July 2011 .
  8. News: "Buffalo boy" wins Best Foreign Language Film . . 18 January 2006 . 29 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727022901/http://english.vovnews.vn/Utilities/PrintView.aspx?ID=38564 . 27 July 2011 .
  9. News: "Hanoi, Hanoi" film wins Golden Lotus Award at 15th Vietnam Film Festival . . 25 November 2007 . 29 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727023039/http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/Hanoi-Hanoi-film-wins-Golden-Lotus-Award-at-15th-Vietnam-Film-Festival/200711/21459.vov . 27 July 2011 .