Tale of Gióng the Saint explained

Tale of Gióng the Saint Truyện ông Gióng
Director:	Ngô Mạnh Lân
Music:	Nguyễn Xuân Khoát
Cinematography:	Nguyễn Hữu Hồng Trịnh Thị Cầm
Studio:	Vietnam Animation Studio
Distributor:	Vietnam Animation Studio Vietnam Television
Runtime:	25 minutes
Country:	Vietnam
Language:	Vietnamese

Tale of Gióng the Saint^[1] (Vietnamese: Truyện ông Gióng) is a 1970 Vietnamese animated film which was based on mythology, directed by Ngô Mạnh Lân.^[2]

Production

By this film, director Ngô Mạnh Lân was called Sir "Gióng" Lân.^[3] The film was produced at the time of Vietnamization when USAF attacked North Vietnam. Vietnam Animation Studio's staff had evacuated in Vĩnh Phú province (now Phú Thọ province). They made the film at the night with oil lamp's light.^[4]

• Style : Puppet animation
• Artist : Mai Long
• Color printing by National Studio for Documentary and Scientific Films

Award

• Merit prize of Moskva International Film Festival, 1971.
• Golden Lotus prize at the Vietnam Film Festival II, 1973.^[5]

See also

• Gióng the Saint
• Ilya Muromets

Notes and References

1. http://phimhoathinh.edu.vn/chuyen-ong-giong Tale of Gióng the Saint (1970). Online
2. http://anninhthudo.vn/giai-tri/cha-de-cua-nhung-khuon-hinh-hoat-hoa/552618.antd About the "founding father" of Vietnamese animation
3. http://hoathinh.org.vn/dao-dien-nsnd-ngo-manh-lan About People's Artist Ngô Mạnh Lân
4. [Ngô Mạnh Lân]
5. https://nld.com.vn/van-hoa-van-nghe/lon-len-cung-dan-toc-55659.htm Lớn lên cùng quốc gia