# 23rd Vietnam Film Festival

The 23rd Vietnam Film Festival was held from November 21 to 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").

## 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